Systems Administrator Sr Systems Administrator Sr

Department 00810 – Scient Comp & Imag Instit-Oper Job Summary

The Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute (SCI) at the University of Utah is a multi-disciplinary research group that brings together researchers and students to collaborate on developing cutting-edge data visualization, scientific computing, data management and analytics, and image analysis solutions and apply them to a broad range of science and engineering domains.

The SCI IT group provides a wide range of computing services to the institute, including personal computing machines (laptops/desktops/servers), IT infrastructure (networking, web, databases, storage, cloud services, etc.), high-performance computing clusters, as well as fostering collaboration with other scientific groups across the world.

Responsibilities

This position, reporting to the Director of IT, is focused systems and service support,

including but not limited to:

• Maintain the hardware and physical networking aspects of SCI’s data centers and data closets, including backup power
• Provide system performance optimization and troubleshoot/remedy issues
• Administer cloud resources, such as computational or infrastructure resources
• Work with our researchers to design, procure and maintain our GPU and CPU compute infrastructure
• Ensure connectivity and configuration across our internal networks
• Write and maintain technical documentation
• Work with senior staff on larger projects (architecture, administration, etc.)
• Provide mentorship for junior IT staff

This is not a remote position, though hybrid work can be done where in-person interaction with the users is not required.

Work Environment and Level of Frequency typically required

Nearly Continuously: Office environment.

Physical Requirements and Level of Frequency that may be required

Nearly Continuously: Sitting, hearing, listening, talking.

Often: Repetitive hand motion (such as typing), walking.

Seldom: Lifting moderately heavy loads such as servers into and out of racks

Minimum Qualifications

Require a bachelor’s degree in a related area, or equivalency (one year of education can be substituted for two years of related work experience), and 3-5 years of experience in the field or in a related area.

Applicants must demonstrate the potential ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined in the position description.

Preferences

Department-specific preferences:

• BS/MS in Information Science, Computer Science/Engineering, Electrical Engineering or similar degree
• At least 10 years of experience in system administration and information technologies supporting Linux/Windows/Mac systems (software and hardware)
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
• Ability to work independently as well as a part of a team
• Experience working with virtual environments (e.g. VMware, Proxmox, etc.)
• Familiarity with programming/automation languages and frameworks (e.g. shell/python/perl, Ansible/Chef/Puppet, etc.)
• Familiarity with enterprise software and solutions for managing large userbases and system counts (e.g. Active Directory, LDAP, InTune, ticketing systems, monitoring tools, databases (MySQL/Postgres), NFS/CIFS etc.)

Preferred qualifications include:

• Experience working in an academic research environment
• Familiarity with software development practices (GIT, CI/CD, IAAS, etc.)
• Experience with HPC systems (GPUs, Slurm, OnDemand, Jupyter notebooks, MPI, etc.)
• Knowledge of networking systems architecture such as VLANs, CIDR blocks, routing protocols, DNS/DHCP, VPNs, etc.
• Working with relatively high voltages and currents such as those found in modern data centers.

Additional Information

The University is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems (“URS”). Eligible new hires with prior URS service, may elect to enroll in URS if they make the election before they become eligible for retirement (usually the first day of work). Contact Human Resources at (801) 581-7447 for information. Individuals who previously retired and are receiving monthly retirement benefits from URS are subject to URS’ post-retirement rules and restrictions. Please contact Utah Retirement Systems at (801) 366-7770 or (800) 695-4877 or University Human Resource Management at (801) 581-7447 if you have questions regarding the post-retirement rules.

This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check and/or drug screen.

The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students and patients from all backgrounds and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education and quality healthcare for historically underrepresented students and patients.

All qualified individuals are strongly encouraged to apply. Veterans’ preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities.

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