{"id":617,"date":"2025-11-17T15:06:48","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T15:06:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skillbasedmatching.com\/jobs\/?post_type=jobpost&#038;p=617"},"modified":"2025-11-17T15:06:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T15:06:50","slug":"hpc-storage-systems-administrator-daos-national-lab-support","status":"publish","type":"jobpost","link":"https:\/\/skillbasedmatching.com\/jobs\/current-jobs\/hpc-storage-systems-administrator-daos-national-lab-support\/","title":{"rendered":"HPC Storage Systems Administrator (DAOS) \u2013 National Lab Support"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\u200bMyticas Consulting is seeking an experienced <strong>HPC Storage Systems Administrator<\/strong> on behalf of a confidential national laboratory client. This is a senior, <strong>100% remote contract<\/strong> role focused on maintaining reliable object storage for demanding scientific workloads in a high-performance computing (HPC) environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u200b<strong>Location:<\/strong> Remote (Supporting client near Argonne, Illinois)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u200b<strong>Contract Type:<\/strong> Full-time (40 hours\/week)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u200b<strong>Experience:<\/strong> <strong>3\u20137 years<\/strong> administering Linux in production; <strong>2+ years<\/strong> operating high-performance distributed storage systems at scale.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u200b<strong>Focus:<\/strong> Day-to-day operations, maintenance, and incident resolution for large-scale HPC storage clusters, specifically <strong>DAOS<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u200bKey Responsibilities: Distributed Storage Operations and Automation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\u200bThe administrator is responsible for the health, stability, and security of the client&#8217;s cutting-edge distributed storage technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u200b<strong>Daily Operations:<\/strong> Provide daily operations support, maintenance, and issue resolution for <strong>HPC storage clusters<\/strong>, with a focus on <strong>DAOS<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u200b<strong>Diagnostics &amp; Vendor Coordination:<\/strong> Monitor system health, perform <strong>diagnostics and root-cause analysis<\/strong>, and coordinate with internal teams and hardware\/software vendors (e.g., <strong>HPE<\/strong>) to resolve storage incidents.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u200b<strong>Maintenance:<\/strong> Perform upgrades, patches, and configuration changes to maintain system stability and security.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u200b<strong>Automation:<\/strong> Automate routine administration tasks using <strong>scripting (Bash, Python)<\/strong> and\/or configuration management tools (<strong>Ansible<\/strong>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u200b<strong>Documentation:<\/strong> Create or follow <strong>operational runbooks<\/strong> and documentation to ensure the availability and reliability of large-scale distributed object storage.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u200bRequired Skills &amp; Expertise: Storage at Scale<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\u200bSuccess requires experience managing petabyte-scale storage systems and hands-on hardware\/software troubleshooting abilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u200b<strong>Linux Systems:<\/strong> <strong>3\u20137 years<\/strong> administering Linux systems in production environments, including command-line administration.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u200b<strong>Distributed Storage (2+ years):<\/strong> Experience with large-scale distributed object or <strong>parallel file systems<\/strong> (e.g., <strong>HPE DAOS, Lustre, GPFS\/Spectrum Scale, Ceph<\/strong>) and coordinating with vendors.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u200b<strong>Hardware:<\/strong> <strong>2+ years<\/strong> hands-on experience with server and storage <strong>hardware troubleshooting and maintenance<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u200b<strong>Automation:<\/strong> <strong>1+ years<\/strong> automating system administration tasks with scripting (<strong>Bash, Python<\/strong>) or configuration management tools (<strong>Ansible<\/strong>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u200b<strong>Residency:<\/strong> Must reside in the United States and be authorized to work without sponsorship.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u200bPreferred Skills:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u200bHands-on production experience administering <strong>HPE DAOS<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u200bExperience supporting <strong>HPC clusters, supercomputing environments<\/strong>, or scientific workflows.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u200bExperience creating operational runbooks, monitoring dashboards, and documentation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u200bMyticas Consulting is seeking an experienced HPC Storage Systems Administrator on behalf of a confidential national laboratory client. 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