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Lead of Infrastructure Operations and Networking
  • Job Number: 23897
  • Functional Area: Information Technology
  • Department: Office of Research Computing and Data
  • School Area: VP Research
  • Employment Type: Full-time (Hybrid)
  • Employment Category: Exempt
  • Visa Sponsorship Available: No
  • Schedule: M-F


Job Description

LEAD OF INFRASTRUCTURE OPERATIONS AND NETWORKING, Office for Research Computing and Data (ORCD), to support MIT's research computing community. Will manage data center operations and manage over one hundred server racks located at the Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center and its supporting network infrastructure (InfiniBand and Ethernet). 

A full job description is available on the ORDC website.  

Job Requirements

REQUIRED:  bachelor’s degree in computer science, bioinformatics, or a related field; at least seven years’ experience in data center operations (racking and cabling) and managing Ethernet and InfiniBand networks with a focus on HPC infrastructure; advanced-level knowledge of NAT, VLANs, subnets, DNS, DHCP, and subnet manager; comfort working with wiki and ticketing tools such as Confluence, Jira, ServiceNow, or equivalent; and ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with both technical teams and non-technical clients and partners. PREFERRED: three years’ experience in an HPC/research computing environment; experience working with and managing Dell Ethernet network equipment; ability to analyze network traffic to identify technical issues and suspicious activities; ability to compile and troubleshoot Linux source code and packages; knowledge of network services related to public Cloud such as Direct Connect, CloudFront, or VPC; experience working in environments that utilize service management frameworks such as ITIL; and understanding of data center operations and networking process from architecture and design, maintaining and improving existing server rack and network infrastructure, and retiring end-of-life equipment.  Job #23897-11

This is a full-time position. A hybrid schedule is available, with a minimum of three days each week on-campus. 

4/2/24