High-Performance Computing Infrastructure Specialist

1 month ago


Chicago, Illinois, United States The University of Chicago Full time
About the Position

The University of Chicago's Research Computing Center is searching for a highly experienced Principal HPC System Administrator to lead its systems and operations team.

Main Duties
  • Design, configure, and deploy large computer clusters, servers, and software.
  • Monitor, maintain, and optimize HPC systems and software to ensure efficient performance and resource utilization.
  • Collaborate with vendors to address hardware and software issues.
Essential Skills

Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a closely related field, as well as a minimum of 7 years of full-time Linux system administration experience in a large distributed computing environment.



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