[BBLISA-jobs] The Broad Institute- Systems Analyst III Career Opportunity

[Steven Downing]

The Broad Institute has an exciting and challenging position available for
a seasoned Systems Analyst.  Interested candidates can apply online at
http://www.broadinstitute.org/careers by reviewing Requisition #1053 or
contact Steve Downing  directly at downing at broadinstitute.org.  The job
description is below.

*Systems Analyst III- Job Description*

OVERALL RESPONSIBILITY
Consults with scientific organizations and users about their computational
goals and requirements.
Suggests appropriate solutions that meet institute requirements for
security, supportability, and data
protection. Provides insight into best practices and methods for data
analysis tasks. Provides direction to
IT staff and leadership regarding computation needs and appropriate
resource-sharing approaches.
Manages scientific software and associated tools on the Broad Linux
computing cluster. Advises on
available software tools and investigates and installs additional software
packages as appropriate.
The ideal candidate will have direct experience in using common
bioinformatics tools and a solid
knowledge of Linux administration.

CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES
· Maintain regular contact with consumers of computational services, acting
as their partner in
technology planning activities
· Act as Subject Matter Expert for several technology areas
· Manage technology deployment projects of moderate scope and size
· Participate in evaluation, prioritization, and resolution of reported
issues
· Maintain domain-specific software collections and databases
· Evaluate requests for new software installations
· Help users automate routine repeated tasks through scripting or other
means
· Assist in the development and delivery of user documentation and/or
training
· Document administrative procedures and issue resolutions
· Perform off-hours work as required to accommodate production requirements
or respond to high priority service requests
· Other tasks as required

 QUALIFICATIONS
· Bachelor’s degree in biology, computer science or other technical or
scientific discipline with
Intermediate/Advanced knowledge of Linux OS and networking, masters degree
preferred
· 5-8 years of related experience
· Understanding of fundamentals of TCP/IP, NFS, CIFS, Linux memory
management, scheduling
· Familiarity with common bioinformatics software strongly preferred
· Familiarity compiling open-source software on Linux or UNIX strongly
preferred
· Ability to communicate effectively with people of differing technical
abilities
· Experience with at least one workload scheduling system (e.g. GridEngine
or LSF)
· Experience in an academic or research environment strongly preferred

*The Broad Institute will not offer visa sponsorship for this opportunity
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