Linux System Administrator - Ambler, United States - RCH Solutions

Description

About Us

RCH Solutions is an established and rapidly growing global provider of computational, research, and data science expertise within Life Sciences and Healthcare. At RCH Solutions, our team rallies around a culture crafted for learning and achieving. Were relentless in our pursuit for innovation and demanding of ourselves to deliver a ground-breaking computing experience for our clients, so that they can deliver life-saving science to humanity.

Core Values

At RCH, our Core Values are more than just wordsthey represent the threads that weave together the fabric of our culture. Used as a guide when interviewing new team members; as a barometer when evaluating our performance as individuals and teams, and even when deciding which customers to work with, RCHs Values embody the behaviors upon which we measure our success and create a framework for our growth as people and professionals.

Our Core Values:

• Embrace Excellence: We strive for best in class delivery of innovation and service.
• Be Accountable: Integrity, ownership and accountability are non negotiables.
• Adventure Together: We are committed to fostering a culture that embraces continuous improvement.
• Succeed as a Team: We believe harnessing the power of a team drives outcomes not achievable by individuals.
• Boundaries and Balance: Work-life balance is a core facet of our culture.

If you share in our core values, then we encourage you to continue reading this posting as you may have found a great home for your career.

Job Description

RCH is seeking a Linux System Administrator to support the full life cycle of scientific software from test, installation, patching, and configuration locally and remotely across multiple regions. The Linux Systems Administrator will provide technical knowledge on tasks or technology assignments and lead communication and collaboration with the technical leadership team while maintaining best practices for managing systems and services. The ideal candidate would be able to collaborate with other groups and team members to develop automation strategies and deployment processes and provide input on ways to improve the environment's stability, security, efficiency, and scalability.

Specific Focuses and Responsibilities Include:

• Designing, implementing, and managing custom compute platforms and services to meet Advanced Computing needs;
• Provide support and management for scientific and business applications working directly with customers developing, trouble-shooting, and performance-tuning work-flows.
• Develop and implement CloudOps best practices for customers and RCH applications teams; engaging in the fast moving realm of Life Sciences, prioritizing innovation.
• Lead and collaborate with virtual teams onsite and remotely defining and implementing computing solutions in the Cloud, on-prem, and hybrid.
• Assist in development and implementation of security guard-rails practice and initiatives at all levels of the Cloud infrastructure.
• Act as second level engineering and applications support for incidents, understanding technical interdependencies for end-to-end problem solving, engaging third party tier-1 support organizations, as well as application teams and Cloud services and SaaS providers for troubleshooting and problem solving.
• Manage Cloud hosted environments, including production, staging, testing, and development environments.
• Develop and build novel systems/frameworks and workflows to meet users' changing needs
• Communicate progress and participate in reviews with technical staff and senior management.

Essential Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent combination of education and recent, relevant work experience.
• Proven experience as a Linux System Admin
• Minimum 5 years of experience managing a High Performance Compute (HPC) environment
• Experiencing administering and integrating Scientific / Research applications.
• Demonstrated experience in scripting and coding: bash, awk, perl python
• Solid time-management skills; able to complete projects in a timely manner.
• Strong written and verbal communications skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience working in the Life Sciences realm.
• Experience prioritizing multiple projects and work streams in a fast-paced environment

Additional information

Great talent should benefit from a great work environment. If you join our team, youll have access to:

• A competitive salary and bonus package based on experience
• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits, including Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Company-provided Life and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Company-sponsored 401(k) Plan
• Company-provided continuing education benefit
• Team-focused culture and unlimited opportunity for advancement

*This role may require the candidate to be onsite in our Springhouse, PA facility for 2-3 days per week.

**Role is only open to applicants not needing sponsorship now or in the future, no third parties please.