Junior Research Systems Administrator

Job Title: Junior Research Systems Administrator

Job Location: 450 West Dr, Chapel Hill, NC 27514

Job Duration: 6 Months + possible extension

JOB DESCRIPTION

This job is mostly remote, but requires someone who lives in area and is able to come into office (with notice) occasionally.

Hours 8-5 M-F.

The primary purpose of the Junior Research Systems Administrator is to support the Bioinformatics Group’s research computational infrastructure as a Linux and Windows servers administrator, enterprise data storage administrator, web server administrator. It is an absolute requirement that the position performs all of its duties in an IT security-aware fashion. This includes among others regular updates of storage system, virtualization system, SLURM cluster system, IT support ticketing system, Linux and Windows operating system, system backup, protecting research data and respecting privacy.

Master's degree with 1 year of cumulative IT work experience, or Bachelor's degree with 2 years of cumulative IT work experience, or A combination of relevant education and experience.

Although this is not a designated "on-call" role, the Junior Research Systems Administrator must be available to address critical issues outside of regular working hours when necessary. The position also entails triaging support tickets and providing timely assistance to users.