System Administrator III

*Job Summary:*
The System Administrator III will be responsible for providing system administration and support for a large client-server based IT enterprise. They will have experience in installing, configuring, and networking UNIX and/or NT based platforms, managing user accounts, performing system backups, and maintaining system configuration files. Additionally, the System Administrator III must be able to develop and implement enterprise backup/recovery strategies, server configuration, and consolidation, and ensure the health and status of the entire IT infrastructure.
• Qualifications:*
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field preferred
• Eight (8) years of experience in system administration and support of a large IT enterprise
• Alternatively, five (5) years of full-time computer science work experience can substitute for the Bachelor's Degree
• Fundamental understanding of operating systems and familiarity with UNIX or NT commands/utilities
• Experience in installing and configuring hardware, operating systems, and commercial software packages
• Strong knowledge of enterprise backup/recovery strategies, server configuration, and consolidation
• Proficiency in supporting enterprise services such as DNS, NFS, e-mail services, and security protection mechanisms
• Industry-recognized professional certification is a plus
• Responsibilities:*
• Install, configure, and network UNIX and/or NT based platforms
• Manage user accounts, perform system backups, and maintain system configuration files
• Develop and implement enterprise backup/recovery strategies
• Configure and consolidate servers, and monitor the health and status of the IT infrastructure
• Provide support for enterprise services like DNS, NFS, e-mail services, and security protection mechanisms
• Additional Qualifications for HPC Division:*
In addition to the above qualifications, the System Administrator III for High-Performance Computing (HPC) must have experience in:
• Installation, configuration, tuning, and support of multi-vendor servers running various applications to meet HPC support requirements
• Working with multi-vendor servers running Red Hat or SuSe with different types of storage setups
• Managing distributed computing tools such as ReS, LSF, and SLURM
• Supporting HPC farm systems, HPC MPP clustered systems, and Front-End servers of Special Purpose devices
• Familiarity with IBM or HP Blade servers with different backend setups
• Working with multi-vendor filesystems such as XFS, GPFS, and Lustre
• Conducting pre-factory testing, factory testing, system integration, and acceptance testing during the purchase process of HPC systems
• Holding an IAT Level II Certification
• Benefits:*
• 401(k) Plan with Matching Contributions
• Independent 401(k) and Investment Advisory Services
• Health Savings Account (HSA) funded by the company
• Health, Dental, and Vision Coverage
• Life/AD&D Insurance Coverage fully paid by the company
• Disability Coverage fully paid by the company
• Fitness/Gym Reimbursement
• Pet Adoption Reimbursement
• Scholarships
• Employee Referral Program
• Tuition/Training Reimbursement
• Mentor Program