Senior Linux System Administrator
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United StatesFull-TimeSenior
Salary134,100 - 241,400 USD per year
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Job Details
- Experience
- 8+ years
- Required Skills
- Linux
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
- 8+ years of experience in Linux system administration, preferably in HPC environments.
- Strong expertise in Linux operating systems, performance tuning, and system instrumentation.
- Hands-on experience with HPC architectures, system tools, and open-source software stacks.
- Ability to work collaboratively within distributed system administration and engineering teams.
- Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills for complex, large-scale computing environments.
- Familiarity with emerging hardware platforms (e.g., ARM, AMD, NVIDIA architectures) is highly desirable.
- Experience supporting legacy systems and integrating modern capabilities into existing infrastructure.
- Relevant certifications such as Linux+ or Security+ (or equivalent) preferred.
Responsibilities
- Administer and support Linux-based high-performance computing (HPC) systems across research, development, and production environments.
- Monitor, tune, and optimize system performance using advanced Linux tools and performance analysis techniques.
- Develop and implement instrumentation and monitoring solutions to evaluate system, subsystem, and workload performance.
- Evaluate and integrate open-source software tools, frameworks, and HPC stacks tailored to mission requirements.
- Collaborate with system administration teams across multiple platforms to ensure reliability and consistency of HPC infrastructure.
- Support architectural design discussions and trade-off analysis for emerging technologies, including CPU/GPU and file system architectures.
- Maintain and sustain legacy HPC systems while planning and integrating new capabilities into existing environments.
- Standardize software stacks and operational practices to reduce complexity and improve maintainability.
- Serve as a technical subject matter expert for HPC system administration and infrastructure optimization.
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