Rice University
Advanced Research Computing Solutions Engineer (Finance)
Rice University is growing! Under President DesRoches, our research footprint is expanding, and we are hiring 200 new faculty. The Office of Research has launched several new research institutes for materials science, biology, sustainability, digital health, bioengineering, and more. Our research computing & data services are growing rapidly to support the needs of our research community, and to provide leading technologies to accelerate and advance the world-class research and scholarship that is underway across the University.
The Center for Research Computing (CRC), within the Office of IT, enables faculty and researchers to effectively use on and off-premises resources and services, including (1) shared high-performance computing systems, (2) VM and cloud computing, (3) data storage infrastructure, (4) a wide range of scientific instruments, and (5) broader cyberinfrastructure and services. The CRC currently manages three HPC systems and three research data storage services, including a general-purpose HPC / HTC cluster and 2 small GPU clusters.
Position Summary
We are seeking an experienced HPC Systems Administrator to join our team. Reporting to the Director of the Center for Research Computing, the Advanced Research Computing Solutions Engineer works with the HPC team to perform specialized functions for systems installation, management, problem-solving, and solution design, and serves as primary back-up for the lead HPC systems engineer. Additional technical functions include the implementation and support of HPC research environments, including databases, containers, HPC & hybrid/cloud compute and storage services, and security and access controls. The incumbent will participate on the HPC Systems & User-facing team to proactively and reactively identify and solve operational and software problems running on our HPC systems; and collaborate with Rice Information Security to properly secure the environment and any related information services: cloud-based or on-premise.
Research using commercial and federally-funded cloud resources is increasingly important, and responsibilities for this role will include working with CRC teams and faculty to facilitate best practice for cloud-based research computing. Additionally, while this is primarily a systems-facing role, the incumbent will participate in the training of scholars and students on campus for the use of the HPC and research computing facilities to support research, education, and outreach to industrial and governmental partners.
The ideal candidate has broad experience with managing HPC systems in research environments and the ability to work with a wide range of scholars to support the selection and use of cost-effective environments in which to carry out their research. Supporting research on environments including but not limited to cloud computing, regional or national data repositories, and supercomputers, other federal and institutional research computing resources, etc.
Workplace Requirements
Working onsite is required for this job. After the 6-month probationary period, the incumbent may be allowed to work up to 2 days remotely, with supervisor approval, provided they remain in the local area . Per Rice policy 440 , work arrangements may be subject to change.
This is a full-time, benefits-eligible position, and the proposed salary range is $108,000 to $118,000 annually, depending on qualifications and experience . * Exempt (salaried) positions under FLSA are not eligible for overtime.
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Boasting a 300-acre tree-lined campus in Houston, Rice University is ranked among the nation's top 20 universities by U.S. News & World Report. Rice has a 6-to-1 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio, and a residential college system, which supports students intellectually, emotionally and culturally through social events, intramural sports, student plays, lectures series, courses and student government. Developing close-knit, diverse college communities is a strong campus tradition, which is why Rice is highly ranked for best quality of life and best value among private universities.