High Performance Computing Systems Administrator III - 523954

Pay Grade/Pay Range: Minimum: $93,900 - Midpoint: $126,800 (Salaried E14)

Department/Organization: 200721 - Enterprise Technology

Normal Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am to 4:45pm

Note to Applicants: Position is eligible for hybrid work subject to University policy.

Job Summary: The High Performance Computing Systems Administrator III works in the Office of Information Technology's research computing team assisting with daily operations of high performance computing (HPC) clusters and other research services and resources.

Supports computational sciences, engineering, artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML), and other research fields. Builds, optimizes, and maintains the integrity of supercomputing and other research systems. Installs new cluster nodes, switches, and optics.

Installs and maintains HPC software, tools, and user accounts. Assists faculty and students with HPC use.

Additional Department Summary: HPC resources and services are located within the UA HPC Center located on campus and UA HPC's colocation data center located in Birmingham, Alabama. This job includes occasional hands-on cluster tasks requiring travel to UA's HPC colocation data center located in Birmingham, Alabama.

Required Minimum Qualifications: Master's degree and two (2) years of high performance or Linux computing experience; OR bachelor's degree and four (4) years of high performance or Linux computing experience; OR associate's degree and six (6) years of IT experience to include four (4) years of high performance computing; OR High school diploma or GED and eight (8) years of IT experience to include four (4) years of high performance computing.

Additional Required Department Minimum Qualifications: Four (4) years of experience supporting a research computing technology such as hardware (HPC nodes, GPU workstations, etc.), virtual servers (VMWare, etc.), research software (MATLAB, GIS, TensorFlow, etc.), scripting (Python, etc.), storage platforms, high-speed interconnects, or user environments.

Six (6) years of Windows or Linux systems administration experience.

Must have valid U.S. driver's license. Must be at least 19 years of age at time of hire and have an acceptable Motor Vehicle Report that is in compliance with University policies. Applicants under the age of 21 will have some driving restrictions.

Final candidates who are not current University of Alabama employees must submit to and successfully pass a post-offer drug screen.

Skills and Knowledge: Team performance skills.

Service mindset approach. Ability to act as a trusted advisor. Self-motivated. Ability to work independently and in a team environment.

Preferred Qualifications: Expertise with one of areas of high-performance systems, such as storage (parallel file systems/AI I/O platforms), user environments, software, hardware, or interconnects.

Research computing facilitation experience (e.g., genomics, computational chemistry, mathematics, data simulation/visualization, AI/ML, etc.).

Experience scripting in Bash, Perl, Python, or similar scripting language.

C, C++, or Fortran language experience.

Background Investigation Statement: Prior to hiring, the final candidate(s) must successfully pass a pre-employment background investigation and information obtained from social media and other internet sources.

A prior conviction reported as a result of the background investigation DOES NOT automatically disqualify a candidate from consideration for this position. A candidate with a prior conviction or negative behavioral red flags will receive an individualized review of the prior conviction or negative behavioral red flags before a hiring decision is made.

Equal Employment Opportunity: The University of Alabama is an Equal Employment/Equal Educational Opportunity Institution.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment or volunteer status without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age, genetic or family medical history information, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, and will not be discriminated against because of their protected status. Applicants and employees of this institution are protected under Federal law from discrimination on several bases. Follow the link below to find out more. "EEO is the Law" Poster

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