Want to join a dynamic team working on cutting-edge high performance computers and networks? The Texas Learning and Computation Center, TLC2, at the University of Houston has state-of-the-art equipment for high-performance computation, storage and visualization and is leading the implementation of a high-performance research and education network for the main academic and medical research and educational institutions in Houston. The development, operations and support of these facilities as well as high-end University wide facilities are carried out by a single team shared between the University's IT Division and TLC2. The Center focus is research and education in computer and computational sciences and engineering, such as research in bioinformatics, biochemistry, chemistry, chemical engineering, physics, geosciences, mathematics, mechanical engineering, computer science and electrical engineering. The positions require at least five years of experience in development, operations and maintenance of cutting-edge Linux-Unix cluster environments as well as high performance networks. The position requires frequent interactions with vendors, the open source community, researchers on campus as well as at other universities and national laboratories, instructors and students. An interest in user support and good communication skills is a must. Analytical and inductive thinking is critical. For systems administration extensive working knowledge of at least one Unix/Linux operating system and familiarity with common Linux distributions is required and familiarity with Windows desirable. Currently supported operating systems include Red Hat and Debian, Solaris, IRIX, HPUX and Windows. Familiarity with scalable high-performance file systems, such as Lustre, Panasas, PVFS and GPFS is highly desirable. Familiarity with HSM systems and Grid software is also highly desirable. The joint team currently maintains several clusters with about a thousand CPUs in total, including a SGI Onyx system, a SGI Reality Center, an ImmersaDesk, a 112 processor Sun system, a 50 TB distributed storage network, and miscellaneous servers including mail, DHS, DHCP and web servers. Familiarity with system security issues and protective measures for a community of users that may be distributed not only on campus but nationally and even globally is a must. Familiarity with web development tools and servers, such as Zope and Apache and software management systems, such as CVS and Bugzilla and scripting languages such as Perl, Python, and Bash is necessary. The responsibilities also include development and implementation of cluster monitoring and management tools and performance tuning/engineering. The network administrator should have experience of design, deployment, configuration, operations, management and maintenance of high-performance network equipment, including identification and resolution of performance and security problems. Experience in design and management of all-optical networks is desirable. The salary range is commensurate with qualifications and experience. The University of Houston is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Minorities, women, veterans, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Take your first step to joining the team by contacting Rosalinda Mendez at rcmendez@tlc2.uh.edu. Rosalinda C. Mendez Texas Learning and Computation Center University of Houston 501 Philip G. Hoffman Hall Houston, TX 77204-3010 vox: 713-743-3361 fax: 713-743-3376