Senior Systems Administrator

WORK WITH STATE OF THE ART TECHNOLOGY!The Human Genome Sequencing Center at Baylor College of Medicine (Baylor HGSC) is one of three large-scale sequencing centers funded by the National Institutes of Health. As one of the three major centers in the United States, Baylor HGSC provides a unique opportunity to work with cutting edge genomic science. Opportunities with The Human Genome Sequencing Center provide both educational and professional growth. No matter what the role, our employees make a significant contribution to genome research and tomorrow. If you are looking to work in a diverse research environment that supports ongoing genomics research, improvements in sequencing technology and genome analysis, than we have opportunities for you! The Senior Systems Administrator will work as part of the Information Technology staff for the Human Genome Sequencing Center at Baylor College of Medicine and will have the opportunity to work with state of the art systems for High Performance Computing. The primary responsibility of this position is Linux/UNIX systems administration. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:Required: Bachelor's degree in Management Information Systems or Computer Science or equivalent technical work experience plus at least five years of administration experience in Linux/UNIX environments. Other Required Skill/Knowledge/Abilities: *Experience working in a customer service environment. *The ability to work with little supervision under pressure and meet deadlines as well as prioritize tasks. *Strong written and verbal communications skills. *Experience supporting servers and workstations in a variety of application areas. *Knowledge of storage systems with various file systems including Veritas file systems and volume manager, Veritas Netbackup, storage arrays, backup hardware and software, SAN environments, and network attached storage. *Experience with Linux servers or Linux cluster environments. *Experience with NFS, NIS, automounter, SSH, DNS, SMTP, sendmail configuration, Apache configuration, and Tomcat configuration. Preferred Skill/Knowledge/Abilities: *Experience with Sun Solaris. *Knowledge of installation and configuration tools, including pxeboot, kickstart and cfengine. *A strong background with server builds, OS installation and configuration, patch management, package updates, and performance tuning. *Experience configuring Bind, LDAP, AD, NIS, NFS servers, direct and indirect automount maps, jumpstart servers, and complex network interface configurations utilizing LAG and virtual interfaces. *Demonstrated ability to work in a complex operating environment to accomplish change while maintaining operations without disruption. *A proven track record of developing and implementing standards and procedures that facilitate operations and documentation for technical build support. Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity, Equal Access, Affirmative Action employer.