About the team/job

Working closely with members of I.T. and Technical Services (ITS), and more widely with technical users across EMBL-EBI, the Storage Administrator will play an active part in the design, deployment and operation of the substantial storage resources in place to support the processing of the large data flows fundamental to EMBL-EBI activities.
Day to day the Storage Administrator will work with the Storage sub-team, HPC team, members of IT & Technical Services and users

Your role

Working as part of the Storage team, under the direction of the Storage Lead the Storage Administrator will:

Ensure the operation, reliability, and integrity of EMBL-EBI’s storage resources Recommend, design and implement future EMBL-EBI storage infrastructure, including both logical configuration and physical racking and cabling Ensuring effective and efficient utilisation of storage by working closely with users to understand storage requirements Support users and investigate and resolve complex issues where in-depth evaluation of various technical and non-technical factors is required Work closely with HPC team to ensure HPC storage systems remain performant, tracking and diagnosing issues associated with intense or unusual cluster workloads Automate the setup and configuration of storage infrastructure, using vendor and open source tools such as Ansible Benchmark storage performance as part of procurement activities, and track performance over the lifetime of storage systems to ensure they remain performant Maintain and update reporting interfaces to deliver monitoring and accounting of the infrastructure Build positive relationships, communicating openly and professionally within the team and with stakeholders from the TSC and wider EMBL-EBI community Produce high quality documentation to support work done, and work actively to share knowledge within the team

You have

• Degree in computer science or equivalent industry experience
• At least 3 years of experience in the operation and maintenance of large scale and high-performance storage infrastructures
• Diplomatic approach to conflict resolution
Solid experience in the provision of high performance, parallel file systems such Lustre, GPFS, VAST, Weka or others Solid experience in bare metal hardware deployment Strong Linux administration skills, ideally with RHEL or a RHEL clone Solid skills in automation frameworks, including Ansible Solid skills in at least one programming language, ideally python Experience in debugging complex issues within storage systems related to user/workload behaviours or hardware

You might also have

• Solid experience in the provision of hardware based storage solutions across a range of vendors (Isilon, NetApp, Pure, etc.)
• Experience with storage benchmarking tools for example ior, iozone, warp etc
• Experience with cloud technologies, including Google or AWS certification
• Experience with various network technologies, such as Ethernet and InfiniBand
• Experience with methodologies for infrastructure monitoring

Why join us

Do something meaningful
Join a culture of innovation
We are located on the Wellcome Genome Campus, alongside other prominent research and biotech organisations, and surrounded by beautiful Cambridgeshire countryside. This is a highly collaborative and inclusive community where our employees enjoy a relaxed atmosphere. We are committed to ensuring our employees feel valued, supported and empowered to reach their professional potential.
Enjoy lots of benefits:

• Financial incentives: Monthly family, child and non-resident allowances, annual salary review, death benefit, long-term care, accident-at-work and unemployment insurances
• Flexible working arrangements
• Private medical insurance for you and your immediate family (including all prescriptions and generous dental & optical cover)
• Generous time off: 30 days annual leave per year, in addition to eight bank holidays
• Relocation package including installation grant (if applicable)
• Campus life: Free shuttle bus to and from work, on-site library, subsidised on-site gym and cafeteria, casual dress code, extensive sports and social club activities (on campus and remotely)
• Family benefits: On-site nursery, child sick leave, generous parental leave, holiday clubs on campus and monthly family and child allowances
• Benefits for non-UK residents: Visa exemption, education grant for private schooling, financial support to travel back to your home country every second year and a monthly non-resident allowance.

For more details please see our employee benefits page.

What else you need to know

• Contract duration: This position is a 3 year contract, renewable to a maximum of 9 years.
• International applicants: We recruit internationally and successful candidates are offered visa exemptions. Read more on our page for international applicants.
• Diversity and inclusion: At EMBL-EBI, we strongly believe that inclusive and diverse teams benefit from higher levels of innovation and creative thought. We encourage applications from women, LGBTQ+ and individuals from all nationalities.
• Job location: This role is based in Hinxton, UK and you will be required to relocate once it is safe to do so, if you are currently based abroad. Read more about how we are recruiting during the pandemic.