Job Details
Pay Grade/Pay Range: Minimum: $74,900 - Midpoint: $101,100 (Salaried E12)
Department/Organization: 200706 - OIT-HPC Center Services
Normal Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm
Note to Applicants: Position is eligible for hybrid work subject to University policy.
Job Summary: The High Performance Computing Data Storage Administrator II administers enterprise and high-performance computing (HPC) storage systems. Monitors storage health, capacity, availability, and hardware and performs routine maintenance, upgrades, provisioning, and filesystem expansion. Administers distributed and parallel filesystems, manages project storage allocations, configures quotas and permissions, and supports metadata management. Performs backups, recovery operations, archive workflows, data migrations, and lifecycle activities. Monitors utilization and input/output performance, identifies bottlenecks, and assists with filesystem tuning. Develops and maintains Bash and Python scripts to automate provisioning and monitoring tasks. Troubleshoots storage and file access issues, supports project onboarding, and assists researchers and technical staff with data management.
Additional Department Summary: High school diploma or GED and six (6) years of systems administration or storage administration experience; OR associate's degree and four (4) years of systems administration or storage administration experience; OR bachelor's degree two (2) years of systems administration or storage administration experience; OR master's degree and some systems administration or storage administration experience.
Required Minimum Qualifications: High school diploma or GED and six (6) years of systems administration or storage administration experience; OR associate's degree and four (4) years of systems administration or storage administration experience; OR bachelor's degree two (2) years of systems administration or storage administration experience; OR master's degree and some systems administration or storage administration experience.
Additional Required Department Minimum Qualifications: 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.
Skills and Knowledge: Understanding of filesystems and storage concepts. Familiarity with networking fundamentals. Strong troubleshooting skills. Proficiency in Python or Bash scripting. Familiarity with Globus. Knowledge of data lifecycle management practices. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, data science, or a related computational discipline. One (1) year of Linux systems administration or storage administration experience. Experience with Linux command line. Experience supporting research computing environments and the technologies that enable high-performance data-intensive workloads. Experience with parallel file systems, managing SLURM workloads, and working with object storage platforms. Experience supporting artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) workloads, including managing the storage, movement, and accessibility of large research datasets.
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