HPC System Administrator

Lenovo
Farnborough, UK
about 1 month ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Bash Shell CentOS Data Centers Software Debugging File Systems Distributed Data Store Firmware General Parallel File Systems InfiniBand Python (Programming Language) Linux System Administration Network Connections
+12 more
Remote Direct Memory Access Red Hat Enterprise Linux Ansible Service Pack System Software Weka SUSE Linux System Availability Gitlab Slurm Software Version Control Confluent

Job description

  • Monitoring, maintaining, and managing the physical infrastructure of a data center, ensuring its smooth operation, reliability, and security.
  • Monitoring power and cooling systems and network connectivity
  • Hardware and system software debugging and troubleshooting.
  • Responding to alerts, performing preventative maintenance, rolling out and upgrading firmware versions, and managing any issues that may arise to minimize downtime and optimize data availability
  • Performing software and operating system upgrades to latest Best Recipe
  • Resolve errors through developing, testing and implementing changes to the system.
  • Provide corrective and preventive maintenance, troubleshoot and isolate defects.
  • Perform Software and firmware testing for any fixes, upgrades, security patch.

Requirements

  • Strong experience in Linux environments (Suse, RHEL, CentOS) including RedHat distributions
  • Hands-on experience with HPC tools and schedulers such as Slurm and PBS Pro, as well as Confluent
  • Solid scripting and automation skills using Ansible, Bash, and Python
  • Experience with distributed storage systems and file systems (GPFS, Weka, DDN, NFS, SMB)
  • Knowledge of advanced networking technologies (InfiniBand, RDMA, ROCE)
  • Experience with version control and automation practices (GitLab, GitOps)
  • Strong background in system administration, monitoring, troubleshooting, and operational support, including security patching
  • Hands-on expertise with hardware and infrastructure (server, storage, networking), including installation, break-fix, OS deployment, and firmware/software upgrades independently

Benefits & conditions

Pulled from the full job description

  • Referral programme
  • Life insurance
  • Free parking
  • Company pension
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • On-site parking, * Private medical
  • Income protection
  • Attractive pension scheme
  • Positive work life balance
  • Learning and development
  • Life insurance
  • Lenovo and Motorola products discounts
  • Lifestyle discounts
  • Cycle to work
  • MyGymDiscounts
  • Mortgage advice and support
  • Referral bonus
  • Free onsite parking

About the company

Why Work at Lenovo

We are Lenovo. We do what we say. We own what we do. We WOW our customers. Lenovo is a US$83 billion revenue global technology powerhouse, ranked #153 in the Fortune Global 500, and serving millions of customers every day in 180 markets. Focused on a bold vision to deliver Smarter Technology for All, Lenovo has built on its success as the world’s largest PC company with a full-stack portfolio of AI-enabled, AI-ready, and AI-optimized devices (PCs, workstations, smartphones, tablets), infrastructure (server, storage, edge, high performance computing and software defined infrastructure), software, solutions, and services. Lenovo’s continued investment in world-changing innovation is building a more equitable, trustworthy, and smarter future for everyone, everywhere. Lenovo is listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange under Lenovo Group Limited (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY). This transformation together with Lenovo’s world-changing innovation is building a more inclusive, trustworthy, and smarter future for everyone, everywhere. To find out more visit www.lenovo.com, and read about the latest news via our StoryHub., We are Lenovo! We’re a leader in genuine innovation, dreaming up - and building - the technology and services that enable and inspire progress around the world. Our innovative high-quality PCs & Smart Devices, Data Centers, Supercomputing, Mobile and Smart Office products are designed and built with the customer in mind. And it’s our people who make this all happen - we believe different is better and our strength lies in this diversity.

We are currently hiring for an HPC System Administrator in London, United Kingdom, with experience in Linux, Unix, RedHat, Server, Storage, Networking, to work a mix of on-site and remote support to our customers.

As part of the Lenovo Managed Services team your responsibilities will include

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