Linux Systems Administrator

Position Purpose:

University Technology Services, the central IT organization of Oakland University, is seeking a Linux systems administrator to perform technology tasks. We are looking for a skilled enthusiast interested in the successful operation of our High-Performance Research computing environment and portions of our Enterprise server environment. Your work will provide computational and research solutions for scientific fields, including but not limited to chemistry, physics, biology, data science and informatics.

Responsibilities include keeping systems current, operationally sound, and secure. Projects are enterprise-wide and supportive of both the academic and administrative operational organizations. Your work will include research of enhancements, performing upgrades, implementing new solutions, or solving problems as a member of a collaborative team.

The best things about this position are:

1. The teamwork; you are a member of a talented team.
2. The ability to learn and grow professionally. We provide many opportunities to continue to advance your knowledge and professional skills.
3. Your work matters to the students, faculty, and employees at the University.
4. The University offers an attractive benefits package that includes excellent healthcare and tuition benefits for employees and their families, flexible work schedules, paid vacation, wellness programs, friendly campus events, and generous retirement contributions.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or a closely related field or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience.
• A minimum of four (4) years of experience in areas of enterprise technical architecture, design and integration, IT systems management, and Linux systems administration.
• Proven experience as an administrator of computer clusters.
• Advanced knowledge of Linux, including services, networking, and file systems.
• Demonstrated experience with software compilation, configuration management software and application installation.
• Hands-on experience with network file systems such as NFSv4.
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and analytical skills.
• Ability to work independently as a contributing team member and routinely update directors on results.
• Ability to contribute to group projects and work collaboratively as a member of a strong technical team.
• Ability to travel once or twice a year for education, professional development, or conferences.
• Willingness to earn industry certifications.
• Flexibility in work schedule; willingness to work hours on Wednesdays between midnight and 8 A.M. for system and application maintenance or other days and hours as needed to maintain the security and integrity of servers and equipment.
• Must live in the state of Michigan.
• If working remote then must be available to arrive at campus within 1 to 1.5 hours, if requested by their supervisor.
• Work sample should include a document you have created for anything related to instructions or documentation.
• Work Location: Primarily on-campus. Hybrid work from home options may be available following supervisor approval, work performance, and adherence to university policies.

Desired Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or a closely related field.
• Experience providing technology consultations with research faculty.
• Hands-on experience with High-Performance Computing (HPC) job scheduling technology such as SLURM.
• Experience with NVIDIA Base Command Manager/Bright Cluster Manager for HPC Cluster management.
• Experience with Lustre parallel file system.
• Experience using and supporting a High-Performance Computing Cluster (HPCC) and varied workloads including AI/ML.
• Experience with Linux based HPC clusters with multiple architectures (SMP, MPI, GPU).
• Knowledge of data protection standards.
• Experience using source control (Git/GitLab).
• Experience with system monitoring and dashboard tools (Zabbix, Grafana, Cacti, and Splunk).
• Experience with automation using Red Hat Ansible.
• Experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux and related technology such as Red Hat Satellite, Red Hat Director Server (LDAP) and Red Hat Insights.
• Experience with virtualization and container solutions (VMware, Singularity, Docker).
• Experience with cloud services (GCP, AWS, Azure).
• Experience with SSL/TLS certificates.