HPC Systems Administration Specialist
Argonne National Laboratory
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This role pays less than 98% of similar roles. Most pay $128,792–$213,531 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $89k versus about $171k for comparable roles.
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Argonne National Laboratory is a multidisciplinary science and engineering research center sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, conducting research in energy, environment, and national security. Industry: Scientific Research & National Laboratories
Argonne National Laboratory currently has 8 open roles on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs $107,963–$168,422 across 8 roles with salary data.
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As an HPC Systems Administration Specialist within the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility team, you will contribute to the design, development, and advancement of the high performance computing environment. You will focus on software integration with the facility's operational ecosystem, specifically building new systems, tools, and software stacks. Your daily work involves managing Linux clusters, performing performance tuning, and handling resource allocation. To succeed, you must utilize Spack for package management, manage programming environments via Lmod or Singularity/Apptainer, and handle libraries like MPI, CUDA, BLAS, and FFTW. You will use Python for automation, manage configurations through version control, and navigate build systems like Make and CMake. The role addresses the technical challenge of managing complex software dependencies and providing essential support to researchers within a scientific computing environment.
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