Research Computing & Systems Administrator

Working Title: Research Computing & Systems Administrator

Position Location: Fort Collins, CO

Work Location: Position qualifies for hybrid/in-office work

Research Professional Position: Yes

Posting Number: 202500108AP

Position Type: Admin Professional/ Research Professional

Classification Title: Research Associate I

Number of Vacancies: 1

Work Hours/Week: 40

Proposed Annual Salary Range: $60,000 - $68,000

Colorado State University is not just a workplace; it’s a thriving community that’s transforming lives and improving the human condition through world-class teaching, research, and service. With a robust benefits package, collaborative atmosphere, commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion , and focus on work-life balance, CSU is where you can thrive, grow, and make a lasting impact.

Description of Work Unit:

Colorado State University is a land-grant institution committed to a 150-year-old mission of access to higher education for the citizens of Colorado and to excellence in teaching, research, and outreach. The campus is located in the city of Fort Collins, the county seat of Larimer County. Fort Collins is a progressive community of approximately 171,000 situated 65 miles north of Denver on Interstate 25.

Position Summary:

The Research Computing and Systems Administrator performs analysis and design on research computing clusters and assists researchers and students with programming support as needed to meet the specific needs of a given research grant. This is a full-time Administrative Professional position based in Fort Collins, CO. The Research Computing and Systems Administrator reports to the College of Engineering Research Computing Administrator.

The successful candidate must be legally authorized to work in the United States by the proposed start date. The Department will not sponsor a visa for this position.

Required Job Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, will consider an Associate’s degree and at least 2 years of work experience in computer science or a related field in lieu of a Bachelor’s degree.
• Working knowledge of LINUX system administration including system configuration, NFS filesystems, auto mount, Samba, ssh, and basic networking to include TCP/IP, DNS and DHCP.
• Experience with at least two of the following programming languages: Perl, PHP, C, C++ or Python.

Preferred Job Qualifications:

• Experience with various flavors of Linux to include CentOS, Ubuntu, and Mint.
• Experience with remote desktop, VNC, and shell scripting.
• Experience with installing and troubleshooting engineering research applications, e.g., Matlab, Cadence, ANSYS Fluent, etc.
• Experience working with provisioning software such as Ansible or Puppet.
• Experience working with High Performance Computing systems using Slurm or similar.
• Experience with parallel programming in research applications.

Diversity Statement: Reflecting departmental and institutional values, candidates are expected to have the ability to advance the Department’s commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Job Duty Category: Research Computing Administration

• Help manage multiple existing High Performance Computing (HPC) research clusters operating in the Scott Data Center.
• Provide similar research computing administration for clusters owned by specific research groups.

Conditions of Employment: Pre-employment Criminal Background Check (required for new hires).

Special Instructions to Applicants: For full consideration, please upload your resume/CV, cover letter, and the contact information for three professional references by 11:59 PM (MST) on March 2, 2025.

References Requested: Minimum Requested 3, Maximum Requested 3.