What are the responsibilities and job description for the High Performance Computing (HPC) Systems Administrator position at Sentar?
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Sentar is seeking a High Performance Computing (HPC) Systems Administrator!
Role Description:
We are seeking HPC Systems Administrators to:
- Support a large client-server based IT enterprise in installation, configuration, and networking of Linux and Windows based platforms.
- Oversee servers running Red Hat, CentOS, SolarisX64, SuSe, Virtual Appliances, with direct attached and FC SAN storage.
- Troubleshoot PXE and DHCP boot process
- Perform Microsoft Exchange Policy management, mailbox management, enterprise-leve, multi-site design and architecture
- Support Tier 3 Infrastructure services such as: DNS, NIS, Active Directory, Centrify, Zenoss, SiteScope, HP Openview, HP Oneview, HPSA, HPSE, SPLUNK, Sendmail, Exchange, NetQoS, Infoblox, Nagios, HP Cluster Management
- Install, configure, tune and troubleshoot multi-vendor servers running numerous COTS, open source and in-house applications
Qualifications:
Clearance Level: TS/SCI with Active Poly
Education:
- Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or related field and have ten (10) years of demonstrable experience in system administration and support of a large client-server based IT enterprise.
- Or the individual shall have five (5) years of full time computer science work that can be substituted for the Bachelors Degree, and have ten (10) years of demonstrable experience in system administration and support of a large client-server based IT enterprise.
Experience:
- An industry recognized professional certification may substitute as one year experience. IAT Level II Certification Required.
- Experience with the following:
- Servers running Red Hat, CentOS, SolarisX64, SuSe, Virtual Appliances, with direct attached and FC SAN storage
- Large SPU, memory SMP systems and clusters with many cores
- Enterprise client server configurations (Group Policy, Centrify, DNS, LDAP
- Linux Scripting (Bash, Perl etc)
- Linux Logical Volume Management (LVM)
- Distributed Filesystems
- Configuration Management tools
- Experience troubleshooting PXE and DHCP boot process.
- Multi-vendor filesystems such as XFS, GPFS, and CXFS, EXT4, CIFS, NFSClustered Blade systems and associated interconnects (iSCSI, SAD, FC, TCP/IP, etc.)
- Advanced Red Hat/CentOS and Microsoft Windows Operating System (including Group Policy management)
- Microsoft Exchange policy management, mailbox management, enterprise-level multi-site design and architecture
- Enterprise Active Directory/Centrify Zone management (creation, update, RBAC)
- Tier 3 Infrastructure support for services such as DNS, NIS, Active Directory, Centrify, Zenoss, SiteScope, HP Openview, HP Oneview, HPSA, HPSE, SPLUNK, Sendmail, Exchange, NetQoS, Infoblox, Nagios, HP Cluster Management
- Thin client solutions based on Virtual bridges and Centrix, VPN
- NoMachine NX Virtual Desktop management
- Experience with Enterprise Virtualization products; VMWare, vSphere, vCenter, vRealize Automation, vSAN
- vSwitch, Distributed Switch, Console management
- OpenShift, Docker, Kubernetes
- Accepted professional certifications include a valid RHCSA or higher Red Hat certification, MCSE
- Installation, configuration, tuning, troubleshooting and administration of:
- Multi-vendor servers running numerous COTS, opensource, and in-house applications to accommodate HPC Division IT support requirements
- Multi-vendor servers running Red Hat of SuSe with direct attached, FC SAN storage or SSDs
- Distributing computing tools such as ReS, LSF, and SLURM
- HPC farm systems, HPC MPP clustered systems, Front End servers of Special Purpose devices (SPDs)
- IBM of HP Blade servers with FC/SAS/Network back end
- Multi-vendor filesystems such as XFS, GPFS and Lustre
- Pre-Factory testing, Factory testing, System integration and Acceptance testing during the purchase process of the HPS systems
Benefits at Sentar:
In addition to a great culture, Sentar not only fosters an inclusive work environment but also offers an extensive benefits package designed to cater to the well-being of its employees and their families.
- Voluntary Medical, Dental, Vision, with Health Savings or Flexible Spending Plan options
- Voluntary Life, Critical Illness, Accident, and Long Term Care insurance options
- Group Term Life, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability is provided by Sentar to all qualifying employees
- Generous 401(k) match
- Competitive PTO plan that graduates quickly with years of service
- Other leave programs; holiday schedule along with bereavement, jury and military duty
- Mental health awareness programs
- Tuition reimbursement
- Professional development reimbursement
- Recognition and Awards programs
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