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Linux Cluster Hardware Administrator

Hiring Department: Texas Advanced Computing Center
Position Open To: All Applicants
Weekly Scheduled Hours: 40
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt from FLSA
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 the Texas Advanced Computing Center is seeking a hardware-focused Systems Administrator with extensive deployment experience of OmniPath 400Gbp/s and XDR Infiniband fabrics, in a large scale academic high performance computing environment. Demonstrable experience with hardware upgrades from OmniPath 100Gbp/s to OmniPath 400Gbp/s is required. This position will require interaction between various vendors and on campus teams in a high performance computing environment, spanning two physical locations that include Petascale HPC /storage systems, and other high-speed networking infrastructure.

• 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.

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 the continued deployment, support, and integration of Omnipath 400Gbp/s & XDR Infiniband fabrics into production HPC environments utilizing the Linux Operating System; the diagnosing and repair of various cluster hardware components, and the deployment of new systems and its supporting subsystems. Due to the nature of this position, the majority of the requirements of this position will involve on-site activities between multiple data centers.

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
• Maintain up to date catalog of all work performed
• Deploy new systems and subsystems: Deployment and management of high-speed networking fabrics
• Optimizing rack positioning and internal layout to ensure power/thermal efficiency

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands' on experience with trouble-shooting and repair of telecommunications equipment and computer hardware
• Experience with OmniPath 400Gbp/s in an HPC environment
• Experience with XDR Infiniband in an HPC environment
• Experience with Linux systems administration tools
• Experience with server hardware and physical repairs of high-density HPC systems
• Experience with physical deployments including cabling, power distribution, and familiarity of advanced datacenter cooling technologies (DLC and immersion cooling)
• Ability and desire to learn new concepts and software tools
• Excellent verbal/written communication skills.
• Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in physical installation of large-scale clusters
• Experience with clusters that have multiple interconnect fabrics: multiple Infiniband technologies/OmniPath 100Gbp/s & OmniPath 400Gbp/s
• Working knowledge of systems provisioning techniques and tools
• Basic knowledge with one or more scripting languages, (Python, Perl, Bash)
• Working knowledge of monitoring software such as Nagios or Zabbix

Salary Range

$65,000+ depending on qualifications

Working Conditions

• Typical Office Environment
• Typical data center environment: loud noise, low light conditions, cold air, etc.

Required Materials

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

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.

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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

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