Sr Linux Admin with Cloud exp

Job title: Sr Linux Admin with Cloud exp

Location: Worcester, MA ( however it could possibly convert to an FTE down the road based on overall performance and department need/budget)

Duration: 2 years

Responsibilities

Work within a focused team in developing technical computing and HPC strategies and carry out their implementation including hardware, operating system, automation and application software deployments

Implement scalable and re-locatable deployment strategies through automation/orchestration, scripting and containerization in both on premises and cloud settings with the goals of applying DevOps methodologies to scientific computing

Work directly with researchers and scientists as a member of their team in designing, prototyping/testing, tuning for parallelization, problem analysis and preparing documentation for processing and data acquisition pipelines

Respond to user’s requests for direct support of application troubleshooting

Transfer knowledge and promote new technologies within the user community through one-on-one help sessions and documentation

Assist users to install, configure and/or script informatics tools and applications. Help guide their analytical processes through understanding their work and data flows.

Provide Linux/UNIX administration

Requirements:
BS/MS in Life Sciences and or Computer Science, Bioinformatics or related field

Experience working in the Life Sciences field or Pharmaceutical Industry

5 – 8+ years of experience in the planning, deployment and management of Linux systems (RHEL, Ubuntu)

5 – 8+ years of strong scripting or programming experience (Bash, Python, Perl, Ruby, C/ C++, other)

Demonstrated experience/knowledge of computational clusters (CPU & GPU), HPC and/or grid computing environments.

5+ years of experience in the implementation, integrating and use of orchestration and automation tools or platforms (Ansible/Salt, Jenkins, Kubernetes, OpenStack etc).

5+ years of experience supporting/developing informatics systems in machine learning, medical or basic science research environments strongly preferred.

5+ years Amazon Web Services experience a plus

5+ years virtualization / VMware experience a plus

5+ years Windows Server administration a plus

10+ Years of Industry experience is REQUIRED (preferably in the Life Sciences/Pharma/Biologics Industry)

Skills Required:
Ability to work independently and demonstrate excellent project management and communication skills with a strong demonstration of commitment to customer service

Good presentation, training and documentation skills are essential

Comfortable working in a dynamic environment and developing flexible solutions to meet evolving requirements

Ability to multitask and prioritize work requirements with minimal supervision

Excellent written and verbal communication skills: demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with scientists, developers, application analysts, managers and IT

Strong problem solving and negotiation skills

Requires minimal direction from leadership and possesses the ability to learn quickly

Ability to successfully negotiate and collaborate with others of different skill sets, backgrounds and levels within and external to the organization

Regards,

Vandy Gupta

Advantech Solutions

P-847-754-3047

vandy@atsus.net