Sr. Systems Administrator: Unix Administration: Baylor College of Medicine

The Human Genome Sequencing Center (HGSC) at Baylor College of Medicine is one o three large-scale sequencing centers funded by National Institutes of Health. As one of the three major centers in the United States , the HGSC provides a unique opportunity to work with cutting edge genomic science and a state of the art infrastructure.

We are currently seeking a Sr. Systems Administrator that will work as part of the systems administration group at the Human Genome Sequencing Center at Baylor College of Medicine. The position will have the opportunity to work with state of the art systems for High Performance Computing.

The primary responsibility of this position is unix administration with additional responsibilities involving storage support and administration.

Requirements include:

• Five years of administration experience in Linux/UNIX environments.
• 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.

Optional Requirement include:

• Experience with Sun Solaris.
• Knowledge of installation and configuration tools, including pxeboot, kickstart and cfengine.
• 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.
• Applicable recognized certifications (e.​​g.​​ RHCT, RHCE) are preferred.

Our positions are processed through the Baylor College of Medicine Human Resources Department. For information about how to apply for this opening please visit the BCM employment website: https://www.medschooljobs.org.

Qualified candidates may also submit resumes via mail, e-mail or fax to:

BCM Human Genome Sequencing Center

Attn: Roxanne B-Reyna

One Baylor Plaza – N1519

Houston, Texas 77030

Email: rbeltran@bcm.tmc.edu

Fax: 713-798-5741

Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity,

Affirmative Action, and Equal Access Employer.