System Admin III

Position Summary:

• Supports the university's Advanced Research Computing (ARC) infrastructure, including High Performance Computing (HPC), High-Throughput Computing (HTC), and Data-Intensive Computing environments.
• Manages High Performance Computing services in a multiuser environment.
• Helps build relationships in Rutgers' research community and gathering requirements.
• Manages end-user accounts and usage utilizing queuing software (schedulers) and other tools.
• Provides system services and analyze system performance for stakeholders, internal teams and intended end users.
• Assists with all activities necessary to activate new operating systems or new releases of an existing systems, including analysis, design, implementation, and related documentation.
• Assists with all activities necessary to expand an existing operating system or significant expansion of an existing system, including analysis, design, implementation, and related documentation.
• Assists analyzing systems performance and modify programs to increase the efficiency of operation.
• Assists with reinstatement of integrity of system as quickly as possible following an outage in order to minimize work and data loss.
• Participates in on-call rotation.
• Works with the rest of the OARC team in the development of training materials and user education for internal and external use as needed.
• Understands and adheres to Rutgers' compliance standards as they appear in RBHS's Corporate Compliance Policy, Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Policy.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
• Conceives, develops, optimizes, integrates, and maintains HPC systems, technical operation and continued development of HPC, on-site cloud infrastructure and storage services.
• Provides hardware, software, and end-user administration and support to a diverse group of end users that need access to ARC resources.
• Operates as a member of the ARC team with focus on one of the University's campuses.

Minimum Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree required, preferably in computer science or engineering.
• Equivalent education, experience and/or training may be substituted for the degree requirements.
• Four (4) years of relevant experience, which includes three (3) years' of experience in the following:
  
• Familiarity with Linux configuration management including Ansible and Puppet.
  
• Familiarity with common virtualization and cloud technologies in a Linux command-line context.
  
• Management and use of monitoring tools and frameworks using (but not limited to) Nagios, Ganglia,
  Elasticsearch.
  
• Familiarity with traditional 2-layer/3-layer networking management.
  
• Familiarity with supporting research groups using HPC or similar systems.
  
• Linux support of clusters and infrastructure including troubleshooting, maintenance, management, and
  design.
  Onsite hardware support of hardware used in Linux clusters.

City: Newark

State: NJ

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

• Standing, sitting, walking, talking or hearing. Visual acuity to perform activities such as: viewing a computer terminal, reading, analyzing written information/data, etc.
• Ability to perform physical labor without restrictions, including lifting
• equipment up to fifty (50) pounds.
• Office environment.
• Moderate Noise.

Salary: A maximum of $119659 is budgeted for this position.

Posting Number: 24ST2949