Systems Administrator I

Job Posting Title:

Systems Administrator I

Hiring Department:

Texas Advanced Computing Center

Position Open To:

All Applicants

Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

FLSA Status:

Non-Exempt

Earliest Start Date:

Immediately

Position Duration:

Expected to Continue

Location:

PICKLE RESEARCH CAMPUS

Job Details:

General Notes

The Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) at The University of Texas at Austin is one of the leading supercomputing centers in the world, supporting advances in computational research by thousands of researchers and students. TACC staff help researchers and educators use advanced computing, visualization, and storage technologies effectively, and conduct research and development to make these technologies more powerful, more reliable, and easier to use. TACC staff also educate and train the next generation of researchers, empowering them to make discoveries that advance knowledge and change the world.

The Large Scale Systems group at Texas Advanced Computing Center invites a Systems Administrator who can provide Linux systems administration and hardware support for HPC systems. The position will require interaction in a multi-vendor, high performance computing environment that includes Petascale HPC and storage systems and high-speed networking infrastructure.

The Texas Advanced Computing Center fosters a culture of innovation, passion, and fun by encouraging staff members to actively collaborate to investigate the latest technologies, team up for charities, and celebrate successes together. TACC promotes a healthy workplace by helping employees achieve balance between their personal and professional lives to increase employee engagement, job satisfaction, and overall well-being.

Candidates will need to upload a resume, letter of interest, and the names of three references to apply for this position.

UT Austin offers a competitive benefits package that includes:

• 100% employer-paid basic medical coverage
• Retirement contributions
• Paid vacation and sick time
• Paid holidays
  
  
  

Please visit our Human Resources (HR) website to learn more about the total benefits offered.

If you are not sure that you’re 100% qualified, but up for the challenge – we want you to apply. We believe skills are transferable and passion for our mission goes a long way.

Must be eligible to work in the US on a full-time basis for any employer without sponsorship.

Purpose

This position will be responsible for diagnosing and repairing Linux cluster hardware components in addition to deploying new systems and subsystems.

Responsibilities

Diagnose and repair Linux cluster hardware components

• Standard datacenter server components including all air-cooled components
• Direct-Liquid-Cooling (DLC) infrastructure components including cold-plates and coolant distribution units (CDU)s
• Coolant-Oil-Immersion-Cooling (COIC) subsystem components including CDUs
• Petabyte-scale storage hardware components
  
  
  

Deploy new systems and subsystems

• Deployment and management of high-speed networking fabrics
• Optimizing rack positioning and internal layout to ensure power/thermal efficiency
• Maintain and administer Linux based HPC clusters with multiple architectures
• Maintain accurate change documentation for all repairs and system changes
• Automate routine tasks when applicable
  
  
  

Required Qualifications

• 2+ years' experience administering digital services such as HPC services, websites, internet-centric infrastructure, cloud services, or other digital services that demonstrate uptime and reliability of infrastructure principles.
• Experience in Linux systems administration
• Experience with server hardware and physical repairs of high-density HPC systems
• Experience with physical deployments including cabling, power distribution, and advanced datacenter cooling technologies (DLC and immersion cooling)
• Ability and desire to learn new concepts and software tools
• Excellent verbal/written communication skills.
  
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in Linux networking and managing the OSI layers in Linux
• Experience in physical installation of large-scale clusters
• Familiarity with system software package management, concepts such as RAID, hardware diagnostics, IPMI, RACADM, backups, high-availability, and failure-recovery procedures
• Experience configuring and deploying Linux clusters of any size including configuration management tools such as Puppet, Ansible, LosF
• Basic knowledge with one or more scripting languages, (Python, Perl, Bash)
• Basic knowledge of monitoring software such as Nagios or Zabbix
  
  
  

Salary Range

$65,000+ depending on qualifications

Working Conditions

Typical Office Environment

Required Materials

• Resume/CV
• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
• Letter of interest
  
  
  

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume in the first step of the online job application process. Then, any additional Required Materials will be uploaded in the My Experience section; you can multi-select the additional files or click the Upload button for each file. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find Jobs. Before you apply though, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will need to click the Upload button multiple times in order to attach your Resume, References and any additional Required Materials noted above.

Employment Eligibility:

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

Retirement Plan Eligibility:

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

Pay Transparency:

The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

Employment Eligibility Verification:

If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

E-Verify:

The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university’s company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:

• E-Verify Poster (English) [PDF]
• E-Verify Poster (Spanish) [PDF]
• Right To Work Poster (English) [PDF]
• Right To Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF]

Compliance:

Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.

The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.