Linux Systems Engineer
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, located on the North Shore of Long Island, is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer III with a solid understanding of Linux-based operating systems to join our IT Department. Responsibilities include administering a complex site alone or assisting in the administration of a larger site. Initiating new responsibilities and helping to develop plans for the future of the site/network. Evaluating and/or recommending critical IT purchases; ability to appropriately recommend and influence the purchasing process. Will be responsible for managing junior level system engineers. Performing weekend on-call functions. Performing additional IT related tasks, as assigned by management.Position RequirementsRequired Skills: Requirements for this position are strong interpersonal and communication skills; capable of writing purchase justifications, training users in complex topics, making presentations to an internal audience, and interacting positively with upper management. The ability to work independently along with complex problem solving ability. Strong documentation skills. Should be comfortable with most aspects of operating system administration; for example, configuration of mail systems, system installation and configuration, printer systems, fundamentals of security, installing third-party software. A solid understanding of Linux-based operating systems and Windows Server operating system; understands paging and swapping, inter-process communication, devices and what device drivers do, filesystem concepts (inode, clustering, logical partitions). Familiarity with fundamental networking/distributed computing environment concepts; working knowledge of NFS/SMB/FTP/SSH & HTTP; authentication via OpenLDAP and Active Directory; configure and administer DHCP and DNS; manage multiple domains; understands basic routing concepts. Familiarity with MS Exchange 2016, Sendmail and Postfix email systems. Ability to write scripts in some administrative language (Bash, Python, Perl, Powershell). Experience with some form configuration management (Ansible, Puppet, Salt, Powershell Dsc). Able to design, implement, and manage a backup solution based on retention, and scheduling requirements.
Desirable Skills: Experience with parallel filesystems (GPFS, Gluster, Ceph). Experience installing, configuring, and managing TSM server.
Experience with SAN storage and FC switches. Significant programming background in any applicable language.
Experience: Three to five years of system administration experience.
Education: Bachelor’s degree in computer science/related field or equivalent IT experience.
We offer a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package.
You are required to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 as a condition to your employment at the Laboratory, except in instances where you have a qualifying medical condition or sincerely held religious belief, practice, or observance that is contrary to receiving the vaccine. You will be required to provide proof of your vaccination on your first day of employment. For those individuals, who are unable to receive a vaccine due to access issues, they will be expected to receive the vaccine upon arrival in New York.
If interested, please apply for this position via the CSHL website at: http://cshl.peopleadmin.com/postings/15023
Position Number: 01322-A
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory is a world-renowned research and educational institution with programs in cancer, neuroscience, plant biology, genomics and bioinformatics. The Laboratory is recognized internationally for its excellence in research and educational activities.
For more information about CSHL, please visit us at: www.cshl.edu
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