Technology Analyst

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The mission of the Scientific Data & Computing Center (SDCC) at Brookhaven National Laboratory
(BNL) is to provide computational support for BNL scientific programs. BNL is the US extreme
scientific scale Data Laboratory. The Scientific Data & Computing Center provides data services for
the many scientific user facilities on the BNL site, such as the nuclear physics Relativistic Heavy
Ion Collider (RHIC), the brightest synchrotron in the world at National Synchrotron Light Source II
(NSLS II), the Center for Functional Nanomaterials, or remote like the Atlas experiment at CERN
(Switzerland), the Belle II experiment in Japan, and the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement program.
Due to BNL's fast-growing data science research programs, the SDCC is a lively organization
developing solutions and providing the necessary computing infrastructure to support BNL's science
mission.

The SDCC has an opening for a Technology Analyst/Senior Technology Analyst to take a supporting
role in scientific computing for the RHIC and ATLAS programs. Within a team that manages thousandsof computer and storage servers, the selected candidate will contribute to supporting these systems(deployment, monitoring, resource scheduling, etc.) and in defining the facility evolution tosupport massive data processing and computing needs. This position has a high level of interactionwith an international and multicultural scientific community.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work within a team of system administrators to manage Linux-based (cpu and storage)
• servers.
• Operate high-availability and I/O intensive computing workflows in support of the RHICexperiments and USATLAS.
• Deploy and operate data-driven monitoring tools to analyze and optimize data storage
• interactions and computing activities.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Bachelor's degree in physics, computer science, or a related discipline or equivalent directlyrelated experience on the basis of 2:1 (exp:edu).
• Familiarity with Linux system administration and virtualization/container software.
• Familiarity with networked servers and storage systems.
• Familiarity with scripting languages (python, php, bash, csh, etc)
• Demonstrated problem-solving skills
• Clear and concise oral/written communication skills

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• 1+ years of relevant experience
• Experience with data archive systems, data backups.
• Understanding of network protocols, security principles and practices.
• Experience with data analytics and system performance monitoring tools.
• Experience with configuration management and version control (Puppet, Ansible, etc)software.

Environmental, Health & Safety Requirements:

Ability and willingness to perform moderate physically demanding work occasionally (replacing
server components, moving servers within the data center, connecting network cabling among servers,inventory and organizing replacement hardware parts, etc).

Other Information:

• This is an on-site or hybrid position, subject to the requirements of the actual jobresponsibilities.
• Occasional travel (foreign and domestic) may be required.
• Appointment level will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.
• U.S. citizens and permanent residents only. This position is not eligible for visasponsorship.

Brookhaven Laboratory is committed to providing fair, equitable and competitive compensation. This is a multi-level role and the full salary range for this position is $64700 -128800 / year. You will be placed at the level and salary commensurate with your experience. Salary offers will be commensurate with the final candidate's qualification, education and experience and considered with the internal peer group.

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