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Provost Research Computing Center

About the Department

The University of Chicago Research Computing Center (RCC), a unit in the Office of Research, provides high-end research computing resources to researchers at the University of Chicago. It is dedicated to enabling research by providing access to centrally managed High-Performance Computing (HPC), storage, and visualization resources. These resources include hardware, software, high-level scientific and technical user support, and the education and training required to help researchers make full use of modern HPC technology and local and national supercomputing resources. The Office of Research oversees the conduct of sponsored research, research program development, and contract management functions.

Job Summary

The job uses specialized knowledge and breadth of expertise to design automated, scalable, and rapidly deployable solutions to infrastructure development and server configuration. Leads installation, configuration, and maintenance of operating systems. Uses best practices and systems knowledge to monitor and alert systems, utility software, and firewalls. Guides maintenance for production servers as well as Windows and Linux servers.

The University of Chicago is seeking a highly qualified Principal HPC System Administrator to join the systems and operations team responsible for designing, configuring, deploying, and maintaining the Research Computing Center (RCC) High Performance Computing (HPC) systems, as well as managing facility operations. This is a hands-on position and will apply years of expertise and technical skills to complex assignments. The individual in this position will also be involved in the procurement and management of HPC hardware and software.

This is a hybrid position requiring 3 days onsite.

Responsibilities

• Design, configure, deploy, and maintain large computer clusters, servers and software.
• Perform day-to-day operations leadership, including systems administration, monitoring and storage performance up to and including network components. Management of the system\'s network switch, parallel file system and HPC software stack and tools.
• Monitor, maintain, and optimize HPC systems and software to improve performance and resource utilization.
• Serve as the technical lead on complex projects and system related tasks, as needed.
• Configure, install, and maintain the job scheduler/workload manager.
• Diagnose and resolve system operational problems promptly and effectively. Coordinating with vendors to address hardware and software issues.
• Use scripting/programming to enable system-level automation, monitoring, and problem detection.
• Build and deploy open-source software as well as software from vendors/partners.
• Develop and implement strategies for HPC data management, backup, disaster recovery, and security, ensuring reliable and efficient backup and restores for all managed systems.
• Create standard operating procedures for routine and complex system tasks.
• Maintain and monitor the security of HPC systems and servers, implementing robust security measures, as applicable.
• Troubleshoot and identify failed hardware, implement parts replacement, and resolve system failures.
• Stay updated with the latest developments in HPC technologies and apply this knowledge to improve RCC systems.
• Solves complex problems to configure, install, upgrade and maintain server applications and hardware. Works to safeguard the integrity of computer software. Implements operating system enhancements to improve the reliability and performance of the system.
• Provides expertise in plannin and installing necessary patches and upgrades for servers and their associated storage, network, communications, and peripheral sub-systems. Installs and maintains an appropriate level of intrusion detection, monitoring, and auditing software as required.
• Perform other related work as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

Education:

Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.

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Work Experience:

Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 7+ years of work experience in a related job discipline.

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Certifications:

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Preferred Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor\'s degree in Computer Science or closely related field.

Experience:

• A minimum of seven years of full time Linux system administration experience in a large distributed computing environment.

Technical Skills or Knowledge:

Experience with Linux system administration (e.g.,. RHEL, Rocky, CentOS).

Proficiency in the installation, maintenance, operation, tuning and troubleshooting