Lead / Senior Systems Engineer - HPC Administrator

We are looking for an experienced HPC Administration professional to take on aLead or Senior Systems Engineer role, responsible for sustaining high-performance computing environments and ensuring consistent system reliability, strong performance, and dependable support for end users.

Responsibilities

• Identify and fix HPC system issues to reduce downtime and limit performance impact
• Keep Linux systems stable and reliable through ongoing maintenance and troubleshooting
• Build and maintain monitoring tools to oversee infrastructure health
• Serve as a point of contact for users, addressing HPC-related questions and support needs
• Track and resolve incidents by managing ServiceNow tickets
• Improve HPC performance through hardware diagnostics, upgrades, and tuning
• Operate effectively even when documentation is limited or unavailable

Requirements

• 5 to 15 years of combined experience in systems engineering or HPC administration
• Strong Linux administration skills, particularly with RPM-based systems
• Hands-on experience with kernel module compilation and debugging tools like strace, coredump, and tcpdump
• Working knowledge of monitoring tools such as Zabbix, ELK, and Grafana, along with the ability to build Splunk dashboards
• Solid understanding of HPC hardware diagnostics, upgrades, and tuning, covering InfiniBand HCAs, Lustre/VAST/IBM storage systems, and Dell/HP servers
• Familiarity with job scheduling tools like Slurm or UGE/AGE

Nice to have

• Exposure to cluster management platforms such as Bright Cluster Manager, xCAT, or IBM CSM