HPC Storage Engineer
Location: Dallas, TX
Work Arrangement: Hybrid
Employment Type: Direct Hire
Relocation: Available for qualified non-local candidates
Compensation: Competitive Base Salary + Performance Bonus
Benefits: 100% Company-Paid Family Benefits
Overview
We are seeking an HPC Storage Engineer to support the design, deployment, and operation of large-scale, high-performance storage infrastructure supporting mission-critical compute environments.
This role sits within a high-performance computing (HPC) storage engineering team managing over 200PB of scalable storage. The environment supports research-driven workloads, making storage performance, reliability, and optimization a core component of overall infrastructure success.
The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in large-scale storage systems, clustered filesystems, and modern data center storage architectures, along with a strong collaborative mindset to partner with researchers, software engineers, network teams, and external vendors.
Key ResponsibilitiesStorage Architecture & Engineering
•Design, implement, and manage multi-petabyte storage systems supporting high-performance compute environments
•Support the architecture and scaling of distributed and clustered storage platforms
•Act as a subject matter expert across storage technologies for infrastructure and engineering initiatives
Automation & Infrastructure as Code
•Develop and implement automated processes aligned with Infrastructure-as-Code principles
•Build consistent, repeatable deployment and operational workflows for storage platforms
•Support DevOps-driven approaches to infrastructure management and lifecycle operations
Performance Optimization & Troubleshooting
•Optimize storage performance to support demanding HPC and research workloads
•Troubleshoot complex storage, workflow, and performance issues across compute environments
•Partner with engineering and research teams to identify and resolve bottlenecks
Cross-Functional Collaboration
•Work closely with researchers and software engineers to streamline workflows and improve storage utilization
•Collaborate with network teams and infrastructure partners to ensure end-to-end system performance
•Interface with external vendors including Dell, VAST Data, HPE, and Rubrik
Required Experience
•Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience
•Experience deploying and managing high-performance or clustered filesystems at scale
•Strong understanding of data center storage technologies including file, block, and object storage
•Experience with scale-out storage architectures such as VAST Data and Isilon/PowerScale
•Hands-on experience operating in large-scale, high-availability environments
Technical Skills
•Python and/or DevOps experience supporting infrastructure automation
•Experience working within ticketing systems such as JIRA
•Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues
•Passion for storage technologies, hardware, and performance optimization
Preferred Experience
•Experience supporting HPC or research-driven environments
•Exposure to large-scale (multi-petabyte) storage platforms
•Experience working in highly collaborative, cross-functional engineering environments