Systems Administrator III-IV UPDATED

Position Description: Position SummaryThe National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) is a prestigious research and development organization that plays a vital role in the study of the universe. The Observatory is a hub for technological and scientific collaboration operating state-of-the-art radio telescope facilities for use by the international scientific community. The NRAO also host conferences and workshops providing opportunities to exchange ideas and expertise as well as build National Radio Astronomy Observatory seeks an experienced Systems Administrator (Level III or IV based on qualifications) to maintain the Red Hat Enterprise Linux infrastructure supporting the end-to-end science data pipeline for NRAOs flagship observatories. This senior role combines deep systems expertise with operational ownership mentoring and direct contribution to mission-critical science position is based in Charlottesville VA; Greenbank WV; Albuquerque or Socorro You Will be Doing:Contribute to the design implementation and lifecycle management of RHEL-based systems supporting processing and archival science data flows across global the transition to GitOps-driven infrastructure and application deployment striving for consistency auditability and legacy science services from Docker Swarm to future environments based in and maintain automation tools in Python and SQL to monitor data pipeline health generate operational metrics and trigger reliable as Level-3 escalation for production incidents; conduct root-cause analysis author post-mortem reports and implement preventive and resolve escalated support tickets providing timely astronomer-facing status communications during in agile development cycles (2-week sprints daily stand-ups Jira/Confluence) to deliver measurable improvements in stakeholder software releases prepare deployment packages and produce comprehensive user documentation and training to the NRAO Common Computing Environment (CCE) initiative for cross-site standardization and knowledge junior and peer administrators in infrastructure-as-code automation and operational best occasionally to NRAO sites including the Very Large Array (VLA) Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile and international operations EnvironmentWork is typically performed in an office environment. The successful candidate Must be able to lift 25 lbs climb stairs and occasionally work at moderate altitudes (up to 7000 ft / 2134 m at the VLA site).Who You Are: You have a Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Systems Astronomy Physics or equivalent professional experience. You are a seasoned Linux systems administrator with at least four years of progressive responsibility in mission-critical or scientific computing environments While not required you may have; Direct experience with high-data-rate scientific pipelines (radio astronomy genomics earth observation or similar). Working knowledge of VictoriaMetrics Ceph SLURM Prometheus/Grafana/Loki stacks. Familiarity with both agile (Scrum/Kanban) and traditional waterfall project Summarystrong communication skills (written and verbal); ability to remain calm while supporting demanding clients; analytical thinker; ability to learn new systems in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8/9; RHCE or RHCA certification strongly in modern infrastructure automation and orchestration:Ansible Automation Platform (playbooks collections Execution Environments)GitOps workflows using ArgoCD or FluxProduction container platforms (Kubernetes/OpenShift and Docker Swarm)Skilled in Python 3 automation and SQL (PostgreSQL Oracle MySQL) for monitoring reporting and system with Telegraf Prometheus and alerting systems in operational settings.A clear communicator capable of translating complex technical conditions into concise updates for astronomers project leads and senior employees must be authorized to work in the United States. The Observatory presently cannot sponsor H-1B Visas for this positionTotal Rewards: Associated Universities Inc. (AUI) offers a comprehensive total rewards package for this position subject to eligibility requirements. We are committed to serving our employees and their families with an extensive and competitive compensation and benefits package that supports our employees overall well-being and career strives to attract and retain dedicated highly qualified competent and motivated employees by offering competitive compensation and recognition for range $74000-$106000 per which may affect starting pay within this range may include; education experience skills competencies other qualifications of the successful candidate as well as internal equity and labor market :AUIs benefits package addresses the needs of employees and their families with most benefits beginning on the first day of employment. AUI provides excellent paid time off (13 holidays annual accrual of up to 24 vacation days and 15 sick days additional time off for doctor/dentist visits and 8 weeks of paid parental leave). Medical dental and vision plans are effective on the first day of employment. AUIs retirement benefit contributes an amount equal to 10 percent of a qualified participants base pay with no required employee contribution; we also offer an optional supplemental tax-deferred plan for employee retirement Instructions: Select the Apply Now button. Please be prepared to upload your current CV/Resume and a cover letter describing interest and suitability for the positionEqual Opportunity Employer Statement: AUI is an equal opportunity employer. To view our complete statement please visit If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process you may submit your request by sending an email to PM20