High Performance Computing Data Storage Administrator II - 530899
About The Position
The High Performance Computing Data Storage Administrator II administers enterprise and high-performance computing (HPC) storage systems. The role monitors storage health, capacity, availability, and hardware, and performs routine maintenance, upgrades, provisioning, and filesystem expansion. The administrator manages distributed and parallel filesystems, project storage allocations, quotas and permissions, and metadata. Responsibilities also include backups, recovery operations, archive workflows, data migrations, lifecycle activities, utilization and input/output performance monitoring, identifying bottlenecks, and assisting with filesystem tuning. The role develops and maintains Bash and Python scripts to automate provisioning and monitoring, troubleshoots storage and file access issues, supports project onboarding, and assists researchers and technical staff with data management. The position is in the OIT-HPC Center Services department. The normal work schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Hybrid work is eligible subject to University policy.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED and six years of systems administration or storage administration experience; or an associate's degree and four years of such experience; or a bachelor's degree and two years of such experience; or a master's degree and some such experience.
- 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.
- Proficiency in Python or Bash scripting.
- Familiarity with Globus.
- Knowledge of data lifecycle management practices.
- 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 computing environments and technologies for high-performance, data-intensive workloads.
- Experience with parallel filesystems, managing SLURM workloads, and working with object storage platforms.
- Experience supporting AI/ML workloads, including managing storage, movement, and accessibility of large research datasets.
Responsibilities
- Administer enterprise and high-performance computing storage systems.
- Monitor storage health, capacity, availability, and hardware.
- Perform routine maintenance, upgrades, provisioning, and filesystem expansion.
- Administer distributed and parallel filesystems; manage project storage allocations, quotas, permissions, and metadata.
- Perform backups, recovery operations, archive workflows, data migrations, and lifecycle activities.
- Monitor storage utilization and input/output performance, identify bottlenecks, and assist with filesystem tuning.
- Develop and maintain Bash and Python scripts to automate provisioning and monitoring tasks.
- Troubleshoot storage and file access issues.
- Support project onboarding and assist researchers and technical staff with data management.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
