Experience with Infiniband and parallel file systems (GPFS, Lustre, Weka, etc...)
The Research Systems Administrator is a member of Research Services at Boston College. Research Services provides consultation, research support and training to students, faculty and staff in a variety of domains such as statistics and statistical software, scientific computation, computational mathematics, GIS, surveys and qualitative research. Research Services also offers support with coding, databases, web technologies, and administration for research-oriented computing hardware based within departments and institutes. Responsibilities/Competencies
Provides Linux server and some Windows server administration services
Sets up and maintains virtual machines and containerized research/teaching applications both on BC's HPC Linux cluster and on cloud services such as AWS and GCP
Sets up and maintains cloud instances on AWS and GCP, and servers for research and teaching
Employs scripting to automate system administration tasks and processes
Works with faculty and researchers to understand their current and future needs, and develops solutions to address them
In Addition To Expected Baseline Competencies This Individual Must
Understand the mission and strategic goals of the University
Be able to view and understand the implications of the larger picture both within Research Services and the University at large
Identify and understand complex challenges, work through the challenges and recommend appropriate solutions
Senior Research Systems Administrator: Minimum five years of relevant system administration experience. Minimum three years of experience in an academic/research environment. Minimum one year of experience with virtualization, containerization and cloud platforms. Research Systems Administrator: Minimum three years of relevant system administration experience. Minimum of one-year experience in an academic/research environment. Requires
Bachelor's degree
Hands-on experience with setting up and managing Linux and Windows physical and virtual servers
Experience in an academic/research environment
Ability to script (for example, to automate system administration tasks and processes, tie instruments to storage and computation)
Willingness to learn and adapt to changing needs and scope of work
Knowledge and experience with container technology and/or cloud platforms; experience with code-to-infrastructure systems is an advantage
Experience with HPC systems administration is an advantage
Experience with database administration is an advantage
Ability to work with faculty and researchers to address their research technology needs
Oriented to innovative approaches to problem solving
Excellent verbal, written (including documenting code) and interpersonal communications skills to include presentation skills and the ability to influence others