Research Computing Systems Officer

Description:

• Research Computing Centre

• This is a full-time fixed-term position for up to 5 years

• Salary in the range $80,523.29 - $89,505.38 (HEW 5), plus a generous super allowance of up to 17%.

• Based at our St Lucia campus

Join UQ’s Research Computing Centre (RCC) as a Research Computing Systems Officer and play a vital role in supporting cutting-edge research through advanced computing technologies. In this dynamic position, you’ll contribute to the administration, development, and innovation of high-performance computing (HPC), research storage, and cloud operations.

Working alongside Senior Research Systems Engineers, you’ll apply your expertise in automation, scripting, and system administration to optimize research computing infrastructure. From providing hands-on support to researchers and troubleshooting technical challenges to enhancing automation frameworks and managing large-scale storage systems, your work will directly enable groundbreaking discoveries at UQ.

If you're passionate about research computing and eager to work in a collaborative and forward-thinking environment, we invite you to be part of our team and help drive innovation in research computing.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Support & Administration – Provide second-level support to HPC and research storage users, troubleshoot technical issues, and assist with system administration across UNIX/Linux-based operating systems.

• Automation & Scripting – Develop and maintain automation frameworks (e.g., Puppet, Ansible, Salt) and perform programming and scripting tasks to enhance research computing operations.

• Storage & Infrastructure Management – Assist in the administration of hierarchical storage management (HSM) platforms and parallel filesystems, ensuring efficient and reliable research data storage.

• Technical Documentation & Problem-Solving – Maintain clear and comprehensive documentation of systems, processes, and solutions while demonstrating strong problem-solving skills in all aspects of the role.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science/IT, with a basic understanding of networking technologies and Linux systems administration.

• Practical skills in software engineering and programming languages (Python, Perl, C, Go, Bash or similar), coupled with creative thinking capabilities.

• Excellent interpersonal skills for effective client communication, ability to meet deadlines, and commitment to upholding university values.

• Understanding of parallel filesystems (GPFS), advanced systems administration principles,

• Functional understanding of high-performance computing networks (Infiniband, IPoIB, OFED, RDMA principles).

• Theoretical understanding of hierarchical storage management, and computational schedulers (PBS, SLURM, Torgue).

You must maintain unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this appointment, and may be required to complete background checks including, criminal history and education checks. Employer sponsored work rights are not available for this appointment.

As part of the UQ community, you will have the opportunity to work alongside the brightest minds, who have joined us from all over the world.

Everyone here has a role to play. As a member of our professional staff cohort, you will be actively involved in working towards our vision of a better world. By supporting the academic endeavour across teaching, research, and the student life, you will have the opportunity to contribute to activities that have a lasting impact on our community.

Join a community where excellence is at the core of our culture, contributions are valued and a range of benefits and rewards are available, such as:

• 26 weeks paid parental leave or 14 weeks paid primary caregiver leave, 17% superannuation contributions, 17.5% annual leave loading.

• Access to flexible working arrangements including hybrid working options, flexible start/finish times, purchased leave, and a condensed fortnight.

• Health and wellness discounts – fitness passport access, free yearly flu vaccinations, discounted health insurance, and access to our Employee Assistance Program for staff and their immediate family.

• Affordable parking, On campus childcare and Salary packaging options.

All applicants must upload the following documents in order for your application to be considered:

• Cover letter addressing the ‘About You’ section

• Resume

For more information about this opportunity, Ms Sarah Walters at sarah.walters@uq.edu.au . For application queries, please contact talent@uq.edu.au stating the job reference number (below) in the subject line.

Applications close Thursday 13 March 2025 at 11.00pm AEST (Job Reference Number - R-48435). Please note that interviews have been tentatively for the week of the 17th of March.

UQ is committed to a fair, equitable and inclusive selection process, which recognises that some applicants may face additional barriers and challenges which have impacted and/or continue to impact their career trajectory. Candidates who don’t meet all criteria are encouraged to apply and demonstrate their potential. The selection panel considers both potential and performance relative to opportunities when assessing suitability for the role.

We know one of our strengths as an institution lies in our diverse colleagues. We're dedicated to equity, diversity, and inclusion, fostering an environment that mirrors our wider community. We're committed to attracting, retaining, and promoting diverse talent. Reach out to talent@uq.edu.au for accessibility support or adjustments.

If you are a current employee (including casual staff and HDR scholars) or hold an unpaid/affiliate appointment, please login to your staff Workday account and visit the internal careers board to apply for this opportunity. Please do NOT apply via the external job board.