Senior Systems Administrator, High Performance Computing
About the role
The Center for Advanced Computing (CAC) at Cornell University seeks a senior systems administrator to design, deploy, and manage high performance computing (HPC) clusters and servers. Well-qualified candidates will possess multiple years of experience providing support in an HPC environment, will be proficient in troubleshooting hardware issues, and will be able to advance projects with minimal direction.
Responsibilities
Leading efforts to implement emerging cloud and storage technologies
Designing and making recommendations for hardware and software solutions for new clusters and servers for Cornell customers
Maintaining a secure and stable computing infrastructure
Testing and evaluating new tools
Developing training and documentation for use of systems managed by Center for Advanced Computing
About Us
The Cornell University Center for Advanced Computing (CAC) is a leader in high-performance computing systems, applications, and data solutions that enable research success, help researchers accelerate discovery, and broaden impact. Located on our Ithaca, NY campus, CAC serves the computational and data analysis needs of the Cornell community and their collaborators from science and engineering and the humanities. CAC serves the national community as a partner on the NSF-funded Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment (XSEDE).
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related technical field with at least five years of experience managing Linux servers and HPC clusters, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience
Working knowledge of cloud services and virtualization platforms
A background in evaluating future technologies and providing recommendations for upgrades and installations
Proven experience using compilers to build and debug scientific software installations
Demonstrated skills in problem solving, critical thinking, and written and oral communications
Demonstrated ability to interact with others on a collaborative team towards a shared project goal
Experience in the administration of Linux core services such as SSH, LDAP, Samba, NFS, and Sudo
Demonstrated scripting proficiency on various Linux platforms (Python, shell, Java)
Demonstrated understanding and ability to address interoperability issues
Ability to cultivate and develop inclusive and equitable working relationships with students, faculty, staff and community members
Qualifications
Advanced degree
Experience with provisioning tools (warewulf), real-time monitoring tools (OpenXDMod), distributed and parallel file systems (CEPHFS, NFS, Lustre, BeeGFS), and virtualization platforms (Openstack)
Skills
Leadership and project management
Technical expertise in HPC environments
Cloud and virtualization platform management
Software development and debugging
Collaboration and teamwork
Problem-solving and critical thinking
Communication and interpersonal skills
Scripting and automation
Interoperability and compatibility
Benefits
As part of the Cornell community, you will help foster a culture of belonging and a healthy work environment by communicating across differences; being cooperative, collaborative, open, and welcoming; showing respect, compassion, and empathy; engaging and supporting others regardless of background or perspective; speaking up when others are being excluded or treated inappropriately; and supporting work/life integration of oneself and others.
Pay
$107,682.00 - $131,611.00
Schedule
Hybrid