What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Operations position at Argonne National Laboratory?
The Director of Operations in the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility (ALCF) coordinates and manages the facility operations activities, leading a team of six leaders and approximately 60 employees.
The ALCF Division provides university, government, and industrial researchers with access to powerful systems for high-performance computing, data-handling, and analysis for open science research. ALCF also offers technical expertise to guide those research efforts. The ALCF division also houses Aurora, one of the world's fastest supercomputers, which gives the global science community a powerful new research tool with unprecedented abilities for simulations, artificial intelligence (AI), and data analysis. Aurora powers breakthroughs in science and engineering, drives advances in technology, and boosts the nation's innovation infrastructure.
Job responsibilities include :
- Overseeing and leading teams that operate the facility's supercomputing resources, i.e., High Performance Computing (HPC) systems including network administration, infrastructure, storage, software development, and cyber security for the division.
- Managing the day-to-day operations of the group and set long-term direction and strategy to achieve goals.
- Working closely with division management and other team leads to ensure users science needs and requirements are met.
- Ensuring that the ALCF meets its milestones and performance metrics for the operation of deployed systems.
- Working with the other ALCF and CELS (Computing, Environment, and Life Science) Directorate teams to improve the reliability and usability of the systems operated by the ALCF.
- Leaders at Argonne are expected to demonstrate a high level of competency, including strategic agility, team building, clear communication, trust-building, and accountability.
This position requires onsite work in Lemont, Illinois, with some flexibility for remote work when needed.
Position Requirements
Knowledge, Skills, and Experience Required :
Supercomputing systems administration, including specification, configuration and installation or experience managing a team of system administrators.
Job Family
Professional Technical (PT)
Job Profile
Systems Integration Admin / Support Ldr 2
Worker Type
Regular
Time Type
Full time
The expected hiring range for this position is $130,682.00 - $206,159.85.
Please note that the pay range information is a general guideline only. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as, but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, business considerations, internal equity, and external market pay for comparable jobs. Additionally, comprehensive benefits are part of the total rewards package.
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Salary : $130,682 - $206,160
