Department
Provost Research Computing Center

Job Information

Installs, configures, and maintains large computer clusters/servers and software. Day-to-day operations of the systems including systems administration, monitoring and storage performance up to and including network components. Management of the system's network switch, parallel file system and HPC software stack and tools. Configuration of the scheduling and queuing system. Diagnosing and resolving system operational problems quickly and effectively. Coordinating with vendors to resolve hardware and software problems. Assist users with access and other help desk ticket requests or issues. Building and deploying open source software and software from vendors/partners. Providing reliable and efficient backups/restores for all managed systems. Maintaining and monitoring the security of the HPC systems and servers. Documenting system administration procedures for routine and complex tasks. Technical Environment: Linux build automation in a large, distributed computing environment with Puppet/Ansible/Git/Docker; scripting with Python/Shell/Perl. Experience must include: Implementing automation and monitoring using shell scripting; install, configure and maintain job management tools (SLURM/Moab/ TORQUE/PBS); operating systems deployment with XCAT/ROCKS; configure administer and support network storage subsystems (IBM/NetAppl/Data Direct Network/LSI); distributed file systems (GPFS/Lustre/Gluster); configure, install tuning and maintain scientific app software, performance monitoring and optimization tools

Additional Responsibilities

Education and Experience:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electronics Engineering or closely related field plus 5 years of progressive experience in scientific computing required.

Required: 5 years: Linux build automation in a large, distributed computing environment with Puppet/Ansible/Git/ Docker; scripting with Python/Shell/Perl.

Experience must include: Implementing automation and monitoring using shell scripting; install, configure and maintain job management tools (SLURM/Moab/ TORQUE/PBS); operating systems deployment with XCAT/ROCKS; configure administer and support network storage subsystems (IBM/NetAppl/Data Direct Network/LSI); distributed file systems (GPFS/Lustre/Gluster); configure, install, tune and maintain: scientific app software, performance monitoring and optimization tools.

When applying, the document(s) MUST be uploaded via the My Experience page, in the section titled Application Documents of the application.

Benefit Eligibility

Yes

The University of Chicago offers a wide range of benefits programs and resources for eligible employees, including health, retirement, and paid time off.

Pay Rate Type
Salary

Pay Range
$95,930.00 - $110,000.00
The included pay rate or range represents the University's good faith estimate of the possible compensation offer for this role at the time of posting.

Scheduled Weekly Hours
37.5

Union
Non-Union

Job is Exempt
Yes

Drug Test Required
No

Health Screen Required
No

Motor Vehicle Record Inquiry Required
No

Posting Date
2026-05-29