Monash University Hiring for Research DevOps Systems Engineer Job at Clayton North, Australia Full Time

The Opportunity

Researchers are increasingly connected, increasingly participating in grand challenge problems, and increasingly reliant on technology. Problem solving for today’s global challenges involves connecting Australian-made data analysis to research being delivered in the community, both locally and around the world.

Monash University’s eResearch Centre has partnered with the Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC) to deliver a “Core Services”, which operates underpinning digital research infrastructure such as the Nectar Research Cloud and Australian Research Container Orchestration Services (ARCOS). The position will evolve developing and operating the national fabric and best-practices for both cloud and containers, which is foundational to builders of cloud-native applications, safe havens, HPC and data science & AI applications / MLOps. It will empower researchers to push the boundaries of their research knowing the barriers to connecting their research to others is significantly lowered.

You will have experience with the following:

• Virtualisation technologies, general Linux and Windows tuning, OpenStack administration (preferable).

• Working knowledge of Linux networking for software defined networking environments (including TCP/IP, routing, switching, VLANs, GRE/VXLAN, firewalls/iptables, software bridges, high availability and load balancing)

• Deploying and operating Kubernetes

• Configuration management tools (Puppet or Ansible preferable), and associated source code version management and review systems

• Undertaking systematic analysis and demonstrated experience in applying your analytical skills, troubleshooting and conceptual thinking to systems and operations

• Working with researchers and/or research community, supporting researchers on large-scale or distributed computing systems (preferable)

If this sounds like a position that suits your current career focus we look forward to hearing from you. To apply for this exciting opportunity, simply submit your CV along with a cover letter (maximum two pages) addressing your suitability to this position. Key Selection Criteria responses are not required. Please refer to “How to apply for Monash Jobs”.

This role is a full-time position; however, flexible working arrangements may be negotiated.

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Enquiries

Dr Steve Quenette, Deputy Director, Monash e-Research Centre, [email protected]

Position Description

Research DevOps Systems Engineer

Closing Date

Sunday 15 August 2021, 11:55pm AEST

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