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| t | 2 | This is a two-year contract of employment, inclusive of benefits. The Academic Research Services tea | t | 2 | This is a two-year contract of employment, inclusive of benefits. The Academic Research Services tea |
| > | m at UCSF is seeking an Storage Systems Engineer (SYS ADM 4) to serve as a technical resource in the | > | m at UCSF is seeking an Storage Systems Engineer (SYS ADM 4) to serve as a technical resource in the | ||
| > | design, deployment, and operation of large-scale research storage and data infrastructure. This rol | > | design, deployment, and operation of large-scale(multi petabytes) research storage and data infrast | ||
| > | e will work in close partnership with the Senior Research DevOps Engineer to support UCSF’s evolving | > | ructure. This role will work in close partnership with the FAC Storage Lead to support UCSF’s evolvi | ||
| > | research ecosystem, including CoreHPC, the Research Analysis Environment (RAE), and large instituti | > | ng research ecosystem, including Physical/Virtual Compute, CoreHPC, the Research Analysis Environmen | ||
| > | onal storage initiatives. This position is primarily responsible for architecture, implementation, a | > | t (RAE), and large institutional storage initiatives. This position is primarily responsible for arc | ||
| > | nd lifecycle management for the Facility for Advanced Computing (FAC), storage and systems, includin | > | hitecture, implementation, and lifecycle management for the Facility for Advanced Computing (FAC), s | ||
| > | g support for large storage environments, NSF-funded infrastructure, and OS Nexus–aligned data platf | > | torage and systems, including support for large storage environments based on ZFS, NFS v3 and v4 & S | ||
| > | orms. The role ensures seamless integration between storage systems and the CoreHPC compute cluster, | > | AMBA(SMB) NSF-funded infrastructure, and OS Nexus–aligned data platforms. The role ensures seamless | ||
| > | enabling performant, reliable, and scalable data access for AI, data science, and computational res | > | integration between storage systems and the Physical/Virtual Compute as well as CoreHPC compute clu | ||
| > | earch workloads. The Storage Systems Engineer will: Work with the lead to continue supporting the de | > | ster, enabling performant, reliable, and scalable data access for AI, data science, and computationa | ||
| > | sign and evolution of storage architecture across on-prem and hybrid environments, including VAST, p | > | l research workloads. The Storage Systems Engineer will: Work with the FAC Storage lead to continue | ||
| > | arallel filesystems, and enterprise storage platforms Develop and maintain data movement strategies | > | supporting the design and evolution of storage architecture on ZFS across on-prem and hybrid environ | ||
| > | and tooling (e.g., rsync, rclone, Globus, SMB workflows) to support large-scale data ingestion, migr | > | ments, including ZFS, NFS, SMB VAST, parallel filesystems, and enterprise storage platforms Develop | ||
| > | ation, and lifecycle management Ensure tight integration between storage and HPC compute systems, op | > | and maintain data movement strategies and tooling (e.g., rsync, rclone, Globus, NFS, SMB workflows) | ||
| > | timizing throughput, latency, and reliability for distributed workloads Support and scale storage sy | > | to support large-scale data ingestion, migration, and lifecycle management Ensure tight integration | ||
| > | stems backing major institutional initiatives (FAC storage, OS Nexus integration) Collaborate closel | > | between storage and Physical/Virtual Compute as well as CoreHPC compute cluster systems, optimizing | ||
| > | y with DevOps, networking, and security teams to deliver cohesive research infrastructure solutions | > | throughput, latency, and reliability for distributed workloads Support and scale storage systems ba | ||
| > | Design and implement monitoring, performance tuning, and capacity planning strategies for storage an | > | cking major institutional initiatives (FAC storage(ZFS), OS Nexus integration) Collaborate closely w | ||
| > | d data systems Troubleshoot complex issues across storage, networking, and compute boundaries Partic | > | ith DevOps, networking, and security teams to deliver cohesive research infrastructure solutions Des | ||
| > | ipate in system upgrades, migrations, and expansion efforts with minimal disruption to researchers P | > | ign and implement monitoring, performance tuning, and capacity planning strategies for storage and d | ||
| > | rovide guidance to researchers on data organization, transfer strategies, and performance optimizati | > | ata systems Troubleshoot complex issues across storage, networking, and compute boundaries Participa | ||
| > | on Evaluate and recommend emerging storage technologies and architectures This role may lead storage | > | te in system upgrades, migrations, and expansion efforts with minimal disruption to researchers Prov | ||
| > | -focused projects and contribute to cross-functional initiatives that improve the scalability, usabi | > | ide guidance to researchers on data organization, transfer strategies, and performance optimization | ||
| > | lity, and reliability of UCSF’s research computing ecosystem. Department Overview Academic Research | > | Evaluate and recommend emerging storage technologies and architectures This role may lead storage-fo | ||
| > | Systems (ARS) serves the needs of the UCSF research community by providing an integrated repository | > | cused projects and contribute to cross-functional initiatives that improve the scalability, usabilit | ||
| > | of HIPAA compliant clinical and life sciences data and a centralized, secure, professionally managed | > | y, and reliability of UCSF’s research computing ecosystem. Department Overview Academic Research Sys | ||
| > | infrastructure for the storage and management of research data. ARS empowers medical scientific inv | > | tems (ARS) serves the needs of the UCSF research community by providing an integrated repository of | ||
| > | estigations by offering secure computing environments, data capture, management and analysis tools, | > | HIPAA compliant clinical and life sciences data and a centralized, secure, professionally managed in | ||
