Senior HPC Systems Administrator - Linux & Slurm

University of Pennsylvania; United States; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Linux Infrastructure Services (LIS) group at the School of Arts and Sciences (SAS) is seeking a passionate and skilled Senior HPC Systems Administrator. Join our team and collaborate with world-renowned researchers tackling questions about the human brain, the upper atmosphere, ocean biogeochemistry, social program impacts, and more.

Under the guidance of the HPC team leadership, you will ensure the smooth operation of our HPC research services using technologies like GPU's, CPU's, Slurm,

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science and 2 to 3 years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience is required.
• Experience in HPC environments and collaboration with research teams.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and manage Linux systems
• Develop shell and python scripts
• Configure, manage, and optimize job scheduling software (SLURM)
• Install and configure free and licensed software
• Monitor systems and services
• Perform routine systems maintenance
• Manage data and configuration backups
• Coordinate hardware repairs
• Oversee ordering and installation of hardware
• Provide technical consulting and end-user Linux support
• Support web services
• Maintain expert-level knowledge of HPC technologies
• Propose and implement improvements to HPC services
• Provide support for SAS researchers using PARCC central HPC cluster

Skills

Linux administration

HPC knowledge

Education

Bachelor of Science

Tools

SLURM

Python

Shell scripting

Job description

The Linux Infrastructure Services (LIS) group at the School of Arts and Sciences (SAS) is seeking a passionate and skilled Senior HPC Systems Administrator. Join our team and collaborate with world-renowned researchers tackling questions about the human brain, the upper atmosphere, ocean biogeochemistry, social program impacts, and more.

Under the guidance of the HPC team leadership, you will ensure the smooth operation of our HPC research services using technologies like GPU's, CPU's, Slurm,