IT Systems Engineer V

University of Louisville • Louisville, KY

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About The Position

This IT Systems Engineer V is responsible for management and administration of the University of Louisville'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. Seeking a highly experienced individual with a background in Linux system administration, supercomputing clusters, parallel file systems (Lustre preferred) and university research applications.

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.
• background in Linux system administration, supercomputing clusters, parallel file systems (Lustre preferred) and university research applications.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with a physical layer network
• Centos/RedHat Enterprise Linux
• DNS/DHCP
• LDAP
• Linux Virtual Machine and Container Management
• Good knowledge of networking and the ability to interface with enterprise networking team
• Experience administering servers, networks, and backup systems
• The desire to obtain new skills and work with a minimum of supervision in a collegiate work environment
• Advanced degree preferred
• Experience with scientific computing is a plus
• 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, XCat)
• Linux server installation, configuration and administration (OpenHPC, Redhat Enterprise 7/8, CentOS 7/8/Stream, Ubuntu), experience with SELinux is a plus
• Parallel file system (Lustre) experience is a plus
• Scripting in BASH, using Perl, Python

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership 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
• Investigate and lead implementation of new academic and research technologies with potential applications at the university. Interface with technical and programming staff across the university for overall strategies and planning.
• Complete special projects and other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees