IT Architect
Kansas State University
About This Role
This position serves in a lead role providing expert judgment and strategic analysis for the design, development, and implementation of highly complex, integrated High-Performance Computing (HPC) and cluster infrastructure solutions. The role demands advanced technical expertise and strategic leadership to architect scalable, secure, and high-availability HPC systems that align with institutional IT standards and support a variety of research computing needs. The position acts as a senior consultant and mentor to IT staff. Provides ongoing support of all systems. Installs, configures, and supports Linux HPC clusters, including advising and planning on any future clusters (including virtual clusters using Kubernetes or cloud environments). Areas of responsibility include operating systems, networking, storage subsystems, schedulers, end‐user software installation and testing, and any supporting infrastructure required for cluster operation.
Worksite Option
This position is hybrid eligible. The selected candidate can expect to work on campus 1-2 days per pay period and must have the ability to be on campus within approximately two hours for emergency situations.
What You'll Need to Succeed
Minimum Qualifications:
- Requires a bachelor's degree and five years of relevant experience. This position may use an educational equivalency as determined relevant by a hiring manager.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or closely related field.
- 5+ years of system administration experience w/ significant experience in administering Linux-based computing clusters.
- Programming background in appropriate language (C/C++, Python).
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills (both end users and colleagues).
- Experience programming parallel/distributed applications such as MPI.
- Extensive experience using various system tools and scripting languages such as shell scripts or Perl for installation and maintenance of systems and applications.
- Experience supporting virtualized systems using Kubernetes or cloud environments.
Other Requirements:
- Experience administrating Ceph storage clusters is a must.
- Technology in-place: Ceph, Ansible, OpenOnDemand, Slurm, EL Linux (rhel, rocky, alma, "unbreakable"), PXE, full disk encryption (luks, clevis, tang).
Sponsorship eligibility:
Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. on an ongoing basis without sponsorship.
How to Apply
Please submit the following documents:
- Resume
- Contact information for three professional references
Screening of Applications Begins
Immediately and continues until position is filled.
Anticipated Hiring Pay Range
$79,926-$131,863
To apply, please visit: https://apptrkr.com/6299733
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