| > | and support services which meet researchers’ needs. The Research Infrastructure team of the Academic | > | frastructure for the storage and management of research data. ARS empowers medical scientific invest | ||
| > | Research Service (ARS) focuses on large scale research platform support, high performance computati | > | igations by offering secure computing environments, data capture, management and analysis tools, and | ||
| > | onal and storage services for UCSF researchers so they can address complex computational, AI, and d | > | support services which meet researchers’ needs. The Research Infrastructure team of the Academic Re | ||
| > | ata science problems. | > | search Service (ARS) focuses on large scale research platform support, high performance computationa | ||
| > | l and storage services for UCSF researchers so they can address complex computational, AI, and data | ||||
| > | science problems. | ||||
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| 4 | Qualifications: | 4 | Qualifications: | ||
| 5 | REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS - Bachelor's degree in a related area, such as computer science or engineeri | 5 | REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS - Bachelor's degree in a related area, such as computer science or engineeri | ||
| > | ng, and 6+ years of experience with storage infrastructure support and management, or 10+ years of r | > | ng, and 6+ years of experience with storage infrastructure support and management, or 10+ years of r | ||
| > | elated experience with large-scale storage systems - Demonstrated skill (5 years +) deploying, manag | > | elated experience with large-scale storage systems - Demonstrated skill (5 years +) deploying, manag | ||
| > | ing, and troubleshooting ZFS (or similar) InfiniBand-based clusters - Strong knowledge of ZFS, high- | > | ing, and troubleshooting ZFS (or similar) InfiniBand-based clusters - Strong knowledge of ZFS, high- | ||
| > | performance parallel filesystems, and storage such as GPFS, Lustre, Vast, DDN, etc - Advanced knowle | > | performance parallel filesystems, and storage such as GPFS, Lustre, Vast, DDN, etc - Advanced knowle | ||
| > | dge of computer security best practices and policies, including demonstrated experience securing res | > | dge of computer security best practices and policies, including demonstrated experience securing res | ||
| > | earch cyberinfrastructure systems to meet NIST 800-171 / 800-223, HIPAA, or IS-3 requirements - Know | > | earch cyberinfrastructure systems to meet NIST 800-171 / 800-223, HIPAA, or IS-3 requirements - Know | ||
| > | ledge of HPC job scheduler system design and operation, such as SLURM or PBS, - Ability to elicit an | > | ledge of HPC job scheduler system design and operation, such as SLURM or PBS, - Ability to elicit an | ||
| > | d communicate technical and non-technical information in a clear and concise manner. - Self-motivate | > | d communicate technical and non-technical information in a clear and concise manner. - Self-motivate | ||
| > | d and works independently and as part of a team. Demonstrates problem-solving skills. Able to learn | > | d and works independently and as part of a team. Demonstrates problem-solving skills. Able to learn | ||
| > | effectively and meet deadlines. - Understanding of system performance monitoring and actions that ca | > | effectively and meet deadlines. - Understanding of system performance monitoring and actions that ca | ||
| > | n be taken to improve or correct performance. - Demonstrated advanced knowledge, skills, and abiliti | > | n be taken to improve or correct performance. - Demonstrated advanced knowledge, skills, and abiliti | ||
| > | es associated with system problem identification and resolution. Experience with design, configurati | > | es associated with system problem identification and resolution. Experience with design, configurati | ||
| > | on, operation, repair, and tuning of technology systems. - Advanced experience writing and editing t | > | on, operation, repair, and tuning of technology systems. - Advanced experience writing and editing t | ||
| > | he most complex scripts used to perform system maintenance and administration. - Demonstrated testin | > | he most complex scripts used to perform system maintenance and administration. - Demonstrated testin | ||
| > | g and test planning skills. Demonstrated ability to create automated testing. - Ability to write tec | > | g and test planning skills. Demonstrated ability to create automated testing. - Ability to write tec | ||
| > | hnical documentation in a clear and concise manner. Ability to develop runbooks defining complex tec | > | hnical documentation in a clear and concise manner. Ability to develop runbooks defining complex tec | ||
| > | hnical processes in a clear and concise manner PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS - Expert knowledge of Virtua | > | hnical processes in a clear and concise manner PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS - Expert knowledge of Virtua | ||
| > | l Machines, Bare Metal Servers & HPC systems infrastructure design - Knowledge of the design, develo | > | l Machines, Bare Metal Servers & HPC systems infrastructure design - Knowledge of the design, develo | ||
| > | pment and application of technology and systems to meet business needs. - General knowledge of other | > | pment and application of technology and systems to meet business needs. - General knowledge of other | ||
| > | areas of IT. E.g., Active Directory, Domain Controllers, Network Infrastructure. - Demonstrated ski | > | areas of IT. E.g., Active Directory, Domain Controllers, Network Infrastructure. - Demonstrated ski | ||
| > | lls associated with adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs. Demonstrated comprehensiv | > | lls associated with adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs. Demonstrated comprehensiv | ||
| > | e understanding of how system management actions affect other systems, system users and dependent/re | > | e understanding of how system management actions affect other systems, system users and dependent/re | ||
| > | lated functions. - Professional certification in enterprise storage technologies (e.g., NetApp, Dell | > | lated functions. - Professional certification in enterprise storage technologies (e.g., NetApp, Dell | ||
| > | EMC PowerScale, IBM Storage Scale, VAST, Pure Storage) | > | EMC PowerScale, IBM Storage Scale, VAST, Pure Storage) | ||