Linux Systems Administrator IV

Linux Systems Administrator IV (Hybrid)

*No Visa Sponsorship is available for this position.

About Cornell Engineering, Bowers CIS, Tech Campus

Cornell Engineering is the largest and most prestigious engineering program in the Ivy League. The college is widely recognized for its rigor, commitment to excellence in education and research, and its longstanding legacy of educating students who go on to become leaders.

Cornell Bowers CIS is home to the three academic departments that power the information economy: Computer Science, Information Science and Statistics and Data Science.

• The Department of Computer Science is consistently ranked among the best computer science departments in the U.S. Information Science examines information systems in their social, cultural, economic, historical, legal, and political contexts. Studying technology and the ways in which technology is used is essential to the field.
• Cornell Information Science examines information systems in their social, cultural, economic, historical, legal, and political contexts. Studying technology and the ways in which technology is used is essential to the field. Scholars from our department can be found on Cornell's two campuses: in Gates Hall on the Cornell University campus, located in Ithaca, NY, and at the Cornell Tech campus on Roosevelt Island in New York City.
• The Department of Statistics and Data Science’s academic and research programs take advantage of Cornell University's extensive resources, drawing from many colleges and research groups. Specializations in our department are vast and include statistical science, social statistics, and biometry and range from computational statistics and machine learning to statistical methods for astrophysics, genomics, medicine, legal studies, and much more.

Cornell Tech is a revolutionary model for graduate education that fuses technology with business and creative thinking. Cornell Tech brings together like-minded faculty, business leaders, tech entrepreneurs and students in a catalytic environment to produce visionary ideas grounded in significant needs that will reinvent the way we live.

The university's central IT organization is comprised of Cornell Information Technologies (CIT) and the Office of the CIO. They collaborate with the IT Service Groups (ITSGs) and a variety of partners and stakeholders to manage the IT infrastructure and provide university-wide services to the Cornell community. CIT is responsible for supporting the business infrastructure, informational software, and video, data, and telecommunications services at Cornell.

The Opportunity

The Engineering/Bowers CIS/Tech Campus ITSG Infrastructure team provides systems administration related to data center management, server hardware design, builds and deployments, server operating systems, cluster design, configuration and management, server applications installations and configurations, network infrastructure, computing resources in a complex environment comprising of Linux and Windows Servers, and VMware virtualization platform, across multiple buildings, geographical locations, and business units. This advanced environment provides support for both business administrative solutions, advanced Engineering/Bowers CIS/Tech Campus centric learning solutions, and research environments.

This role is responsible for administering systems infrastructure, core server applications, and networking and security.

Duties and activities include:

• Design, deploy, and manage production clusters and servers (physical and virtual) in support of research (Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Vision, Reasoning, Robotics) and instructional needs in the Engineering/Bowers CIS/Tech Campus and CIT hosted infrastructure and research environments.
• Lead architect function for designing and validating efforts related to testing, evaluating, and implementing solutions using emerging technologies to meet customer needs.
• Integrate advanced compute systems into the existing heterogeneous computing environment that includes Linux, Windows, and MacOS.
• Develop, maintain, and enhance our supported infrastructure in multiple buildings, geographical locations and units.
• Develop and implement infrastructure solutions in accordance with University Policy 5.10, Information Security.
• Develop and implement procedures for system administration to ensure stability and reliability of Engineering/Bowers CIS/Tech Campus system infrastructure.
• Mentoring and OJT of other team members on technical solutions.

What We Need

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a computer related technical field or equivalent combination of education and work experience with ten (10) years of experience managing Linux servers and clusters, for example HPC, HTC, HESPC (High-End Shared Pooled Clusters), in a complex technical environment. Formal training beyond a four year program or degree is desirable.
• Advanced in-depth working knowledge of Linux server administration, including installation, configuration, maintenance, troubleshooting, backup, recovery, and client support, required. Ten (10) years (prefer fifteen (15) years) experience providing technical support and documentation.
• A strong in-depth knowledge of cloud services and various virtualization platforms. 
• Design, development and administration of Linux and Windows core services.
• Scripting proficiency on any platforms as needed, and design solutions for new platforms.
• Advanced software packaging and deployment knowledge.
• Understanding and ability to address advanced and challenging interoperability issues.
• Proven critical thinking and lead architectural experience, diagnostic, and problem solving skills are essential to the successful performance of this role. 
• Excellent understanding of computer hardware, TCP/IP networking, network and computer security issues, and backup/disaster recovery techniques is required.
• A strong background with a minimum of ten (10) years in evaluating future technologies and both designing and providing recommendations for new solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to interact with others on a collaborative team toward a shared project goal in a dynamic, complex, team-based environment.
• Ability to work well with a diverse group in a professional and respectful work environment.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor others, lead technical design discussions and provide OJT on technical solutions. 
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to juggle multiple priority tasks. Initiative to provide high quality service to the Engineering/Bowers CIS/Tech Campus community is required.
• Strong service orientation.

University Related Requirements:

• Experience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Experience incorporating the perspectives of multiple communities, including communities of color. 
• Experience working with diversity, equity, inclusion, and wellbeing programs. 
• Passionate about working in an organization that values and promotes diversity, equity, inclusion, anti-racism, and wellbeing.
• Ability to cultivate and develop inclusive and equitable working relationships with students, faculty, staff, and community members. 

*A cover letter and resume are required for further consideration for this position.

* Relocation Assistance may be available for this position.

*No Visa Sponsorship is available for this position.

If you have all those things, great! We have a few more things that we would prefer you to have, but it’s ok if you don’t.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supporting research computing in higher education or research environment.
• Advanced knowledge of Linux utilities and services.
• Experience working in an Advanced virtualized environment (VMware).
• Experience working in cloud environments (AWS, Azure).
• Advanced knowledge of shell scripting languages and automation.
• Experience with managing network switches.
• Advanced experience in designing, deploying, managing and operating Linux clustering and job schedulers (e.g., SLURM).
• Experience with monitoring tools (e.g., Nagios, Ganglia).
• Experience integrating network security into the Cornell environment.

What We Offer

Rewards and Benefits

• This position is eligible for a hybrid work arrangement. Employees typically perform this role remotely one (1) day per week and on-campus four (4) days per week. The university reserves the right to modify, suspend, revoke or terminate the hybrid work arrangement at any time.
• Cornell receives national recognition as an award-winning workplace for our health, wellbeing, sustainability, and diversity initiatives.
• Our benefits programs include comprehensive health care options, generous retirement contributions, access to wellness programs, and employee discounts with local and national retail brands. We invite you to follow this link to get more information about our benefits: https://hr.cornell.edu/benefits-pay.
• Follow this link to learn more about the Total Rewards of Working at Cornell: https://hr.cornell.edu/jobs/your-total-rewards.
• Our leave provisions include health and personal leave, three weeks of vacation and 13 holidays: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and the day after, and an end of the year winter break from December 25-January 1.
• Cornell's impressive educational benefits include tuition-free Extramural Study and Employee Degree Program, tuition aid for external education, and Cornell Children's Tuition Assistance Program.

Familiarize yourself with Cornell's COVID-19 workplace guidance as well as the university's COVID-19 services and information.

University Job Title:

Systems Administrator IV

Job Family:

Information Technology

Level:

G

Pay Rate Type:

Salary

Pay Range:

$107,588.00 - $131,497.00

Remote Option Availability:

Onsite

Company:

Endowed

Contact Name:

Maria Avila

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2024-04-08