Linux Infrastructure Engineer II/III
About The Position
NLR’s Computational Science Center (CSC) conducts research to advance the science of computing across advanced computer science, visualization, data science, AI/ML, applied math, and computational science, as well as providing computing expertise to the NLR community and staffing for project execution. The CSC’s Advanced Computing Operations (ACO) Group facilitates cutting edge computational innovations and testbeds to find tomorrow's solutions today. Collaboration is at the heart of our work — our staff partner with scientists across NLR to deeply understand their computational challenges, to develop or co-develop tailored solutions, and leveraging our hybrid compute offerings, to provide the technical expertise needed to push boundaries to deliver integrated energy systems solutions. The CSC’s ACO Group has an immediate opening for a Linux Infrastructure Engineer to support the infrastructure around the centers HPC, Research Computing, and on-premises cloud. In this role, you will leverage your broad expertise across Linux system administration, networking, security, scripting, and container technologies to engineer, deploy, and manage infrastructure that supports high-performance computing (HPC), complex data workflows and advanced analytics. The ideal candidate will have a versatile skill set and a strategic mindset, capable of optimizing high-performance data environments while solving complex problems, enhancing efficiency, and improving reliability and scalability through collaboration and innovative problem-solving.
Requirements
- Experience in Linux system administration (2 years at II and 5 years at III).
- Proven ability to design and implement secure, scalable, and performant infrastructure to support complex data pipelines and analysis tools.
- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to quickly diagnose and resolve technical issues impacting data processing and analysis.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with researchers, research operations, analysts, and cross-functional teams.
- Relevant Bachelor's Degree and 2 or more years of experience or equivalent relevant education/experience (Level II).
- Relevant Master's Degree or equivalent relevant education/experience (Level II).
- General knowledge and application of standards, principles, concepts and techniques in specific field (Level II).
- Some understanding of related IS practices and standards (Level II).
- Skilled in analytical techniques and practices, and problem solving (Level II).
- Skilled in written and verbal communication (Level II).
- Intermediate programming ability with various computer software programs and information systems (Level II).
- Relevant Bachelor's Degree and 5 or more years of experience or equivalent relevant education/experience (Level III).
- Relevant Master's Degree and 3 or more years of experience or equivalent relevant education/experience (Level III).
- Relevant PhD or equivalent relevant education/experience (Level III).
- Complete understanding and wide application of principles, concepts and techniques in specific field (Level III).
- General knowledge of related IS disciplines (Level III).
- Strong leadership and project management skills (Level III).
- Skilled in analytical techniques, practices and problem solving (Level III).
- Advanced programming, design and analysis abilities with various computer software programs and information systems (Level III).
- This position will require access to sensitive information, Government facilities, and/or Government information systems restricted to individuals with US citizenship.
- Only applicants that are US Citizens at the time of application will be considered.
- Must meet educational requirements prior to employment start date.
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with Git and handling branches, merging, and conflict resolution
- Automated configuration management using Ansible
- Knowledge of computer hardware and how to manage, deploy, and service it.
- Experience with enterprise level directory services OpenLDAP, RHEL IdM/IPA, or similar.
- Familiarity with building, supporting, and life-cycling containers (Podman, Kubernetes, docker) (Level III).
- Experience working with on-premises cloud environments (VMware, OpenStack, Proxmox, OpenShift) (Level III).
Responsibilities
- Design, engineer, and deploy Linux-based solutions to support data management, HPC, data analysis, processing, and visualization tools and platforms.
- Collaborate with researchers to translate their technical needs into effective infrastructure and application solutions.
- Install, configure, and maintain Linux systems, ensuring they are optimized for science applications and large-scale workloads.
- Develop, maintain, and support containerized environments (e.g., Docker, Podman, Kubernetes) to enable seamless deployment and management of tools and applications.
- Perform regular server maintenance (hardware and software), updates, security patching, and system hardening to ensure data integrity and security compliance.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex server, application, and network issues that impact data workflows and performance.
- Evaluate new technologies, tools, and methodologies to enhance the efficiency, reliability, and scalability of the infrastructure supporting data and visualization efforts.
- Automate routine tasks and workflows to enhance efficiency and reduce operational overhead.
Benefits
- medical, dental, and vision insurance
- short- and long-term disability insurance
- pension benefits
- 403(b) Employee Savings Plan with employer match
- life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance
- personal time off (PTO) and sick leave
- paid holidays
- tuition reimbursement
- performance-, merit-, and achievement- based awards that include a monetary component
- relocation expense reimbursement
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
