Position Name - HPC System Administrator

Type of hiring - Fulltime/Subcon

Location - Ottawa, ON (Onsite)

Bilingualism (English/French)

Reliability Clearance - Yes (If not, should be able to obtain it)

Job Description:

Years of experience: 5+ Years plus in the subject matter area

Main Responsibilities

• Identify, diagnose, and resolve level two problems for users of the software and hardware, LAN and WAN, VPN, the Internet, mobile devices, and new computer technology; communicate solutions to end-users.
• Manage day-day operations and support of the HPC environment (Linux).
• Take ownership of capacity, availability and performance of the HPC cluster(s).
• Support end users in the submission and management of jobs based on Slurm and OpenHPC.
• Migrate existing nodes as required to Linux.
• Identity Management and multifactor authentication with integration between Active Directory and Linux platforms.

Specialized Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

• In-depth and demonstrated experience in the installation and operation of Linux platforms in an Enterprise environment (Ubuntu/RedHat).
• Experience in the use of KVM or other hypervisors.
• Experience in HPC tools such as Slurm, LSF or GridEngine.
• Demonstrated knowledge of HPC clusters and use cases.
• Bilingualism (English/French) is an asset.