Linux System Administrator / HPC System Administrator
Inseriert am: 30.04.2019
Linux System Administrator / HPC System Administrator - (18008594)
Description
Syngenta is a leading agriculture company helping to improve global food security by enabling millions of farmers to make better use of available resources. Through world class science and innovative crop solutions, our 28,000 people in over 90 countries are working to transform how crops are grown. We are committed to rescuing land from degradation, enhancing biodiversity and revitalizing rural communities.
The newly created Scientific Computing group in Crop Protection Research is seeking a passionate and experienced HPC linux system administrator. The ideal candidate is a highly reliable professional who maintains operational stability and provides hardware and software support. Are you excited at the same time to work with cutting edge technologies in a dynamic and collaborative environment in the field of cheminformatics, bioinformatics, computational chemistry, machine learning, and molecular simulations? Do you feel stimulated by working with pre-production software, for which well-known solutions are not existing yet? Do you also see how cloud-based infrastructure can provide synergism with physical hardware?
Become a part of our team - this new role is waiting for you to put your own stamp on it.
Role Purpose:
To locally support scientific informatics infrastructure and platforms (ICL) for Computational Scientists in CP R&D
To maintain and support Informatics applications and services critical to the success of CP R&D through service delivery and/or application support and change
To provide expert leadership in the utilization of platforms and applications
To support and champion exploration of new technologies and methods in support to CP R&D
To lead continuous service improvement
Your responsibilities include, (but not limited to):
Support and improve the local HPC infrastructure (hardware/software)
To provide expert leadership in the utilization of platforms and applications
To support and champion exploration of new technologies and methods to support Research activities (virtualization, cloud, etc.)
To lead continuous service improvement
Expand local Infrastructure to Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud lab or other cloud solutions where appropriate
Qualifications
Requirements:
Proven experience as a System Administrator, Network Administrator or similar role
Good knowledge of scientific software and high performance computing
Experience with databases, networks (LAN, WAN) and patch management
Knowledge of system security (e.g. intrusion detection systems) and data backup/recovery
Ability to create scripts in Python, Perl or other language
Familiarity with various operating systems and platforms
Resourcefulness and problem-solving aptitude
Solid understanding of AWS Cloud technologies and use of AWS platforms for scientific software
Excellent communication skills
What we offer:
Contribute to valuable and impactful work, in a stimulating environment -> #bringingplantpotentialtolife
