Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for a full-time, fixed-term position as a Senior AI Systems Administrator with the Irish Centre for High-End Computing (ICHEC) at the University of Galway, Ireland.
The position is available immediately to contract end date 31-Dec-2027, with flexibility to work from our Dublin or Galway offices.
Irish Centre for High-End Computing (ICHEC)
ICHEC is Ireland’s national centre for High-Performance Computing providing digital infrastructure capabilities and expertise through R&D engagements and skills development programmes to academia, industry and public sector organisations.
With a highly ambitious leading-edge Strategy for Advanced Computing (HPC, Data, AI, Quantum) in Ireland and Europe, ICHEC provides infrastructure services and expertise in HPC and data platforms to for computational sciences, AI, high performance data analytics, Earth Observation, quantum computing and cybersecurity across several sectors including environmental informatics, life sciences, deeptech/material sciences, urban sciences, and other disciplines.
ICHEC works in close partnership with national and international researchers, enterprises and public authorities for joint R&D, skills development, and provisioning HPC and data services to accelerate their digital transformation and green transition.
Research Fellow salary scale €65,889 - €86,014 per annum, (subject to the project’s funding limitations), and pro rata for shorter and/or part-time contracts.
The default position for all new public sector appointments is the 1st point of the salary scale. This may be reviewed, and consideration afforded to appointment at a higher point on the payscale (subject to the project’s funding limitations), where evidence of prior years’ equivalent experience is accepted in determining placement on the scale above point 1, subject to the maximum of the scale.
Closing date for receipt of applications is 17:00 (Irish Time) on January 5, 2025. It will not be possible to consider applications received after the closing date.
Interviews are planned to be held during the w/c January 19, 2025.
*Please review full job description for further details and essential requirement
JOB DESCRIPTION
The Senior Systems Administrator will be responsible for the design, setup and day-to-day administration of the AI Factory Antenna in Ireland (AIF IRL-Antenna) infrastructure supporting AI development and experimentation. This includes maintaining compute and storage systems, provisioning commercial resources, and ensuring reliable integration with other EuroHPC AI Factory infrastructures. The role supports the delivery of secure, accessible and efficient HPC and data infrastructure resources for users across enterprise, public sector and research communities.
Duties
As a member of the ICHEC Systems Administration Team, provide technical leadership, guidance and mentorship on management of HPC, Data, AI infrastructures, and work closely with the ICHEC Software Platforms Engineering Team.
Design, install, and configure servers, storage, and networking components for the AI Factory IRL-Antenna sovereign infrastructure.
Collaborate with other EuroHPC AI Factory infrastructure teams to enable cross-site access and resource federation.
Administer Linux-based systems and ensure system reliability, backups, monitoring, and updates.
Manage access control, user accounts, and permissions according to security policies.
Maintain inventory and lifecycle management of hardware and software assets.
Provision and manage commercial cloud resources for project and user workloads.
Ensure cost-efficient use and tracking of cloud credits and allocations.
Work with Customer Success Managers (CSMs) to support user onboarding, troubleshooting, and environment setup.
Prepare and maintain user and system administration guides, installation procedures, and FAQs.
Apply security updates, monitor logs, and ensure GDPR-compliant access to data environments.
Participate in system audits, performance tuning, and incident response.
This position is for an experienced highly motivated problem‑solver, with a creative and analytical mind, who is excited to build new solutions that will have a global impact.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
A postgraduate degree or diploma in Computer Science, IT Systems or related field with 10+ years of experience in software development, software platform or infrastructure engineering, DevOps.
Strong knowledge of:
Linux server administration and shell scripting.
Network setup, VPNs, firewalls.
Identity & Access Management (e.g., LDAP, SSO, OAuth2).
Virtualisation, containerisation & orchestration environments (VMs, Docker, Kubernetes).
Container image management, registries, vulnerability scanning.
Cloud resource provisioning and management.
Experience with configuration automation tools (e.g. Ansible, SaltStack, Terraform, OpenTOFU) desirable.
Understanding of data protection and secure computing practices.
Proficiency in Python and Bash scripting.
GIT-style version control and CI/CD approaches.
Experience with monitoring, observability, and configuration management.
Monitoring and logging tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK).
Familiarity with GDPR-compliant data environments and data governance principles an advantage.
CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Researchers at University of Galway are encouraged to avail of a range of training and development opportunities designed to support their personal career development plans. University of Galway provides continuing professional development supports for all researchers seeking to build their own career pathways either within or beyond academia. Researchers are encouraged to engage with our Researcher Development Centre (RDC) upon commencing employment - see HERE for further information.
We reserve the right to re‑advertise or extend the closing date for this post.
University of Galway is an equal opportunities employer.
All positions are recruited in line with Open, Transparent, Merit (OTM) and Competency based recruitment.
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