Senior Linux IT Specialist

Senior Linux IT Specialist

Location : Houston, TX

Salary : $90k-110k

We are seeking a highly experienced and skilled Senior Linux IT Specialist to join our IT team. This role will play a vital part in contributing to the global HPC and Digital Platform team, ensuring seamless HPC and Cloud infrastructure performance. The successful candidate will have a proven track record in Linux administration, with a strong understanding of system administration, troubleshooting, and IT service management.

Key Responsibilities :

• Install, configure, maintain, and repair Linux-based hardware and software, ensuring high functionality, performance, and reliability.
• Organize and schedule upgrades, perform routine maintenance, and ensure system security and privacy compliance.
• Provide expert-level technical support to users and junior team members, including mentoring and training to enhance skills and knowledge.
• Respond to support tickets, troubleshoot complex issues, and resolve system crashes, performance degradation, and security breaches.
• Monitor systems and services through performance monitoring, log analysis, and proactive issue detection.
• Continuously improve services through automation, optimization, and standardization, while staying updated on technology trends and best practices.
• Configure and manage SLURM job queues, troubleshoot job scheduling issues, and support high-performance computing environments.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align IT services with user and business needs and ensure compliance with company IT policies and standards.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, including system diagrams, configuration files, and troubleshooting guides, to facilitate knowledge sharing and operational continuity.
• Demonstrate strong project and time management skills to prioritize tasks effectively in a dynamic environment.
• Support in-house software applications, adhering to organizational standards and procedures.

Skills & Competencies :

5 years of experience in Linux administration, preferably in an HPC environment.

Experience with DevOps methodologies and tools such as OpenStack, Kubernetes, CI / CD, etc.

Qualifications and Experience :

Addison Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Addison Group provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Addison Group complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. Reasonable accommodation is available for qualified individuals with disabilities, upon request.

Salary : $90,000 - $110,000