ECS is seeking a Junior HPC Systems Administrator, providing support to our national laboratory customer in Albuquerque, NM!

HPC Systems department provides scientific, engineering, and high performance computing resources are available. These resources support customers who solve large, complex engineering and scientific problems, visualize and interpret results, and manage and retain large volumes of data.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:

The High Performance Computing Systems team is responsible for the design, deployment and operations of HPC clusters and their supporting infrastructure.
To meet the needs of our customers high performance mission computing users, the HPC team deploys and operates clusters, networks and storage systems in four separate security environments.
We focus on creating highly repeatable software and hardware environments to enable quick deployment and efficient operations of computational and storage systems.
Our goal is to insulate our users from the inherently complicated HPC environments to enable them to achieve mission success.
Assist with the daily monitoring, maintenance, and repair of stand-alone and clustered physical and virtual Server systems.
With direct supervision, support assignments to resolve technical issues affecting hardware, operating systems, or applications.
Following instructions, maintain Server systems by applying Operating System or Application patches, install new or replace hardware, and apply configuration changes to improve or restore system performance.
Assist users in accessing and using business systems.

Qualifications

High School degree with a minimum two years’ experience
Must be a US Citizen
Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Department of Energy Q security clearance
Basic knowledge and experience working in a Linux OS.
Familiar with HPC organization