Position Vacancy ID:
94245-AS

Employment Class:
Academic Staff-Renewable

Working Title:
Linux System Administrator - DevOps

Official Title:
INFORM PROCESS CONSLT(S44DN) or ASSOC INF PROC CONSLT(S44FN)

Hiring Department:
A349300-VCRGE/WIPAC/WIPAC

FTE:
100%

Anticipated Begin Date:
JUNE 01, 2018

Term:
This is a renewable appointment.

Advertised Salary:
Minimum $42,167 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications

Degree and area of specialization:
B.S. in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.

Minimum number of years and type of relevant work experience:
This position is appropriate for a candidate with 0-5 years of experience after graduation. Any experience will be positively considered.

Required Skills:
-Strong knowledge of scripting languages such as Python.
-Linux administration experience.
-Service monitoring and troubleshooting.
-Process automation.
-Designing, coding, and using automated test software.
-Using common software development tools, such as revision control, software builds, and support tickets.

Experience in any of the following is a plus:
-Automated deployment and management of containerized applications using kubernetes.
-Distributed computing or HPC (e.g., cluster, grid, or cloud computing)
-Configuration management systems and automated server deployment.
-Server deployment and orchestration in Cloud environments.
-Linux container related technologies.
-Large scale storage systems and distributed filesystems.

The successful candidate will work in an agile team with focus to service delivery and user support. Attention to detail is necessary, as is a demonstrated ability to initiate and complete technical projects with minimal supervision.

License or Certificate:


Position Summary:
The Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center (WIPAC) is seeking a systems administrator with strong Linux and DevOps skills. The position calls for the ability to be creative, innovative, and work well independently and as a team player. It also demands passion for technology, an eye for detail and a determined persistence in troubleshooting and solving issues. The main goal for this position is to support scientists by designing data processing and analysis middleware, containerizing applications and services and managing operations of a distributed computing environment, including extensive monitoring and metrics collection.

The successful candidate will join a team that supports the scientific mission of various international collaborations of particle physicists. This research activity requires a computational facility of over 7,000 computer cores and over 7 Petabytes of storage located at UW-Madison, as well as extensive use of worldwide distributed computing resources. The exploitation of technologies emerging from the Cloud or Bigdata communities is an area of active interest.

Additional Information:
WIPAC is a research center in the University of Wisconsin-Madison with responsibility for the IceCube Neutrino
Observatory, a kilometer-scale neutrino detector located at the South Pole. A collaboration of more than 300 scientists from over forty research institutions worldwide conducts a research program to study high-energy neutrinos from cosmic sources. UW-Madison is responsible for the Maintenance & Operation of the observatory. Details can be found at http://icecube.wisc.edu/.

Contact:
Tina Gislason
tina.gislason@icecube.wisc.edu
608-890-0368
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1 (out-of-state: TTY: 800.947.3529, STS: 800.833.7637) and above Phone number (See RELAY_SERVICE for further information. )

Instructions to Applicants:
Please upload a resume and cover letter outlining relevant qualifications and experience. Please reference PVL 94245 in your materials.

Additional Link:
Full Position Details

NOTE: A Period of Evaluation will be Required

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Applications Open: Apr 26 2018 Central Daylight Time
Applications Close: May 25 2018 11:55 PM Central Daylight Time


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