Systems Administrator C / Systems Administrator senior (Hybrid Eligible) (Department of Radiology)

Systems Administrator C / Systems Administrator senior (Hybrid Eligible) (Department of Radiology)

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Posted Job Title
Systems Administrator C / Systems Administrator senior (Hybrid Eligible) (Department of Radiology)

Job Profile Title
Systems Administrator C

Job Description Summary
Center for Biomedical Image Computing and Analytics (CBICA) is seeking an intermediate system administrator (SAGE III or IV) to add to our IT team supporting researchers in biomedical image analysis. You can make a direct contribution to medical and scientific research by helping maintain and improve the Center's growing HPC facility, all while working with smart people in a great environment. This position offers exposure to a wide range of technologies with the flexibility for you to develop deep expertise in areas of interest.

Position contingent upon funding.

Job Description

Center for Biomedical Image Computing and Analytics (CBICA) is seeking an intermediate system administrator (SAGE III or IV) to add to our IT team supporting researchers in biomedical image analysis. You can make a direct contribution to medical and scientific research by helping maintain and improve the Center's growing HPC facility, all while working with smart people in a great environment. This position offers exposure to a wide range of technologies with the flexibility for you to develop deep expertise in areas of interest.

They will serve as a Systems Administrator (C) or Senior Systems Administrator (D) on highly complex HPC systems, as well as Linux systems that provide infrastructure services to the research center. The candidate will interact closely with researchers to understand and enable their work and be an advocate for HPC within the Center.

Candidates at both levels will work collaboratively with faculty, graduate students, research staff, and their IT colleagues. They are passionate about the research and academic mission of CBICA; they are ready to make a difference through teamwork, ingenuity, and the power of open source.

Work related tasks include: performing linux systems programming projects as needed; providing software installation and backups; coordinating hardware repairs; coordinating ordering & installation of equipment; recommending and tracking software & hardware; automating administration tasks and systems deployments; performing technical consulting & end-user linux support; supporting web services; and responding to and assisting first-tier computing support staff who assist end-users with our systems.

This role is within a research environment that encourages people from diverse backgrounds to thrive, including recent graduates, people wanting to make a career change, or even those with non-traditional career tracks, educational paths, or life experiences. If this environment sounds like a strong match, or even an exciting challenge, we encourage you to apply and use your cover letter to explain why you would be a good fit for the role.

For Senior Systems Administrator (D): The successful candidate at this level will meet all of the qualifications of Systems Administrator C (above) and will have experience independently managing or developing successful Linux system deployment projects, with preferred experience in procurement, networking, performance tuning, and other advanced fields.

Required Skills

• Systems Administrator C - Bachelor's degree and minimum of 2-3 years professional Linux system administration experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience required.
• Systems Administrator Senior - Bachelor's degree and minimum of 3-5 years professional Linux system administration experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience required.
• Computer Science or related fields preferred.
• or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Organization skills and judgement enabling you to work on several ongoing projects simultaneously
• Linux System Administration (RHEL-based)
• Linux scripting (BASH)
• Experience with automated provisioning/configuration management (xCAT, Puppet preferred)
• Ability to automate solutions to repetitive problems/tasks
• Strong troubleshooting skills leading toward root-cause analysis and practical issue resolution
• Ability to communicate effectively with investigators and staff with a wide range of technical knowledge

Preferred Skills

• RHSA certification
• Perl, Python
• HPC configuration and operation (SLURM, SGE preferred)
• HA cluster experience (PCS preferred)
• Experience with clustered filesystems (GPFS, Gluster, Lustre, GFS)
• moderate Windows and Mac OS X administration
• Unix/Windows/AD interoperability and CIFS file sharing
• Enterprise monitoring and alerting tools (Nagios)
• Apache web server administration

Based on what we pay employees coming into this position our pay range is $52,000 - 130,000 based on education and experience above the minimum qualifications

Job Location - City, State
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Hybrid Eligible - This position is eligible for a hybrid work schedule with a work week divided between working onsite and working remotely.

Department / School
Perelman School of Medicine

Pay Range
$51,824.00 - $109,535.33
Salary offers are made based on the candidate's qualifications, experience, skills, and education as they directly relate to the requirements of the position, as well as internal and market factors and grade profile.

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Special Requirements
Background check required after a conditional job offer is made. Consideration of the background check will be tailored to the requirements of the job.

University Benefits

• Health, Life, and Flexible Spending Accounts: Penn offers comprehensive medical, prescription, behavioral health, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits to protect you and your family's health and welfare. You can also use flexible spending accounts to pay for eligible health care and dependent care expenses with pre-tax dollars.
  
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• Long-Term Care Insurance: In partnership with Genworth Financial, Penn offers faculty and staff (and your eligible family members) long-term care insurance to help you cover some of the costs of long-term care services received at home, in the community or in a nursing facility. If you apply when you're newly hired, you won't have to provide proof of good health or be subject to underwriting requirements. Eligible family members must always provide proof of good health and are subject to underwriting.
  
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• Flexible Work Hours: Flexible work options offer creative approaches for completing work while promoting balance between work and personal commitments. These approaches involve use of non-traditional work hours, locations, and/or job structures.
  
• Penn Home Ownership Services: Penn offers a forgivable loan for eligible employees interested in buying a home or currently residing in West Philadelphia, which can be used for closing costs or home improvements.
  
• Adoption Assistance: Penn will reimburse eligible employees on qualified expenses in connection with the legal adoption of an eligible child, such as travel or court fees, for up to two adoptions in your household.
  

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