Job opening: Systems Analyst Senior, ASU Advanced Computing Center

[Lee Reynolds]

The ASU Advanced Computing Center (A2C2) is hiring.

 

We're the people at ASU who run the top 500 supercomputing cluster named
Saguaro.

 

http://hpc.asu.edu/

 

(This is the first of TWO postings.  The other is for an operations
manager.)

 

https://www.asu.edu/go/employment/?auth=guest

 

Systems Analyst Senior, A2C2 Operations

 

 

 

IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU SUBMIT A COVER LETTER, RESUME, AND THREE
REFERENCES.  Submissions lacking any of these will be disregarded.

 

 

 

Job Title: Systems Analyst Senior, A2C2 Operations

                

Job ID: 26428

                

Location: Tempe campus

                

Full/Part Time: Full-Time

                

Regular/Temporary: Regular

                

College/Division: University Technology Office

                

This is not a grant funded position and is not contingent on future
grant funding.

                

Posted Rate of Pay

                

$55,000 - $60,000 per year, DOE

                

Duties and Responsibilities

                

The ASU Advanced Computing Center (A2C2) is searching for a Systems
Analyst Senior familiar with Linux system cluster administration.  As a
member of the Operations team, this position will be responsible for
supporting A2C2's infrastructure and data center facility.  In this
role, the Systems Analyst Senior will:  install, configure, test,
support and troubleshoot hardware and software installations on A2C2's
Saguaro supercomputer, high-speed Lustre file system and storage;
support and maintain the user accounting, allocations and resource
scheduling systems; and compile, install and test engineering
applications, scientific applications, programming languages and open
source applications.  The position will also ensure A2C2's system
security and data integrity; is responsible for updating tools and
creating scripts to automate and improve processes; will assist with
cluster architecture redesign, upgrades and other expansion projects;
and create, update and maintain A2C2 user and system based
documentation. Provide technical assistance, training and guidance to
student workers on hardware and software features associated with the
supercomputer.  Excellent customer service skills are a must in this
position; the Systems Analyst Senior will provide support to internal
and external customers by responding and solving support tickets and
assist A2C2 research and academic users with questions and issues. In
addition, the position will participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation
policy by responding to A2C2 system and emergency problems.

 

DAYS AND SCHEDULE:  Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-5:00 PM, to include evenings,
weekend and 24/7 on-call support as needed.

                

Minimum Qualifications

                

Bachelor's degree in technology or related field AND four (4) years
experience providing information technology services; OR, Eight (8)
years experience providing related information technology services; OR,
Any equivalent combination of experience and/or education from which
comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.
Certificates from recognized programs that indicate mastery tools and
techniques relevant to the assignment may substitute for up to six
months of experience.

                

Desired Qualifications

                

Experience in: Linux/ Unix System administration and user support;
support parallel or distributing computing architectures; programming
languages such a C, C++, PHP, Ruby-on-Rails; UNIX scripting languages;
compiling and installing engineering or scientific applications and
tools.  Evidence of effective verbal and written communication skills.

                

Department Statement/Gen Info

                

The ASU Advanced Computer Center (A2C2) at Arizona State University
offers world-class high performance computing to the researchers,
faculty, students and their industrial partners. Our vision and mission:

 

"The A2C2 will become a highly recognized regional leader in advanced
computing systems and applications by providing world class services and
support to traditional and non-traditional high performance computing
users for educational skills development and transformational research
capabilities."

 

The A2C2 will be a hub for best practices in the support, education, and
application of high performance cluster computers for the physical,
engineering and biological sciences, healthcare industries, business
schools, social sciences, humanities, and the performing arts.

 

 

Lee Reynolds

Tech Support Analyst

ASU Advanced Computing Center

GWC-178

480.965.9460 (Office)

480.458.7434 (Mobile)

 

Have an AACC related question or problem?

 

Just send an email to the following address detailing

the nature of the question or problem and a service request 

will be created automatically:

 

support at hpchelp.asu.edu <mailto:ets.linuxsupport at asu.edu> 

 

 

 

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