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

[Steven Downing]

The Broad Institute has an exciting and challenging position available for
a Senior Systems Administrator.  Interested candidates can apply online at
http://www.broadinstitute.org/careers by reviewing Requisition #1064 or
contact Steve Downing  directly at downing at broadinstitute.org.  The job
description is below.

Job Description- Senior Systems Administrator, Req. #1064

The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard seeks a Senior Systems Administrator
to help manage our Linux server environment. Includes stand-alone servers,
8,000 core compute farm, LSF and Grid Engine schedulers, VM and cloud
environments. Administers computing and data storage hardware supporting IT
services at the Broad. Responds to requests for support and new services,
explains IT concepts and policies, and follows established IT procedures.
Mentors and trains other staff on technology and professional practices.
Manages medium to large scale projects relating to the computing platform.
Shares on-call responsibilities with the rest of the Systems Operations
team members, and other duties as assigned.



KEY RESPONSIBILITIES / ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

•Server OS administration
•Server hardware and vendor management
•Core service application administration
•Client issue response and escalation
•New technology evaluations and innovation projects
•Mentoring
•Architectural leadership
Desired Skills & Experience

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or other technical discipline with
strong knowledge of IT computing systems, or equivalent experience

MINIMUM YEARS OF EXPERIENCE necessary to effectively perform essential
functions of the job:
6-9 years of experience as administrator of Linux/UNIX or Windows systems
in a large-installation environment (SAGE level IV)


SKILLS / TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE / CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

•Solid understanding of Linux and/or Windows operating systems and network
storage technologies and protocols
•Demonstrated experience in management of automated OS installation and
configuration management systems
•Strong diagnostic and analytic skills
•Basic understanding of IT security principles and best practices
•Hands-on experience with distributed resource management and/or
virtualization technologies
•Ability to manage large projects
•Experience mentoring junior level systems administrators
•Provides highest level of support on technical computing issues to end
users and developers
•Demonstrated public presentation skills
•Experience communicating technical issues to executive level audience
•Preferred experience with HPC or parallel compute farm scheduling
environments like LSF or Grid Engine
.Company Description

Who is Broad?

The Broad Institute brings together a diverse group of individuals from
across its partner institutions — undergraduate and graduate students,
postdoctoral fellows, professional scientists, administrative
professionals, and academic faculty.

The culture and environment at the Broad is designed to encourage
creativity and to engage all participants, regardless of role or seniority,
in the mission of the Institute. Within this setting, researchers are
empowered — both intellectually and technically — to confront even the most
difficult biomedical challenges.

The Institute’s organization is unique among biomedical research
institutions. It encompasses three types of organizational units: core
member laboratories, programs and platforms. Scientists within these units
work closely together — and with other collaborators around the world — to
tackle critical problems in human biology and disease
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