HPC System Administrator - Hybrid
Caris Life Sciences•Irving, TX
•Hybrid
About The Position
An HPC Systems Administrator is responsible for managing and maintaining high-performance computing (HPC) systems, including hardware, software, and network infrastructure, ensuring optimal performance and stability for computationally intensive research or business applications, often involving tasks like installing and configuring specialized software, monitoring system health, optimizing job scheduling, and troubleshooting complex technical issues related to large-scale computing environments.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related technical field, or three (3) years of directly related Linux systems administration or HPC infrastructure experience in lieu of a bachelor's degree.
- Minimum of 3 years of Linux system administration experience in an enterprise or HPC environment.
- Minimum of 2 years administering or supporting High Performance Computing (HPC) infrastructure.
- Minimum of 2 years of experience with HPC job schedulers such as IBM LSF
- Minimum of 2 years of experience administering parallel file systems, such as IBM Spectrum Scale (GPFS), Lustre, or BeeGFS.
- Minimum of 2 years supporting enterprise storage solutions, such as NetApp E-Series or similar SAN storage platforms.
- Experience supporting high speed networking technologies, including InfiniBand or equivalent low latency networking.
- Experience troubleshooting Linux operating systems, networking, storage, and distributed computing environments.
- Experience with shell scripting (Bash) and/or Python for system administration and automation.
- Experience installing, configuring, and maintaining enterprise server hardware in a data center environment.
- Ability to participate in an on-call rotation and respond to after-hours production incidents.
- Ability to lift and install server, storage, and networking equipment as required.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Word, Excel, Outlook, and general working knowledge of Internet for business use
Nice To Haves
- Basic understanding of Linux operating system.
- Expertise in HPC software and hardware systems like IBM Spectra Scale, NetApp E-Series storage, Nvidia InfiniBand and job schedulers (e.g., LSF, Slurm)
- Knowledge of network administration and high-performance networking protocols
- Experience with system monitoring and performance analysis tools
- Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting abilities
Responsibilities
- Installing and configuring HPC hardware (clusters, servers, storage)
- Deploying and configuring HPC software (operating systems, job schedulers, parallel programming environments)
- Setting up network infrastructure for high-speed data transfer
- Monitoring system health and resource utilization
- Analyzing job performance and identifying bottlenecks
- Optimizing job scheduling algorithms to maximize throughput
- Tuning system parameters for optimal performance
- Providing technical support to HPC users on system access, job submission, and troubleshooting
- Developing user documentation and training materials
- Implementing security policies and procedures for HPC systems
- Managing user access and permissions
- Monitoring for potential security threats
- Implementing data backup strategies for HPC systems
- Testing and maintaining disaster recovery plans
- Coordinating hardware repairs and upgrades with vendors
Benefits
- All job-specific, safety, and compliance training will be assigned based on the job functions associated with this employee.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
