CareerPlan

Research Computing & Systems Administrator

Fort Collins, CO, USFull-time$63k–$66k2026-11-03 → 2026-11-10
No visa sponsorship

Core

Design and maintain High Performance Computing (HPC) clusters, provide programming support for research grants, and develop web-based tools for engineering faculty and students.

Role type

Research Computing & Systems Administrator

Builds

HPC clusters, custom software applications, web-based tools

Domain

Academic research computing, High Performance Computing (HPC)

Deliverable

production ML models | infrastructure

Required skills

Linux system administration, HPC cluster management (Slurm), web development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, SQL), Python programming, database design, hardware troubleshooting

Preferred skills

Ansible/Puppet provisioning, parallel programming, AI-powered coding agents, engineering research application troubleshooting (Matlab, ANSYS)

Technologies

Linux (Debian, RockyLinux, Ubuntu), Slurm, Python, PHP, SQL, SQLite, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Ansible, Puppet, VNC

Responsibilities

Manage HPC research clusters and perform OS/security updates, configure systems and install software, develop and maintain web-based tools, troubleshoot hardware/software/network issues, assist researchers with cluster architecture and node provisioning, coordinate vendor installations

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on IC