[BBLISA-jobs] The Broad Institute- Systems Administrator Career Opportunity in Cambridge

[Steve Downing]

The Broad Institute is redefining the boundaries of science and medicine 
with an interdisciplinary model designed to meet today's most critical 
biomedical challenges.  Here you will find an intense, exciting 
environment and a firm commitment to continuously invest in cutting edge 
technology.  At the Broad we are developing the new tools that will 
enable scientists to begin unlocking the mysteries of genomics.

The Broad Research IT infrastructure comprises a 4000-core computing 
cluster, several hundred application and compute servers---both physical 
and virtual---and a NAS environment hosting more than 4PB of data. 
Spanning three physical data centers, this infrastructure supports an 
active research community of more than 1000 people.

SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR II at the Broad Institute to join the Research 
Computing Operations Team, to help maintain and deliver NAS resources 
(5PB and growing) to the various labs of the Institute. Act as a member 
of the team responsible for the provisioning, monitoring and reporting 
of storage utilization. Ensure the availability of data through the 
creation and use of reproducible systems management procedures and 
participate in the evaluation of new technologies. Assist with the 
development of data storage and recovery tier definitions and SLAs. Work 
with various user groups to help create and implement Information 
Lifecycle Management plans and attempt space forecasting. Serve as a 
member of the Research Computing group with responsibility for various 
IT platforms, hardware, infrastructure and security affecting the 
scientific research community of the Broad.

Requires a B.S. in computer science or related field. A minimum of five 
years professional experience as a Linux systems administrator. A 
productive knowledge of one or more common scripting languages (Python, 
Perl, Bash, TK, etc.) and ability to quickly master new tools and 
languages. Clear, professional communication skills in order to work 
with team members and users of diverse technical abilities. Organized 
and detail oriented, able to track complex projects and systems among 
shifting priorities, experience working with other common operating 
systems (Windows, Mac OS, Solaris) preferred. Experience with one or 
more of the following storage platforms and technologies preferred: 
NetApp, ZFS, NFS, CIFS, EMC, DDN, Isilon, Acopia.

The Broad Institute is an equal opportunity employer.

To find out how rewarding it can be to work at the Broad Institute, 
check out this video:

http://www.broadinstitute.org/files/sections/about/video/broadVideo/broadVideo.html

Please respond directly to me, Steve Downing, at downing at broadinstitute.org
Apply online at : www.broadinstitute.org/careers  (Requisition #339)

Thank you!

Steve

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Steven Downing
Contract IT Recruiter
The Broad Institute of MIT&  Harvard
T: 617-714-7437
F: 617-714-8993
7 Cambridge Center
Cambridge, MA 02142
downing at broadinstitute.org
http://www.broadinstitute.org/careers

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