University of Auckland Looking for Snr eResearch Platform and Services Engineer | Research Compute at Auckland City, Auckland Full Time

Waipapa Taumata Rau | The University of Auckland
Ko te whare Pūtaiao | The Faculty of Science brings together 10 diverse schools and departments to provide outstanding quality teaching and research opportunities.

Our mission and values place a strong emphasis on both our student body and our scholarly community, and we work with both community and enterprise to advance the well-being of the peoples of Auckland and New Zealand, with a clear commitment to pursuing sustainability.

Te Whiwhinga mahi | The opportunity

Primarily, you will be responsible for operating and developing our OpenStack-based research cloud. Our OpenStack instance is part of a federated Australian research cloud, so you will engage and collaborate with other OpenStack operators and the core services team in Australia.

We assume you bring a strong grounding in at least two of: (i) Linux System Administration (ii) Administration of OpenStack (iii) Administration of complex service infrastructures, along with strong skills in scripting/programming in bash and Python and general expertise in areas such as: IP networks, Linux virtual networking, solutions architecture, devops, automation, databases, analytics, monitoring, logging, documentation system, and training.

You will also engage with researchers and IT service providers across the university to co-develop, describe and deliver other research services and infrastructure including our data transfer and storage services to enable researcher success.

From time to time you may also deliver educational workshops to help researchers or colleagues to learn new digital skills (we teach Software and Data Carpentry).

Keywords: OpenStack, DevOps, Automation, Linux, Cloud, APIs, HPC, Data Services, Nectar Research Cloud

This is a fulltime (37.5 hours per week), permanent role.
Remuneration: $95, 701 + negotiable on experience and qualifications

For more detailed information, please refer to the Position Description.

Mō tō mātou rōpū | About the team

The Centre for eResearch is a cross-faculty research platform at The University of Auckland. Our mission is to develop new ways to apply computer and information technology to research disciplines, and then help researchers to use them. This mission applies to the entire range of research disciplines across the university, although the support we provide may vary by community.

We seek creative, enthusiastic, and talented people to join our eResearch group who enjoy interacting with researchers and working in a very dynamic team environment. You will contribute to and benefit from the team’s broad skill base and be excited by the opportunity to work across multiple disciplines and likely in a variety of different capacities. Researcher needs are always changing, so the support we offer is constantly evolving to keep pace with emerging needs and opportunities.

We are a friendly, multidisciplinary team with a cake culture, looking for talented people with complementary expertise.

He kōrero mōu |About you

You enjoy problem solving and analytics and have a strong understanding of cloud compute infrastructures (e.g., OpenStack), key networking services, protocols, OSI and TCP/IP models of network layers. You also have experience as a Linux administrator using bash and python and an ability to build and use virtual environments.

Being familiar with working in an open collaborative environment and with a demonstrated competency to communicate and work effectively across teams, you will contribute to and benefit from our broad skill-base and be excited by the opportunity to work across multiple disciplines and likely in a variety of different capacities.

Experience working across security or privacy-related techniques, or research systems would be an advantage.

Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou | What we offer

The University of Auckland is New Zealand’s leading university and maintains significant computational, laboratory and analytic facilities. Auckland itself is frequently rated as one of the world’s most liveable cities.

The University is committed to providing an excellent working environment through:

• Flexible employment practices (including working from home, flexible hours)
• Up to 6.75% company superannuation scheme
• A competitive salary with five weeks’ annual leave

In addition, we also offer career development programmes, discounted car parking, a generous parental leave allowance, childcare, and a number of other discounts on internal and external services.

For more information, please visit Staff Benefits.

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

Applications must be submitted online, by the closing date of 24 July 2022 to be considered. Please include your cover letter and your CV highlighting how you can meet the skills and experiences detailed above.

Please reach out to Yvette Wharton via [email protected] for a confidential conversation. Please note we are happy to answer your questions but we do not accept applications by email.

Equity

The University is committed to meeting its obligations under the Treaty of Waitangi and achieving equity outcomes for staff and students in a safe, inclusive and equitable environment. For further information on services for Māori, Pacific, women, LGBTQITakatāpui+, people with disabilities, parenting support, flexible work and other equity issues go to www.equity.auckland.ac.nz