Senior HPC Engineer

About the role

Here’s a Glimpse of the Job
We are making a bold leap into the future of artificial intelligence with a $45 million investment in an NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD. This investment underscores our commitment to all Texas A&M System members’ faculty and staff providing cutting-edge research and super computing needs.

Responsibilities

• Manage large-scale HPC cluster operations, including OS upgrades, firmware patching, and performance tuning.
• Oversee networking, security, and infrastructure for HPC systems.
• Lead the development of specialized HPC computing clouds and scalable storage systems.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to develop service-based solutions.
• Serve as a strategic technical resource across departments.
• Lead enterprise-wide HPC projects using established project management protocols.
• Mentor junior system administrators and enforce performance standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in applicable field or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 12 years of related experience
• One or more of the following:
• Experience with High Performance Computing (HPC) environments
• Advanced Linux system administration skills
• Familiarity with computer networking concepts and protocols
• Experience with container orchestration tools such as Kubernetes
• Knowledge of Run:ai for AI workload management
• Experience with Slurm workload manager
• Experience working with NVIDIA DGX systems
• Understanding of virtualization technologies
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) platforms
• Experience with DDN storage solutions
• Familiarity with network-attached storage systems

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Expertise in scalable supercomputing architectures, interconnects, and storage systems
• Proficiency in scripting (Python, Bash, Perl) and scientific computing (MPI, OpenMP, CUDA)
• Experience with configuration management tools (Ansible, Puppet)
• Familiarity with container technologies (Docker, Singularity, Kubernetes)
• Strong troubleshooting, communication, and strategic planning skills

Other Requirements and Factors

• This role may require working outside of standard office hours, including evenings, weekends, and holidays, to support the demands of technology services and ensure the seamless operation of essential systems.
• This position is security sensitive.
• This position requires compliance with state and federal laws/codes and Texas A&M University System/TAMU policies, regulations, rules and procedures.
• All tasks and job responsibilities must be performed safely without injury to self or others in compliance with System and University safety requirements.
• This position is security sensitive.
• All positions are security-sensitive.
• Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.