this is a level 5 or level 6 Systems Administration position, that includes work on multiple architectures, operating systems, hardwre ranging from embedded systems with less than 1G RAM to serves with 56 cores and a terabyte of RAM.
We run CEPH and pacemaker to maintain a 3-node cluster for high availability LDAP, Mail, DNS, and NFS; we run a continuous integration system that tests on four architectures and maybe a doe different actual processor types, that is integrated with Github actions; we run webservers using mod_python and apache; reverse proxies using NGINX; and provide support for a research group of 40-50 people mostly running Debian desktops, although some use MacOSX, Ubuntu, Centos, or NetBSD.
The job is to support all these people, and to maintain the infrastructure they all rely on.
Apply through https://external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au/cw/en/job/530544/computer-systems-support-officer
Please include a cover letter that addresses the key requirements for the job.
You’ll be working with the Trustworthy Systems group, https://trustworthy.systems/ whose prime research focus is on creating operating systems that are truly trustworthy, and cannot be hacked.
