Systems Administrator III - HPC & Networking

University of Chicago; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Chicago invites applications for a Systems Administrator 3 in the PSD Computer Science Techstaff. This mid-level IT professional will design, operate, and secure the department's computing infrastructure, with emphasis on HPC, networking, and scalable systems.

You will collaborate with faculty, researchers, and staff to deliver reliable, high-performance IT services. You should have a BS in CS or related field and 5–7 years of related experience; experience with Linux,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS or related field required.
• 5-7 years of related experience.
• Experience in academic/department IT environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead system and network administration with minimal supervision.
• Design, install, upgrade, and maintain server applications and hardware.
• Maintain security, backups, and disaster recovery planning.
• Collaborate with faculty and researchers to deliver IT solutions.
• Manage core infrastructure services: DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP.
• On-call rotations and incident response.

Skills

Linux administration

Networking

Puppet/Ansible

Docker/Kubernetes

Python scripting

Security & backups

SLURM HPC

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Tools

Nomad

Docker

Kubernetes

Apache

Nginx

GitLab

Job description

The University of Chicago invites applications for a Systems Administrator 3 in the PSD Computer Science Techstaff. This mid-level IT professional will design, operate, and secure the department's computing infrastructure, with emphasis on HPC, networking, and scalable systems.

You will collaborate with faculty, researchers, and staff to deliver reliable, high-performance IT services. You should have a BS in CS or related field and 5–7 years of related experience; experience with Linux,