Research Systems Administrator GEMINI Systems (Job ID: 7526)
GEMINI Medicine is at the forefront of medical research and innovation, providing cutting-edge computational resources to researchers through our high-performance computing infrastructure. We operate a 100% Linux environment and are deeply committed to automating our infrastructure to deliver seamless, efficient services to our users.
The GEMINI Medicine is currently looking for a Research Systems Administrator.
The primary role of the Research Systems Administrator is to ensure that all systems for the research program are running at optimal technical levels. They will have a strong background in Linux systems administration, experience managing Slurm clusters, and a passion for automating infrastructure deployment and management.
This role offers the opportunity to work with advanced technologies and contribute to critical medical research.
Duties/Responsibilities
Performs System Maintenance and Administration Responsibilities (80% of work time)
- Infrastructure Management: Manage and maintain our HPX infrastructure located at St. Michael's Hospital and the HPC4Health Datacenter at SickKids, including both GPU and CPU nodes.
- Slurm Cluster Administration: Oversee and optimize the Slurm workload manager, ensuring efficient scheduling and resource allocation across our high-performance computing nodes.
- Systems Automation: Develop, implement, and enhance automation workflows using Ansible and Python to streamline infrastructure deployment, configuration, and management.
- Database Administration: Manage and optimize our PostgreSQL databases, ensuring high availability and performance for critical applications.
- Security and Compliance: Implement and maintain security best practices across all systems, ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations.
- User Support: Provide technical support to users, troubleshoot issues, and ensure smooth operation of our computing resources.
- Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including researchers, developers, and other IT staff, to deliver high-quality services and support.
Perform Support, Troubleshooting, and Leadership Responsibilities (20% of work time)
- Provide high-level technical guidance to the team, in the design of new systems and solutions to streamline workflows and operations.
- Assist other members of the team with resolving technical issues when needed expertise exceeds their skill set.
- Actively participate in meetings and provide constant updates and feedback to the team on actions being taken and blockers encountered.
- Maintain active involvement in designated activities of new projects going live.
- Provide knowledge transfer and technical training of our systems to partners and stakeholders as needed.
- Provide leadership in problem-solving, incident identification and resolution.
Qualifications
· An undergraduate degree or equivalent in relevant experience in Computer Science and 2 years of experience in a similar position OR demonstrable equivalent combination of specialized education and experience
- Experience: Minimum 3-5 years of experience in Linux systems administration, with a focus on high-performance computing environments.
- Technical Skills:
- Proficiency in Slurm workload manager administration.
- Strong experience with Ansible for automation and configuration management.
- Solid understanding of PostgreSQL database management and optimization.
- Proficient in Python scripting for automation and system integration tasks.
- Problem-Solving: Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, with the ability to resolve complex technical issues.
- Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
- Team Player: Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement.
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