Mid-Level HPC Systems Administrator

BAE Systems • UT

105d • $118,841 - $207,972

About The Position

The position requires candidates to have a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field, along with eight (8) years of demonstrable experience in system administration and support of a large client-server based IT enterprise. Alternatively, candidates may have five (5) years of full-time computer science work that can substitute for the Bachelor’s Degree, combined with eight (8) years of relevant experience. An industry-recognized professional certification may substitute for one year of experience. The role involves installation, configuration, and networking of UNIX and/or NT based platforms, including user account management, system backups, and maintenance of system configuration files. Candidates should have a fundamental understanding of operating systems and familiarity with UNIX or NT commands at the user level. Responsibilities include developing and implementing enterprise backup/recovery strategies, server configuration, and ensuring the health of the IT infrastructure. Support for enterprise services such as DNS, NFS, e-mail services, and security mechanisms is also required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Eight (8) years of demonstrable experience in system administration and support of a large client-server based IT enterprise.
• Five (5) years of full-time computer science work that can substitute for the Bachelor’s Degree.
• Fundamental understanding of operating systems.
• Familiarity with UNIX or NT commands or utilities at the user level.
• Experience with installation and configuration of hardware, operating systems, and commercial software packages.
• Security+ Certification.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with multi-vendor servers running COTS, open-source, and in-house applications.
• Experience with multi-vendor servers running Red Hat or SuSe with direct attached, FC SAN storage or SSDs.
• Familiarity with distributing computing tools such as ReS, LSF, and SLURM.
• Experience with HPC farm systems and HPC MPP clustered systems.
• Knowledge of IBM or HP Blade servers with FC/SAS/Network back end.
• Experience with multi-vendor filesystems such as XFS, GPFS, and Lustre.
• Experience with pre-factory testing, factory testing, system integration, and acceptance testing during the purchase process of HPS systems.

Responsibilities

• Installation, configuration, and networking of UNIX and/or NT based platforms.
• Creating, modifying, and deleting user accounts.
• Performing system backups and maintaining system configuration files.
• Developing and implementing enterprise backup/recovery strategies.
• Server configuration and consolidation.
• Verification of the health and status of the entire IT infrastructure.
• Providing support for enterprise services such as DNS, NFS, e-mail services, and security protection mechanisms.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Health savings accounts.
• 401(k) savings plan.
• Disability coverage.
• Life and accident insurance.
• Employee assistance program.
• Legal plan.
• Discounts on home, auto, and pet insurance.
• Paid time off and paid holidays.
• Paid parental, military, bereavement, and applicable federal and state sick leave.
• Company recognition program for monetary or non-monetary awards.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees