About the position
The Associate Server Systems Administrator is part of the Advanced Computing Center for Research and Education (ACCRE) at Vanderbilt University and contributes to the maintenance and availability of virtual and physical server systems. Reporting directly to the Director of Research Computing Operations, the Associate Server System Administrator will be part of ACCRE's Infrastructure Group and collaborate with members of other ACCRE units. The Advanced Computing Center for Research and Education is a provider of technology and support to Vanderbilt faculty and students in the areas of high-performance computing, large data storage, software development, and visualization. Our goal is to meet faculty and students 'where they are' to give them the easiest access to the broad range of computing tools available for both research and education.
Responsibilities
- Maintain, administer, and improve ACCRE's computational services
- Set, implement, and audit user access controls
- Aid in operational security implementations
- Solve user support issues
- Troubleshoot hardware and software problems related to the storage
- Be the primary support for hardware break-fix and inventory management
- Be a member of the team developing, deploying, and supporting the compute cluster and auxiliary systems
- Work on adapting existing software tools to support rapid response to critical issues, system expansion and hardware replacement
- Set up/configure cluster hardware related to infrastructure and cluster services
- Install operating system and related utility software
- Monitor the status of the cluster utilizing tools such as CheckMK, including customizing the tools for ACCRE-specific needs
- Serve as a technical resource to users and other ACCRE staff members
- Coordinate critical tasks with other team members to meet project guidelines
- Act as internal technical consultant to ACCRE staff, particularly related to projects on which this position is serving as the primary systems administrator
Requirements
- An Associate or Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution of higher education
- Vanderbilt Export Compliance regulations designate that this position is limited to US citizens and permanent residents only
- The ability to physically move and lift hardware up to 50 pounds
- Two years of experience with system administration with UNIX/Linux based operating systems or managing compute cluster subsystems
- Demonstrated experience with shell and/or Python scripting of moderate complexity
- Demonstrated self-driven, inquisitive, and productive troubleshooting abilities
- Strong ability to work individually and in a team environment
- Knowledge and experience of GIT version control
- Knowledge and experience with configuration management tools such as Ansible
- Demonstrated success in taking initiative, meeting deadlines, and adjusting to operational shifts
- Experience with RedHat based systems
- Experience in an HPC environment
- Experience with server hardware (SAS, JBOD, RAID, HBA, RAID controllers, etc.)
