Virtualization Systems Engineer
Virtualization Systems Engineer
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Job Description
About the Opportunity
Job Summary
The Observatorys infrastructure team seeks to add a Virtualization Engineer as we expand our service footprint and utilization. The Virtualization Engineer will take responsibility for the Observatorys primary Virtualization and Storage clusters underpinning our privatecloud infrastructure. Infrastructure automation sustainability utilization management and uptime preservation will be core focuses of the Engineers first year with the project.
This is a oneyear fulltime benefitseligible position with the option of renewal based on performance and available funding. Accepted candidates will receive a salary commensurate with experience in the Universitys 110 Salary Grade. Hired candidates will be asked to start within a month of receiving an offer. The position follows a 32 hybrid schedule requiring work in the teams Boston office three days per week. The position will report to the sitting Research Systems Engineer with supervision from the primary investigators.
Responsibilities
Operation of the Observatorys infrastructure including:
Provisioning of new Virtual Machines into the Virtualization Cluster
Enrollment of virtualized infrastructure into the Observatorys identity and management system
Management of local and shared block and file storage
Deploying shared storage solutions for other Observatory teams
System health and performance reporting
Realtime Monitoring of total cluster uptime and utilization
Quarterly reporting to Technical and Project Leadership
Development of Ansible Playbooks for application deployment
Contribute written and visual documentation for existing and new infrastructure
Build system support for disaster recovery and project continuity initiatives
Occasional functions as assigned by Technical Leadership
Required Qualifications
Bachelors Degree in Computer Science equivalent or greater required and a minimum of four years of experience including 1 year operating a Virtualization Environment and 3 Years working in a Virtualization Environment. Proficient with git Python 3 and bash scripting. Familiar with systems automation and management tools (Ansible Chef Puppet). Indepth Linux operating system knowledge.
Preferred Qualifications
One of:
1 years of operating XCPng or XenServer
3 years of operating another Virtualization Environment
Knowledge of the IP stack and operation of its key protocols (DHCP DNS Routing)
Knowledge of remote block and file storage protocols (iSCSI NFS)
Familiarity with public cloud offerings (AWS Azure GCP etc)
1 years of experience in an IT Service Desk environment
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities
Operation of the Observatorys infrastructure 20%
System health and performance reporting 20%
Development of Ansible Playbooks for application deployment 20%
Contribute written and visual documentation for existing and new infrastructure 20%
Build system support for disaster recovery and project continuity initiatives 20%
Position Type
Information TechnologyAdditional Information
Northeastern University considers factors such as candidate work experience education and skills when extending an offer.
Northeastern has a comprehensive benefits package for benefit eligible employees. This includes medical vision dental paid time off tuition assistance wellness & life retirement as well as commuting & transportation. Visit for more information.
All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race religion color national origin age sex sexual orientation disability status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Compensation Grade/Pay Type:
110SExpected Hiring Range:
$75210.00 $106230.00With the pay range(s) shown above the starting salary will depend on several factors which may include your education experience location knowledge and expertise and skills as well as a pay comparison to similarlysituated employees already in the role. Salary ranges are reviewed regularly and are subject to change.
Employment Type
Full-Time
