Texas A&M University Hiring for Systems Administrator I Job at College Station, TX Full Time

Job Title

Systems Administrator I

Agency

Texas A&M University

Department

Vice Pres For Research

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

College Station, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

Our Commitment

Texas A&M University is committed to enriching the learning and working environment for all visitors, students, faculty, and staff by promoting a culture that embraces inclusion, diversity, equity, and accountability. Diverse perspectives, talents, and identities are vital to accomplishing our mission and living our core values .

Who We Are

The Division of Research supports one of the largest research universities in the United States and is committed to a truly comprehensive university where students, researchers, and inventors bring scholarship and innovation to bear for the benefit of the community, the state, and the nation. Texas A&M’s research creates new knowledge that provides basic, fundamental, and applied contributions resulting, in many cases, in economic benefits to the state, nation and world. To learn more, visit https://vpr.tamu.edu/.

What We Want

The Division of Research is seeking a Systems Administrator I who will perform routine systems administration support functions, such as troubleshooting, research, debugging and problem solving in a High Performance Research Computing environment. We seek to hire a candidate who will support our commitment to Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accountability (IDEA) as stated above. The preferred candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience as well as two years of related experience. We are looking to hire a candidate who is a team player and who will promote collaboration and cooperation while working within a team. If the description sounds interesting to you, we invite you to apply to be considered for this opportunity to join our team.

What You Need To Know

Cover Letter/Resume’: Applicants are strongly encouraged to upload a cover letter and resume. You may upload this information as one document under CV/Resume. Salary: Commensurate with selected hire’s experience.

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Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in applicable field or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Two years of systems administration experience

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of word processing and spreadsheet applications
• Knowledge of intermediate troubleshooting, client relations, formulating and contributing ideas, and the Information Technology Interface Library (ITIL)
• Ability to multi-task and work cooperatively with others
• Excellent written communication, analytical, interpersonal and organizational skills

Other Requirements or Other Factors:

• Ability to lift and/or move light to moderately heavy server and storage equipment, and operate a lift for heavier equipment
• Must be U.S. Person as defined by U.S. export control regulations

Preferred Experience:

• One or more years of experience in developing, debugging, and administering Red Hat/CentOS systems to include software package management, software kernel patching, and failure recovery procedures
• One or more years of HPC related work experience at universities and other national HPC centers
• One or more years of experience with managing HPC high speed interconnects (InfiniBand, Omni-Path, or 40+ GbE)
• One or more years of experience with managing storage subsystems using conventional RAID, Declustered RAID, or Erasure Coding in HPC environments

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to cultivate and maintain professional working relationships with people of diverse backgrounds

Responsibilities:

• System Administration – Installs, upgrades, and configures server hardware and software in an HPC environment. Assists with the design and implementation of server systems. Assists with the installation and configuration of network file servers and hardware. Completes server testing and application. Conducts basic server performance analyses and tuning. Creates programs for automating system administration. Repairs hardware and subsystems or works with vendor field engineers to resolve hardware or subsystem problems.

• System Analysis – Helps analyze system logs and identify potential issues with workload management, systems and storage in an HPC environment. Troubleshoots and repairs hardware and software for servers. Troubleshoots and repairs configuration problems and assists with troubleshooting network problems. Provides Tier I support and assists with Tier II support. Documents and/or coordinates the development and use of software support structures for the collection and tracking of HPC system and storage utilization statistics.

• Server Support – Documents server support methods, procedures, and configuration. Assists with new technology deployments and system integration testing. Performs other duties as assigned.

Instructions to Applicants: Applications received by Texas A&M University must either have all job application data entered or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a LinkedIn profile to pre-populate the online application.

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

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