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Oakland University

Linux Systems Administrator

🇺🇸 Hybrid - Rochester, MI

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $82K

💻 Information Technology

🗓️ June 23rd, 2025

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Edtech.com's Summary

Oakland University is hiring a Linux Systems Administrator to manage and support their High-Performance Research computing environment and portions of the Enterprise server environment. The role involves maintaining system security and operational stability, performing upgrades, implementing new solutions, and collaborating on enterprise-wide projects that support academic and administrative units.

Highlights
  • Manage and support high-performance computing environments and enterprise servers.
  • Maintain systems to ensure they are current, secure, and operationally sound.
  • Perform system upgrades, enhancements, and problem resolution within a collaborative team.
  • Required skills include advanced Linux knowledge, cluster administration, software compilation, configuration management, and network file systems like NFSv4.
  • Preferred experience with HPC job scheduling (SLURM), NVIDIA Base Command Manager, Lustre file system, virtualization, containerization, cloud services (GCP, AWS, Azure), automation (Ansible), and monitoring tools (Zabbix, Grafana, Splunk).
  • Minimum qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, 4+ years of relevant experience, and ability to work independently and collaboratively.
  • Offer includes a competitive salary of $82,000 annually and comprehensive benefits including healthcare, retirement contributions, tuition assistance, and flexible schedules.
  • Position supports students, faculty, and university employees and includes opportunities for professional growth.
  • Work schedule requires flexibility, occasional early morning maintenance, and capability to respond onsite within 1-1.5 hours if needed.
  • Must reside in Michigan and provide a work sample document related to instructions or documentation.