IT Specialist, Clinical Imaging Research Centre (2-year contract)

The National University of Singapore invites applications for an IT Specialist position in the Centre for Translational MR Research (TMR), Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine.  TMR is committed to performing high quality research to address Singapore’s translational medicine needs. 

This role is specifically to support the IT needs and functions of the Centre to ensure smooth daily operations. 
 

Job Description

IT System Management & Administration

• Windows and Linux server administration and management, e.g., OS Installation, firewall configuration, security patching and upgrading for system vulnerabilities, creating virtual machines, deploying containers (e.g., dockers), management of user accounts and access, etc
• Network infrastructure management, e.g., network issue troubleshooting, systems/servers administration in existing networking infrastructure, computing cluster’s front-end, back-end, and SAN networks, VLAN and closed networks management for specialized medical modalities and lab equipment.  
• Information management systems administration and maintenance, e.g., PACS/RIS, LIMS, Siemens applications and applications such as XNAT.

IT Administration

• IT budgeting – department’s IT needs for the year
• Procurement of IT products – source for quotations, call for tender, market research
• Supplier Management – Escalate issues with suppliers’ engineers/manufacturers, Maintenance and oversight of IT maintenance contracts and warranty
• Asset Management – Management IT equipment/assets list for department, yearly asset verification, proper disposal of IT assets
• Ad-hoc technical support – end-users support, printer set-up, troubleshoot and fix general IT issues, laptop, printer issues, replace parts for IT equipment, reinstallation of OS, SOP and other documentations

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent
• At least 3 years of experience in Windows and Linux System Administration is required
• Networking knowledge (e.g., routing and switching, VLAN, IPv4, IPv6, firewall, access control List, TCP/IP etc) is required
• Knowledge of LAMP (Linux OS, Apache, MySQL, PHP or Python and Java application) is required
• Knowledge of DevOps concepts (e.g., containers) and OS-Level virtualization on Windows/Linux OS and infrastructure virtualization software such VMware vCenter, vSphere is required
• Strong spoken, written and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to interact and communicate effectively with all levels of management, users and vendors.
• Must be highly motivated and able to work independently with minimum supervision. 
• Must be a good team player, proactive in nature, fast learner, highly organized and have a positive attitude. 
• Good knowledge of High Performance Computing Clusters and scientific software such as python will be advantageous
• Good understanding of XNAT, PACS/RIS System and/or DICOM data archiving/retrieving will be advantageous
• Certification (e.g., Microsoft MCSE, MCP and Cisco CCNA, CCNP, or CISSP) will be advantageous

Remuneration will commensurate with qualifications and experience. 

Covid-19 Message

At NUS, the health and safety of our staff and students are one of our utmost priorities, and COVID-vaccination supports our commitment to ensure the safety of our community and to make NUS as safe and welcoming as possible. Many of our roles require a significant amount of physical interactions with students/staff/public members. Even for job roles that may be performed remotely, there will be instances where on-campus presence is required.

Taking into consideration the health and well-being of our staff and students and to better protect everyone in the campus, applicants are strongly encouraged to have themselves fully COVID-19 vaccinated to secure successful employment with NUS.

More Information

Location: Kent Ridge Campus

Organization: Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine

Department : Dean’s Office (Medicine)

Employee Referral Eligible:

Job requisition ID : 17324