Senior HPC Systems Engineer: Research Compute

Women In Science

Burlington (VT)

Hybrid

USD 80,000 - 116,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

The University of Vermont in Burlington, VT, invites applications for a Research Computing Systems Engineer to support the Vermont Advanced Computing Center's HPC infrastructure and software stack, including Slurm and related tools. The role emphasizes collaboration with researchers and IT staff, enabling scalable research computing across multiple clusters and storage systems.

The ideal candidate will have a strong Linux background, scripting skills, and experience with HPC environments.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in STEM related field required.
Five years of experience as a Linux Systems Administrator/Engineer.

Responsibilities

Provide expert support for VACC research computing systems and HPC solutions.
Install, maintain, and support HPC hardware, storage, cluster software, and researcher software.
Collaborate with IT staff to respond to researcher requests and provide guidance on software installation and troubleshooting.
Assess faculty needs and adjust compute resources to meet research and educational goals.
Develop and maintain scripts for cluster administration and user support.