Department

Provost Research Computing Center

About the Department

The University of Chicago Research Computing Center (RCC), a unit in the Office of Research, provides high-end research computing resources to researchers at the University of Chicago. It is dedicated to enabling research by providing access to centrally managed High-Performance Computing (HPC), storage, and visualization resources. These resources include hardware, software, high-level scientific and technical user support, and the education and training required to help researchers make full use of modern HPC technology and local and national supercomputing resources. The Office of Research oversees the conduct of sponsored research, research program development, and contract management functions.

Job Information

HPC System Engineer for various and unanticipated locations (HQ: Chicago, IL). Installing, configuring, and maintaining 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 implementations and system administration procedures for routine and complex tasks. Technical Environment: HPC system administration, managing large HPC clusters; Linux system administration in a large distributed computing environment; scripting with Python/Shell/Perl; job management tools (SLURM/Moab/ TORQUE/PBS); distributed file systems (GPFS/Lustre/Gluster); operating systems deployment with XCAT /ROCKS.

Additional Responsibilities

Qualifications

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or closely related field plus two years of experience with Scientific computing required.

Experience

Required: 2 years: HPC system administration or managing large HPC clusters; Linux system administration experience in a large, distributed computing environment; scripting with Python/Shell/Perl; Experience must include: installing, configuring and maintaining job management tools (SLURM/Moab/ TORQUE/PBS); documenting implementations and system related tasks; distributed file systems (GPFS/Lustre/Gluster); operating systems deployment with XCAT/ROCKS. Background check including review of conviction history required. Some hybrid work permitted.

Application Information 

CV or resume required

cover letter preferred.

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

$96,241.00 - $124,548.00

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

2025-02-06

Posting Statement

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