COSMOS - System Engineer

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University of Arkansas at Little Rock

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Department: COSMOS - Provisional Positions

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The Project/Program Manager (Systems Engineer) is a full-time, provisional position at the COSMOS Research Center at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. This role is funded through a grant or contract, and continued employment is contingent upon ongoing funding and satisfactory performance. The Project/Program Manager (Systems Engineer) focuses on the deployment, configuration, monitoring, and maintenance of GPU-enabled servers, virtualized environments, and hybrid infrastructure supporting research and enterprise systems.

It is a non-coding role requiring strong Linux/Windows administration skills, virtualization experience, automation knowledge, and familiarity with data center operations. The Project/Program Manager (Systems Engineer) will collaborate with researchers, developers, and partners to maintain high-performing, secure, and scalable infrastructure that powers computational workloads. This on-campus position is governed by state and federal laws and agency/institution policy.

The position reports to Prof. Nitin Agarwal (nxagarwal), Maulden-Entergy Endowed Chair, Donaghey Distinguished Professor, and Director, COSMOS Research Center at UA-Little Rock.

Qualifications:

Required Education and/or

Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline;

• Strong Linux and Windows server administration skills.

Preferred Education and/or

Experience:

• Master's or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline;

• 1+ year(s) of hands-on experience in server management, system administration, or infrastructure support;

• Basic knowledge of Linux system administration;

• Certifications such as RHCSA/RHCE, MCSE, CompTIA Network+/Security+;

• Experience with GPU environments (NVIDIA preferred), CUDA drivers, and related tools;

• Experience in research labs, AV systems, and hybrid on-prem/cloud setups.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Configure, maintain, and troubleshoot GPU servers, workstations, and physical hardware;

• Deploy and manage virtual machines using VMware, KVM, Proxmox, etc.;

• Establish and maintain on-premises cloud architecture (e.g., Open Stack);

• Monitor system performance, health, and storage integrity;

• Perform hardware installations, upgrades, diagnostics, and repairs;

• Administer and maintain Linux and Windows operating systems;

• Manage user access, permissions, and security compliance;

• Collaborate with AI/ML and research teams to ensure infrastructure readiness;

• Design and implement scalable infrastructure using enterprise and open-source tools;

• Automate server provisioning and system tasks using Bash, Power Shell, or Python;

• Use automation platforms such as Ansible, Terraform, and Cloud Formation;

• Manage containers (Docker) and orchestration platforms (Kubernetes);

• Maintain Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and identity/authentication protocols;

• Administer networking components: VLANs, routing,…