Senior Linux Systems Administrator for HPC & AI Infra

Kelly Services; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Vacation Time

Stock Options

Bonus eligible

Job summary

Kelly Services in Chicago is seeking a Systems Administrator to support advanced computing systems within a fast-growing data science environment. The role focuses on Linux infrastructure, HPC clusters, and modern automation tools such as Ansible, Docker, and distributed storage technologies.

You will work closely with researchers, own critical systems powering innovation, and help shape infrastructure strategy.

Qualifications

• Experience administering Linux systems in production.
• Scripting using Python or Bash.
• Background in systems, servers, or infrastructure support.
• Knowledge of networking fundamentals such as TCP/IP and DNS.
• Experience with configuration management tools such as Ansible or Puppet.

Responsibilities

• Manage Linux-based infrastructure in a high-performance computing environment.
• Assist with networking and infrastructure tasks.
• Develop automation scripts and tooling to reduce manual work.
• Collaborate with researchers to support data processing workloads.
• Monitor and tune performance across systems.

Skills

Linux administration

Python or Bash scripting

Networking fundamentals

Systems/infra support

Configuration management

Tools

Ansible

Puppet

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Kelly Services in Chicago is seeking a Systems Administrator to support advanced computing systems within a fast-growing data science environment. The role focuses on Linux infrastructure, HPC clusters, and modern automation tools such as Ansible, Docker, and distributed storage technologies.

You will work closely with researchers, own critical systems powering innovation, and help shape infrastructure strategy.