High Performance Computing Data Storage Administrator I - 530898
About The Position
The High Performance Computing Data Storage Administrator I assists with the administration of enterprise and high-performance computing (HPC) storage systems. The role monitors storage health, capacity, availability, and hardware, and assists with routine maintenance, upgrades, provisioning, and filesystem expansion. It also assists with distributed and parallel filesystem administration, project storage allocations, quotas and permissions, and metadata management. The position performs backups, recovery operations, archive workflows, data migrations, and lifecycle activities. It monitors storage utilization and input/output performance, identifies potential bottlenecks, and assists with filesystem tuning. The administrator develops and maintains Bash and Python scripts to automate provisioning and monitoring tasks, troubleshoots storage and file access issues, and assists researchers and technical staff with data management. The role provides operational and technical support for the University's HPC storage infrastructure. Working with system administrators and application administrators, it helps ensure reliable, secure, and high-performance access to research data across multi-petabyte storage systems. The position supports storage administration, users, data lifecycle management, and performance monitoring while developing expertise in enterprise-scale HPC storage technologies.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED and four years of systems administration or storage administration experience; or an associate's degree and two years of such experience; or a bachelor's degree and some such experience; or a master's degree.
- Valid U.S. driver's license.
- At least 19 years of age at the time of hire and an acceptable Motor Vehicle Report in compliance with University policies; applicants under 21 will have some driving restrictions.
- Understanding of filesystems and storage concepts.
- Familiarity with networking fundamentals.
- Strong troubleshooting skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Successful completion of a pre-employment background investigation and review of information obtained from social media and other internet sources.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, data science, or a related computational discipline.
- One year of Linux systems administration or storage administration experience.
- Experience with the Linux command line.
- Experience supporting research users.
- Experience with Linux, Bash, Python, GPFS, DataCore Ngenea, PowerScale, PowerScale Archive, NFS, DMB, SSH, Git, Ansible, Globus, VMware or virtualization, object storage, or other data transfer tools.
Responsibilities
- Assist with administration of enterprise and high-performance computing storage systems.
- Monitor storage health, capacity, availability, hardware, utilization, and input/output performance; identify potential bottlenecks.
- Assist with routine maintenance, upgrades, provisioning, filesystem expansion, and filesystem tuning.
- Assist with distributed and parallel filesystem administration, project storage allocations, quotas, permissions, and metadata management.
- Perform backups, recovery operations, archive workflows, data migrations, and data lifecycle activities.
- Develop and maintain Bash and Python scripts to automate provisioning and monitoring tasks.
- Troubleshoot storage and file access issues.
- Assist researchers and technical staff with data management.
- Work with system administrators and application administrators to support reliable, secure, and high-performance access to research data.
- Provide operational and technical support for the University's HPC storage infrastructure and performance monitoring.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
