Computing Manager

Degree and area of specialization:

Master's degree or higher in Physics, Computer Science or related field will be considered. Ph.D. preferred.

Minimum number of years and type of relevant work experience:

Highly qualified candidates will have at least five years experience in leading an IT department and managing large computing facilities used in collaborative scientific research environments.

Specific required experience in:

• Operation and design of distributed High Throughput Computing and Storage services for large data sets analysis.
• Data processing, analysis tools and software.
• Project coordination within large scientific environments, including international collaborations and University campus.
• Information technology, computing systems and software staff supervision.
• Management of IT staff

Preferred experience:

• Understanding of physics data formats and analysis techniques.
• Experience using Supercomputers and IaaS on commercial clouds.

License or Certificate:

Position Summary:

IceCube is a kilometer-scale neutrino detector located at the South Pole. The detector consists of over 5,000 optical sensors deployed over a kilometer deep in the Antarctic ice. Data collection from the detector is well underway and will continue to be acquired and analyzed for many years. Details can be found at http://icecube.wisc.edu/.

The IceCube data center located at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison) includes about 8+PB of disk storage and 7000+ CPU cores. The computing systems at the South Pole consist of about 60 servers in different configurations that are used to run the data acquisition, online filtering and archiving services.

Several collaboration partners provide computing resources which are operated in a coordinated way from WIPAC as a distributed computing infrastructure. Additional resources such as other academic clusters (Grid) that offer opportunistic access, supercomputers or commercial clouds are also integrated in this infrastructure. The Computing Manager coordinates the operations of this resource and works with users to ensure that the service meets requirements for data analysis.

The IceCube Computing Manager is responsible for IceCube computing facilities and services. The primary focus is IceCube computing facilities at UW-Madison. The manager also has responsibility to provide timely access to data and computing services to the IceCube Collaboration, formed by about 300 scientists in 49 institutions from 12 countries.

Additional Information:

Contact:

Tina Gislason
tina.gislason@icecube.wisc.edu
608-890-0368
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1 (out-of-state: TTY: 800.947.3529, STS: 800.833.7637) and above Phone number (See RELAY_SERVICE for further information. )

Instructions to Applicants:

Please submit a CV and cover letter describing your qualifications for this position.

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NOTE: A Period of Evaluation will be Required

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