HPC Systems Administrator I

Florida International University is a top public university that drives real talent and innovation in Miami and globally. Very high research (R1) activity and high social mobility come together at FIU to uplift and accelerate learner success in a global city by focusing in the areas of environment, health, innovation, and justice. Today, FIU has two campuses and multiple centers. FIU serves a diverse student body of more than 56,000 and 290,000 Panther alumni. U.S. News and World Report places dozens of FIU programs among the best in the nation, including international business at No. 2. Washington Monthly Magazine ranks FIU among the top 20 public universities contributing to the public good.

Manages and supports high performance computing clusters, computational computing infrastructures and specialized research, science, engineering, and mathematics applications used in computational computing environments. Supports management, tuning, operating systems, parallel file systems, automating deployment of compute nodes, managing and tuning, specialized storage environments, login nodes, and HPC scheduling systems.

• Administers and supports server operating systems and research application environments. Includes: compiling, installation and testing of patches, performance monitoring, and tuning.
• Assists the IT Associate Director implementing computational technology projects.
• Manages infrastructure such as, but not limited to, cabling, storage system, SAN switches, infiniband switches, network switches, server racks, and rack power infrastructure, as needed.
• Provides support for end user service requests.
• Interprets and implements policies and procedures as they apply to an assigned area.
• May recommend changes on policy and procedures as necessary.
• Performs essential duties in any emergencies such as hurricanes, public health emergencies, and/or any other university emergency closing. The employee is expected to be available to report to work as needed during university emergency closing with appropriate notification of a department administrator.
• Troubleshoots and resolves complex systems or applications issues.
• Works closely with the IT Associate Director in managing the HPC job scheduler.
• Manages computational computing storage systems, including parallel file systems.
• Uses of tools, scripts or programming, the automation of routine tasks are required to reduce manual workload, improve response time and to ensure system reliability.
• Creates and maintains documentation for all servers, applications, tools, scripts, and procedures.
• Researches new technologies and makes technology recommendations to lead HPC Systems Administrator or appropriate director.
• Creates HPC systems and application environment designs, which should include performance, fault tolerance, fail-over and disaster recovery considerations. Makes recommendations to Lead HPC Systems Administrator or appropriate director.

• Bachelor's degree in an information technology related field; OR four (4) years of experience in an information technology related field; OR an equivalent combination of relevant education and/or experience.

• Experience with administration and programming Linux computational computing clusters.
• Experience working with HPC job schedulers, Slurm scheduler preferred
• Experience and understanding of parallel file systems is preferred.

• Administrative

• $65,000 - $75,000

Begin time: 8:30 AM
End time: 5:00 PM

• Expanded Background Check

• Ability to work evenings and weekends.
• Ability to work flexible hours as needed.
• Must be available 24/7 for possible emergency situations.

Prospective Employee

If you have not created a registered account, you will be asked to create a username and password for use of the system. It is recommended that you provide an active/valid e-mail account as that will be the main source of communication regarding your status within the process. In this account, you are able to track your applicant status in "My Applications". 

To be considered eligible for the position as an internal candidate, departmental staff must meet minimum requirements of the position and be in good performance standing.

Before you begin the process, we recommend that you are prepared to attach electronic copies of your resume, cover letter or any other documents within the application process. It is recommended that you combine your cover letter and resume/curriculum vitae into one attachment.  Attached documents should be in Microsoft Word or PDF format. All applicants are required to complete the online application including work history and educational details (if applicable), even when attaching a resume.

*This posting will close at 12:00 am of the close date.

Current Employee

As a current employee, you must log into Employee Self Service (ESS) to apply for this and any other internal career opportunity of interest. In this account, you are able to track your applicant status in "My Applications". 

To be considered eligible for the position as an internal candidate, departmental staff must meet minimum requirements of the position and be in good performance standing.

Before you begin the process, we recommend that you are prepared to attach electronic copies of your resume/ curriculum vitae, cover letter or any other documents within the application process.  It is recommended that you combine your cover letter and resume into one attachment. Attached documents should be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.

*This posting will close at 12:00 am of the close date.

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