Working title:

UNIX System Administrator

Official title:

SYSTEMS PROGRAMMER(T32DN) or ASSOC SYSTEMS PRGRMMR(T32FN)

Degree and area of specialization:

B.S. required, preferably in Computer Science, ECE, or related field.

Minimum number of years and type of relevant work experience:

Must have experience with Unix systems administration, ideally on Linux. Must have excellent oral and written communication skills. Must enjoy working in a team environment and have a positive attitude. Must be able to work with minimal supervision and demonstrate a history of self-motivation.
Ideal candidate will either have prior knowledge or demonstrate a willingness to learn about the administration and/or use of the following Unix services: shared file systems, scripting, security, networking, monitoring, database administration, account management, software distribution packages (like cfengine, RPM, yum) and basic web CGI scripts. Recent graduates or professionals who have supported Linux systems for software development or scientific/engineering users are encouraged to apply. Windows system administration helpful but not required.

Principal duties:

We are looking for a systems administrator to join the Condor Project, an open source, cutting-edge project at the UW Dept of Computer Sciences that develops and supports distributed computing solutions to enable scientists to perform compute-intensive research. The successful candidate will join a team of system administrators responsible for the administration of Linux machines used for software development and scientific computing. Help us maintain multiple Linux compute clusters in labs across the campus; currently we maintain nearly 5,000 CPU cores and half a petabyte of disk! Condor Project software is distributed with distributions such as Fedora and Red Hat, and used world-wide. We have no shortage of interesting problems to challenge a system administrator ranging from high-capacity data center planning, development and automation of cluster monitor scripts, equipment planning and purchasing, virtual machine deployments, network layout and much more. You will gain a wide range of skills at this job. In addition to maintaining our computing facilities, this employee will also provide support for the Center for High Throughput Computing (CHTC). The CHTC provides support to science research groups across campus who need help deploying, configuring, and maintaining Linux systems and related scientific software. If you love Linux and enjoy using your skills to enable people pushing the frontiers of science in areas such as chemical engineering, biology, and high energy physics, this is the job for you.

DUTIES: Linux systems administration of production clusters and development desktops including provisioning of new hardware, installation and maintenance of system software, preserving system/network security, analysis of system logs to identify potential problems/issues, documenting system configurations, systems technical support, inventory management, hardware / network troubleshooting, and scripting to automate administration tasks.

This position is most appropriate for a candidate with 0-5 years of experience.