Senior HPC Specialist

Job Summary: We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior HPC Specialist to design, implement, and maintain high-performance computing (HPC) systems and solutions. The ideal candidate will play a critical role in optimizing computational performance, ensuring the reliability of the infrastructure, and supporting advanced computational workloads in a dynamic and innovative environment.
Key Responsibilities:
HPC System Design & Implementation:

• Design and deploy HPC clusters, including compute, storage, and networking components.
• Evaluate and integrate new HPC technologies to enhance system performance and scalability.

System Administration & Maintenance:

• Manage Linux-based HPC systems using job schedulers (e.g., Slurm, PBS, Grid Engine).
• Monitor system health, troubleshoot issues, and resolve performance bottlenecks.
• Ensure optimal configuration and high availability of HPC resources.

Performance Optimization:

• Profile and fine-tune applications and workloads for peak performance on HPC systems.
• Analyze job performance and provide recommendations to users for enhancements.

Storage & Data Management:

• Administer large-scale parallel file systems (e.g., Lustre, GPFS, BeeGFS).
• Implement data transfer and storage strategies for high-throughput workloads.

User Support & Collaboration:

• Provide technical support and training to researchers and end users.
• Work with interdisciplinary teams to understand and meet computational requirements.

Security & Compliance:

• Adhere to security best practices and compliance standards for HPC systems.
• Develop and manage backup and disaster recovery solutions.

Required Qualifications:

• HPC Expertise: Proven experience in HPC cluster design, deployment, and management (compute, storage, networking).
• Linux Administration: Proficiency in administering Linux systems (RedHat, CentOS, Ubuntu).
• Job Scheduling: Hands-on experience with job schedulers like Slurm, PBS, or Grid Engine.
• Performance Tuning: Strong skills in profiling, benchmarking, and optimization techniques.
• Parallel File Systems: Expertise in managing Lustre, GPFS, or BeeGFS.
• Scripting & Automation: Advanced knowledge of scripting languages (Bash, Python, Perl).
• User Support: Ability to provide technical documentation, training, and collaboration.
• Security: Knowledge of system hardening, backups, and disaster recovery processes.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Collaboration Skills: Experience working in interdisciplinary teams to meet diverse computational needs.
• Innovation: Passion for exploring emerging HPC technologies to enhance capabilities.