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# System & Network Administrator

- **Company:** California Institute of Technology
- **Location:** Richland, WA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $84,240.0 - $93,600.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Proxmox, Microsoft Windows, Data Analysis, Macintosh Computers, Apple Mac Systems, Configuration Management, Databases, Data Centers, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, Linux, Network Address Translation, File Systems, Domain Name System (DNS), Subnetting, Lightweight Directory Access Protocols (LDAP), Network Architecture, Routing, Ansible, Software Engineering, Software Testing Automation Framework, TCP/IP, Virtual Local Area Networks, Virtual Machines, Wide Area Networks, Backup and Restore, Peripherals, Juniper, Kubernetes, Laptops, Puppet, Network Server, Cisco
- **Published:** October 21, 2026
- **Apply:** https://jobs.localjobnetwork.com/apply/add/88661350/1

## About the Role

* 4-year degree in a technical field or equivalent experience.
 * 2+ years of experience with a consumer OS (Windows or macOS).
 * 2+ years of experience with Linux.
 * Ability to support site infrastructure (such as DNS, DHCP, NAT, LDAP).
 * Familiarity with an automated configuration management system such as Puppet, Chef, Salt, or Ansible.
 * Experience with end-user support, either remote or in person.
 * Strong communication and systems documentation skills., * Experience in an academic or research environment.
 * Experience with the Puppet automation framework.
 * Experience with deploying and managing Kubernetes.
 * Experience with Proxmox virtualization.
 * Experience with a clustered file system.
 * Experience with HTCondor.
 * 2+ years of experience administering a network.
 * Experience with network infrastructure concepts such as TCP/IP, layer routing (LAN/WAN), VLANs, subnetting, and network port management.
 * Experience with network gear from vendors such as Juniper, CISCO, Brocade, Fiberstore, Arista, or others.

## Description

As a system administrator working at LIGO Hanford Observatory, you will help deploy, maintain, and extend critical computing infrastructure at a world-leading gravitational wave Observatory.You will have the opportunity to work on a diverse set of challenges.These include the public network and its supporting services and infrastructure, as well as a local scientific data analysis compute cluster.

You will work in concert with other local and remote system administrators and have input on the design, selection, and implementation of projects. The infrastructure you will work with will include systems such as DNS, DHCP, LDAP, Containers, virtual machines, Kubernetes, high-throughput batch job systems, and clustered storage systems.

Your position is an enabler.You will work with users as needed and be able to see the results of your work.

LIGOis one of a handful of large-scale gravitational wave interferometers.This opportunity will give you a chance to apply your technical skills at a one-of-a-kind project in a new and growing field.

Essential Job Duties

System Administration - 35%

 * Management and administration of multiple heterogeneous physical and virtual data centers.
 * Communicate and coordinate with other system administrators, including reporting on progress and providing input to plans for future work.
 * Provide application support for a broad range of database, business, engineering, and scientific analysis applications.
 * Support and manage virtualized and container-based services.
 * Support and manage automated configuration management systems, as well as enterprise backup systems at scale.
 * Linux, Mac, and Windows systems administration for computer servers, workstations, laptops, and peripherals related to user support.

Maintenance and Install - 20%

 * Applying system updates.
 * Deploy and maintain hardware and software through lifecycle upgrades (OS, hardware).

User support - 35%

 * Responding to issues on the scientific data analysis cluster.
 * Responding to user issues.
 + Including network, wireless, printing, laptop, and software issues.

Other Duties - 10%

 * As assigned., Caltech complies with the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). We consider reasonable accommodation measures that may be necessary for eligible applicants and employees to perform the essential functions of a position.