The Michigan State University Institute for Cyber Enabled Research is seeking a Senior Linux System Administrator/Information Technologist in our Job of the Week. “The Information Technologist II will develop, support and optimize systems and processes for the management and automation of High Performance Computing systems. Duties include: support and optimize data storage systems, including capacity planning and disaster recovery planning; security in particular network security and data security appropriate for research projects; ability to work with Firewall configuration and rules; experience with virtual machine implementations such as Docker and Singularity containers; participate in the development of facilities to support High Performance Computing systems on campus.”
Podcast: Laconia Supercomputer Coming to MSU
In this WKAR podcast, Andy Keen from Michigan State University describes MSU’s new Laconia supercomputer. The $3-million system is part of a cluster that’s run by their ICER High Performance Computing Center. “It’s an exciting time for the computational sciences at MSU,” said iCER Director Kennie Merz. “Our researchers are poised to tackle transformative problems ranging from the discovery of new drugs to understanding the universe we live in.”
Job of the Week: Information Technologist at ICER at Michigan State
ICER at Michigan State is seeking an Information Technologist in our Job of the Week. “As a joint appointment between Michigan State University’s Information Technology Services and the Institute for Cyber-Enabled Research, the storage server administers computer storage clusters totaling a few nodes, including high speed Ethernet network interconnections. The position will involve Linux systems administration and working in a team environment with systems administrators, programmers, and research specialists to support the university’s research computing needs; will deploy and test new systems and services; will monitor, diagnose, support, and upgrade existing services (using the technologies described in the ‘Desired Qualifications’ section); will work with staff to document internal and external procedures; will develop, expand, and implement tools and scripts to facilitate administration ; will work with users on how to use object-oriented Ceph-based systems.”
HPC People on the Move – New Year’s Edition
Dr. Lewey Anton reports on who’s moving on up in High Peformance Computing. Familiar names in this edition include: Sharan Kalwani, John Lee, Jay Muelhoefer, Brian Sparks, and Ed Turkel. And be sure to let us know of HPC folks in new positions!
