Research Computing Systems Administrator

HEW 6

Fixed-term position for up to one year

Closing date Weds 29th March at 11.00pm AEST (R-23422)

About This Opportunity 

This role is an exciting opportunity for an individual who takes a keen interest in cutting edge systems, advanced computing, design and analysis but also cares deeply about high quality client outcomes and problem solving to achieve a positive and lasting impact for scientific research.

The successful candidate will be a core part of the UQ Research Computing Centre advanced infrastructure group. The successful candidate will be exposed to cutting edge data storage, and computing and network technologies as well as a myriad of software platforms that enable scientific research at a sector leading scale, being amongst the largest and most technically diverse in the Australian Research and Higher Education Sector.

Key responsibilities will include:  

Provide second-level support to HPC and Research Storage end-users.

Perform programming and scripting tasks. This may include but is not limited to database front/back-end development, centre level internal administration systems or web service front ends for client research needs.

Working with automation frameworks, such as Puppet, Ansible, Salt and others.

Day-to-day administration of hierarchical storage management (HSM) storage platforms and parallel filesystems according to Standard Operating Procedures.

Participate in, conduct and provide training to clients of RCC storage and advanced computing services as required.

Be available during critical incidents or other emergencies to assist with resolution

Participate in the resolution of technical problems reported by clients and team members via the service desk or other escalation paths such as the CTO-RCC.

Administration of several UNIX/Linux based operating systems (Linux: SuSE, CentOS/RHEL, Ubuntu).

About You

An undergraduate bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Information Technology with a major in information systems, software engineering or a related discipline or equivalent

A functional understanding of networking technologies and protocols (ethernet, TCP stack).

A practical and functional understanding of systems administration principles ranging from basic Linux administration through to more advanced topics such as security hardening, kernel tuning and optimisation of the operating system environmental variables.

Practical skills in software engineering and programming languages (python, perl, C, Go, bash etc).

Creative thinking capability.

Ability to meet deadlines.

Understanding of and ability to operate and maintain parallel filesystems.

A functional understanding of high-performance computing network technologies and protocols (Infiniband, IPoIB, OFED, iSER, RDMA principles).

A theoretical understanding of hierarchical storage management, concepts in caching and data hierarchy for large scale storage.

Understanding of computational schedulers such as PBS, SLURM, Torque etc.

What We Can Offer 

This is a full-time, fixed-term position for one year at HEW Level 6.  

The full-time equivalent base salary will be in the range $84,871 – $91,158  plus super of up to 17%. The total FTE package will be in the range  $99,300 – $106,655 per annum. 

Some working from home;

Variable start or finish times;

Purchased leave; flex-time. 

For further information about UQ’s benefits, please visit and review . 

 
Questions? 

To discuss this role please contact Jake Carroll (Chief Technology Officer) at

For application queries, please contact stating the job reference number in the subject line. 
 

Want to Apply?  

All applicants must upload the following documents in order for your application to be considered:

Cover letter addressing the ‘About You’ section

Resume 

About the Selection Process  

To satisfy pre-requisite questions and ensure your application can be considered in full, all candidates must apply via the UQ Careers portal by the job closing deadline, or their application will not be accepted. 

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