Technology Architect III – High Performance Computing

About the role

The Technology Architect III – High Performance Computing role at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) drives the design and evolution of a high-performance computing environment that enables advanced research, analytics, and AI innovation. This position operates at a deep technical, system level—shaping scalable architecture, optimizing performance, and partnering across infrastructure teams to support mission-critical scientific discovery.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve the technical vision and architecture for a next-generation high-performance computing (HPC) environment.
• Design system-level solutions that optimize performance, scalability, reliability, and long-term maintainability.
• Support research computing workloads, including advanced analytics, simulation, and AI/ML pipelines.
• Arcitect Linux-based HPC platforms, clusters, and supporting services with enterprise-grade resilience.
• Evaluate and integrate cloud resources to extend or hybridize HPC capabilities when appropriate.
• Optimize compute, storage, networking, and scheduler performance based on workload characteristics.
• Partner with networking, facilities, data center, storage, and cloud teams to align infrastructure design and execution.
• Establish standards, documentation, and operational practices for HPC hybrid platforms and lifecycle management.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance on complex architecture decisions, tradeoffs, and roadmap planning.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field; advanced education preferred.
• Strong background in high-performance computing environments, including cluster design and operations.
• Advanced Linux administration experience, including Red Hat–based systems.
• Experience with job scheduling and workload management platforms (e.g., Slurm or equivalent).
• Exposure to cloud platforms, distributed systems, and modern compute architectures; cloud certifications a plus.

Qualifications

• Systems-level thinking with the ability to translate complex technical requirements into scalable architecture.
• Strong analytical and optimization mindset to maximize performance, reliability, and efficiency.
• Collaborative partnership across infrastructure, engineering, and operations stakeholders.
• Clear technical communication and documentation to influence architecture decisions and standards.

Skills

• Systems-level thinking with the ability to translate complex technical requirements into scalable architecture.
• Strong analytical and optimization mindset to maximize performance, reliability, and efficiency.
• Collaborative partnership across infrastructure, engineering, and operations stakeholders.
• Clear technical communication and documentation to influence architecture decisions and standards.

Benefits

Pay Range: $136,400.00 - $225,100.00
FSLA Status: Exempt

Pay

$136,400.00 - $225,100.00

Schedule

Hybrid; a few times a month on site.

Location

New Jersey Data Center (1050 Wall Street West)

Reporting to

Associate Director, Infrastructure

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• About Us
• High Performance Computing