Primary duty of this role is to provide support for the operating systems, applications and services running on the ITS Research facilities. This covers the HPC cluster, various Research services (e.g. "GitHub Enterprise") and virtual machines. Most of these servers run Rocky Linux. The post holder is required to possess substantial knowledge and experience of supporting large installations of Linux servers and open‑source software in an academic or enterprise environment according to best practice.
Responsibilities
The Systems Administrator for ITS Research will primarily be utilising advanced technical skills in Linux, HPC, Puppet, Git workflows, and scripting, as part of a progressive team, to deliver a high quality service to Researchers performing world‑class research across the University. The post holder will be required to deploy, test, benchmark and document use of a range of research applications for use on the HPC cluster. A good background in administering Linux servers in an Enterprise/Academic environment will be essential, plus at least one of the following:
* Demonstrable experience of managing a job scheduler on a High Performance Compute Cluster
* Experience of devOps methodologies, including automation, configuration management using Puppet and Git, and continuous integration solutions
* Ability to provision and test a wide range of Open Source applications, using a variety of methods (source code, scripts, containers, packages).
Additional skills that will be learned on the job include a stimulating area of High Performance Computing, Machine Learning (due to substantial investment in high‑end GPUs) and Containerisation.
Benefits & Inclusion
We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days' leave per annum (pro‑rata for part‑time/fixed‑term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work‑life balance and family‑friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.
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