System Administrator (at the rank of IT Officer) (several posts) in the Centre for PanorOmic Sciences (CPOS) (Ref.: 532870) (to commence as soon as possible, on a two-year fixed-term basis with contract-end gratuity and University contribution to a retirement benefits scheme, totalling up to 10% of basic salary, with the possibility of renewal subject to satisfactory performance)
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Centre for PanorOmic Sciences (CPOS) is an academic research-support centre embracing multi-omics and big data biomedical research under the LKS Faculty of Medicine. CPOS core laboratories host state-of-the-art technology platforms with sophisticated equipment supported by over 75 dedicated members. Welcome to visit https://cpos.hku.hk to explore more.
Career Prospects
- Unique opportunity to administrate data center, infrastructure and High-Performance Computing (HPC) clusters in biomedical environment
- Excellent on-job training
- Long-term development opportunities
- Expert technical and managerial career paths
The Role
- Administrate Linux and Windows servers: setup, patching, backups, and monitoring
- Support and maintain HPC clusters and petabyte-scale storage systems
- Monitor and troubleshoot infrastructure issues to ensure high availability
- Provide Tier-2 user support for system and user issues
- Implement and maintain security best practices
- Oversee hardware lifecycle in the data center, including out-of-band monitoring and vendor coordination
- Contribute to IT infrastructure projects, deployments, and system enhancements
Qualifications and Qualities
- Bachelor’s degree or above in Information Technology or related disciplines
- At least 3-5 years' hands-on experience as a system administrator
- Experience in Linux (Redhat/CentOS/Ubuntu) and Windows servers administration and monitoring
- Proficient in system shell scripting, process automation, and server hardware setup
- Knowledge of petabyte-scale storage system
- Experience in HPC clusters and distributed parallel file system would be an advantage
- Excellent communication skills
- Proactive, team-oriented, and eager to embrace new challenges
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend an interview. Those who have responded to the previous advertisement (Ref.: 532625) need not re-apply.
A highly competitive salary commensurate with qualifications and experience will be offered. Other benefits include annual leave, medical benefits, continuing professional development, and free access to on-campus gyms and libraries.
The University only accepts online application for the above posts. Applicants should apply online at the University’s careers site (https://jobs.hku.hk) and upload an up-to-date C.V. Review of applications will start as soon as possible and continue until August 31, 2025, or until the posts are filled, whichever is earlier.