Research Computing Systems Engineer III, Cloud Technologies IS&T Research Computing

Boston University Information Services & Technology (IS&T) is seeking applicants with diverse skills and experiences to join our innovative and inclusive community. Were looking for a Research Computing Systems Engineer to help operate and grow the high-performance computing (HPC) environment that powers research across every this role you will keep our production HPC cluster running reliably help deploy and operate a new NIST 800-171compliant secure research computing environment built on tiCrypt and modernize the way we monitor automate and deliver services. This is a full-stack operations- and automation-focused position for an engineer who enjoys working on systems end to end from writing infrastructure as code to troubleshooting hardware to planning physical rack deployments. Youll join a small deeply technical team where everyone stays hands-on and has a real voice in shaping how we operate our infrastructure. Youll work closely with senior engineers collaborate with other HPC professionals support researchers and also work independently. This position is partially remote.

You Will:

• Operate maintain and optimize the Universitys production HPC cluster including a 1000 node bare-metal Linux deployment the Grid Engine (SGE) scheduler and GPFS (IBM Storage Scale) parallel file system to keep research computing services reliable and performant.
• Contribute to the build deployment and operations of a new NIST 800-171compliant secure research computing environment built on tiCrypt including a Slurm workload manager.
• Help improve monitoring observability and configuration management using CI/CD pipelines Ansible Git and related automation tools.
• Automate provisioning deployment and routine operations across the full stack from bare metal through services.
• Identify diagnose and resolve complex system storage network and performance issues.
• Contribute to technical documentation and share your expertise with colleagues and the research community.

• 3 years of relevant work experience with a bachelors degree relevant post-secondary education or a combination of these two.
• Linux systems administration experience including OS patching upgrades and security maintenance.
• Experience programming in a Linux environment preferably Bash and Python.
• Experience in multiple languages such as Perl or C is a plus.
• Ability to work with configuration management systems (e.g. Ansible Puppet Chef) and revision control systems (e.g. Git).
• Hands-on experience and understanding of Linux virtualization and containerization technologies (e.g. KVM OpenStack OpenNebula Docker Kubernetes).
• Strong communication problem-solving and teamwork skills.

Boston University offers an excellent benefits package including:

• Time Off: In addition to PTO and leave policy BU employees have a paid intersession break and 13 paid holidays.
• Retirement: University-funded retirement plan with full vesting after 2 years of eligible service.
• Tuition Assistance Program: Competitive tuition assistance program for yourself and family members.
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Boston University IS&T invests in our staff and their personal and professional growth. We promote staff learning including lunch and learn sessions an extensive library of online courses Fun Advisory Board (FAB) arranges a number of events throughout the year and opportunities to engage with peers at NERCOMP and EDUCAUSE events. If you require a reasonable accommodation in order to complete the employment application process please contact the Equal Opportunity Office at . We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race color ancestry religion sex national origin sexual orientation age citizenship marital status disability gender gender identity or expression or veteran status.

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