SLAC Job Postings

Position Overview

Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL) is a national scientific user facility and a Directorate of the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory that is operated by Stanford University. SSRL operates ~30 beamline stations that enable research in areas such as materials, chemistry, catalysis, biology, medical, and environmental sciences.

SSRL is seeking a highly motivated Systems Administrator to be part of a dynamic scientific research environment. This is a truly hands-on position. You will be responsible for day-to-day system administration of the SSRL beam line Windows and Linux computers systems. This includes supporting systems hardware and software related to beam line operations and scientific data acquisition. You will provide information technology (IT) support and collaborate closely with our staff scientist, engineers, programmers and visiting scientific users to ensure computer system reliability, and a superior experience for our experimental users.

Your Specific Responsibilities Include

Install, manage, maintain operating systems, utilities, and applications software on beamline computer systems, including but not limited to Linux distributions and Windows systems.
Resolve system issues with significant impact on the integrity of user data and the data acquisition systems with urgency, at times this includes work outside of normal working hours.
Manage hardware and software modifications, troubleshooting, maintenance, backups, upgrades of operating systems, and workstations environments, including all computer peripherals.
Triage computing issues with the ability to differentiate between networking, hardware, and applications levels accordingly.
Collaborate with staff to define system software/hardware specifications.
Monitor and analyze resource usage for system performance optimization.
Configure and maintain system cyber security strategies, following SLAC and SSRL policies and procedures.
Collaborate with beam line staff to fully comprehend computing workflow as it relates to beam line controls and data acquisition.
Manage product life cycle management for computing systems.
Document systems infrastructure for users, beam line support staff and SSRL IT group administrators.
Maintain knowledge of new hardware, operating systems, software, best practices, current industry trends, and how it may apply to the existing infrastructure.
Attend training to keep skills current.
Use automation and scripting tools to manage existing and future systems.
Function as a technical liaison for scientific division beamline computer system administration.
Other duties may also be assigned.

To Be Successful In This Position You Will Bring

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer information systems, computer engineering, or related field and 5 years of relevant experience in system administration.
Experience with complex multi-system platforms and vendors.
Understanding of networks, network equipment, network segmentation, and TCP/UDP protocols.
Ability to take initiative independently while maintaining broad communications with team members.
Advanced knowledge of security trends, best practices, and security protocols.
Knowledge and understanding of remote access tools and applications
Shell/command line capabilities via Windows and Linux distributions.
Experience with LDAP and Active Directory
Ability to identify and manage priorities.
Demonstrate strong conceptual, logical, and critical thinking skills.

SLAC Employee Competencies

Effective Decisions: Uses job knowledge and solid judgment to make quality decisions in a timely manner.
Self-Development: Pursues a variety of venues and opportunities to continue learning and developing.
Dependability: Can be counted on to deliver results with a sense of personal responsibility for expected outcomes.
Initiative: Pursues work and interactions proactively with optimism, positive energy, and motivation to move things forward.
Adaptability: Flexes as needed when change occurs, maintains an open outlook while adjusting and accommodating changes.
Communication: Ensures effective information flow to various audiences and creates and delivers clear, appropriate written, spoken, presented messages.
Relationships: Builds relationships to foster trust, collaboration, and a positive climate to achieve common goals.

Physical Requirements And Working Conditions

Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of his or her job.
Given the nature of this position, SLAC will require onsite work.

Work Standards

Interpersonal Skills: Demonstrates the ability to work well with Stanford colleagues and clients and with external organizations.
Promote Culture of Safety: Demonstrates commitment to personal responsibility and value for environment, safety, and security; communicates related concerns; uses and promotes safe behaviors based on training and lessons learned. Meets the applicable roles and responsibilities as described in the ESH Manual, Chapter 1—General Policy and Responsibilities: http://www-group.slac.stanford.edu/esh/eshmanual/pdfs/ESHch01.pdf
Subject to and expected to comply with all applicable University policies and procedures, including but not limited to the personnel policies and other policies found in the University's Administrative Guide, http://adminguide.stanford.edu/
Classification Title: Systems Administrator 2
Grade: I, Job code: 4832
Duration: Regular continuing

The expected pay range for this position is $104,000- $134,000 per annum. SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Stanford University provides pay ranges representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for a position. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal equity, geographic location, and external market pay for comparable jobs.

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System Administrator 2 - SSRL