IT Systems Engineer V

University of Louisville•Louisville, KY

2d•$84,870 - $127,305•Onsite

About The Position

The University of Louisville is hiring an IT Systems Engineer V reporting to the Associate Vice Provost in ITS Research Computing department. This position is responsible for management and administration of the university’s central research computing infrastructure, including supercomputing clusters, software, data storage, and networking. This position will work with all aspects of hardware and software systems including assisting with specification, ordering and installation of new hardware, storage and associated networking; installing and administering specialized research software; diagnosing and resolving software and hardware problems; working with hardware and software vendors, and assisting research faculty and users with operation of the systems. Requires highly experienced individual with a background in Linux system administration, supercomputing clusters, parallel file systems (Lustre preferred) and university research applications. This position supports defense‑related projects. An offer of employment is contingent upon the selected candidate being eligible for and able to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance (Secret or higher) and any necessary export control licenses to perform the job functions.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field and eight (8) years of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Linux system administration
Supercomputing clusters
Parallel file systems (Lustre preferred)
University research applications
Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance (Secret or higher)
Ability to obtain necessary export control licenses

Nice To Haves

Experience with a physical layer network
Centos/RedHat Enterprise Linux
DNS/DHCP
LDAP
Linux Virtual Machine and Container Management
Firewalls
Administering servers, networks, and backup systems
Desire to obtain new skills and work with a minimum of supervision
Advanced degree
Experience with scientific computing tools, libraries, and frameworks (e.g., MPI, OpenMP, CUDA, VASP, Gaussian, and Nextflow, Open OnDemand)
Experience with the installation, configuration and administration of Docker and Singularity
Experience with the installation, configuration and administration of cluster and job/resource management software (e.g., Slurm, Warewulf, DUO)
Linux server installation, configuration and administration (OpenHPC, Redhat Enterprise 7/8, CentOS 7/8/Stream, Ubuntu)
Experience with SELinux
Parallel and distributed file system (Lustre) experience
Knowledge of Ceph
Scripting in BASH, Python
Understanding of basic networking related to HPC systems
Experienced at installing and using databases – Postgres, MySQL, MongoDB
Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform
Familiarity with CMMC 2.0, CUI, and ITAR

Responsibilities

Provide technical support for design, operation and administration of highly complex university research supercomputing and storage systems, and development of technical documentation
Manage a suite of specialized research software, including Installation and administration of research software licenses and maintenance of OS and system support software
Assist with specification, ordering and installation of new hardware, storage and associated networking
Perform problem analysis and resolution, monitor and tune performance, configure job schedulers (SLURM) to optimize operation and performance of supercomputing resources
Advise and assist faculty, staff and graduate students on effective uses of academic and supercomputing technology for large and complex applications, and assist with development, debugging, and optimization of specialized codes for research
Work with faculty to develop research grant proposals to enhance research computing resources and fund extensions to existing centrally-managed systems
Consult with users on handling protected data and support the management of the secure enclave on-prem and in Google cloud.
Complete special projects and other duties as assigned.