HPC Network Admin

What the role does

This person manages the HPC high-speed network/fabric and data-centre switching environment.

Day-to-day scope

·       Operate the tenant HPC fabric.

·       Operate data-centre switching.

·       Monitor network health.

·       Monitor utilisation.

·       Troubleshoot connectivity issues.

·       Troubleshoot performance issues.

·       Maintain network configurations.

·       Maintain configuration backups.

·       Produce utilisation reporting.

The role description explicitly states tenant HS-fabric/DC switching operations, configuration backup and utilisation reporting.

Technical scope

The competency requirement specifically includes:

·       Network support

·       Network monitoring

·       Network troubleshooting

·       SDN

·       Firewall administration

·       VPN administration

Key skills

·       Data-centre networking

·       HPC/high-speed networking

·       Switching

·       Routing

·       SDN

·       Firewall

·       VPN

·       Network monitoring

·       Network troubleshooting

·       Network performance analysis

·       Configuration management

·       ITIL

Minimum requirements

·       ≥2 years relevant network experience

·       Experience with SDN, firewall and VPN administration

·       ITIL Foundation or equivalent/higher

·       CCNA or equivalent/higher