IT Architect (IT ARCHITECT 4)

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81229

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Davis

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Job Summary

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Under the general guidance of the HPC Core Facility Director, and working in parallel with

the Lead Administrator, the Lead Architect plans and manages the equipment, facilities,

and software for all services supported by the UC Davis High Performance Computing at

UC Davis (HPC@UCD) Participate in and direct staff in administering HPC services

including cluster operations, virtualization, data storage, data backup, case management,

and server housing. Responsible for the security of HPC computer systems, both physical

and network security. Responsible for emergency planning and disaster recovery for all

HPC facility computer systems, and allocation of server and storage space.

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10 / 21 / 2025 at 11 : 59pm

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications - For full consideration, applicants are encouraged to upload license and / or certification if required of the position

• Bachelor's degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training
• Extensive technical Experience to operate in multifaceted linux-based HPC infrastructure and technology architecture hardware areas.
• Experience conceptualizing and implementing HPC architectural requirements.
• Technical Leadership and Decision-making experience.
• Experience researching, identifying and validating trends and issues related to HPC operational activities.
• Organizational skills to coordinate several simultaneous activities with strict deadlines and complex scheduling requirements.
• Communication skills to interact with a diverse group of individuals; provide information to clarify situations, resolve problems, and negotiate services, agreements and Service Level Agreements.

Preferred Qualifications

Key Responsibilities

Department Overview

The HPC Core Facility computing infrastructure supports the diverse needs of over 2,500

researchers in the six UC Davis colleges and schools, totaling some 48,000 CPUs, over 200

GPU nodes, and dozens of petabytes in user data storage. Each serviced unit has

extensive and varied technical computing research requirements, encompassing High

Performance Computing, large data storage systems, robotics, instrumentation, big data

acquisition, graphics, code development, security, and other specialty systems. There is a

diverse set of infrastructures to support general needs such as web services, firewalls,

virtual machines, cloud computing, file / SAN and backup service, custom applications,

business intelligence tools, and user account management. This position will serve as the

Lead Architect of the HPC Core Facility, working in parallel with the Lead Administrator

(SYS ADM 5) to guide the efforts of two more junior architects (IT ARCH 3) and four

system administrators (SYS ADM 2) in designing, installing, maintaining, and operating the

various HPC clusters on campus.

POSITION INFORMATION

Benefits

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Physical Demands

Mental Demands

Work Environment

UC Davis is a smoke and tobacco free campus effective January 1, 2014. Smoking, the use of smokeless tobacco products, and the use of unregulated nicotine products (e-cigarettes) will be strictly prohibited on any UC Davis owned or leased property, indoors and outdoors, including parking lots and residential space.

Due to the mission-critical services provided by this department, this position may work hours other than M-F 8-5, especially in response to system problems. Must be routinely on-call and carry a cell phone.

Special Requirements - Please contact your recruiter with questions regarding which activities apply by position

Misconduct Disclosure Requirement : As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer.

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As you consider joining UC Davis, we invite you to explore our Principles of Community, our Clinical Strategic Plan and strategic vision for research and education. We believe you belong here. The University of California, Davis is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status.

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