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HPC System Engineer

Bellevue, WA 98008

Posted: 03/20/2025 Employment Type: Direct Hire Department: Core Technologies - FTE Job Number: 30269 Industry: SVCS - Services

Job Description

Position Title: HPC System Engineer

Position Description: Protingent Staffing has an exciting FTE HPC System Engineer opportunity.

Job Responsibilities:
  • Maintain Linux HPC Supercomputer systems availability to the customer, including in Azure Gov and on-prem infrastructure.
  • Administer and maintain Linux based system software and firmware revisions, including patches, updates, and OS upgrades.
  • Solve Linux system hardware, software, and third-party software issues, and provide detailed and thoughtful analysis of problem and resolution.
  • Automate configuration management of infrastructure and applications, software updates, and maintenance and monitoring of system availability using modern DevOps tools (Ansible, GitHub, etc.)
  • Installation, configuration, tuning, troubleshooting, and administration of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS), Open Source, and in-house developed applications leveraging HPC resources.
  • Packaging, deployment, and management of software leveraging environment modules.
  • Coordinate HPC infrastructure solutions and plan for growth.
  • Actively connect with management regarding any problems with the equipment and propose resolution.
  • Partner with IT Principal Engineering to define and execute roadmaps. Assist with gathering data for new feature, system, and/or advanced computing requirements from key stakeholders. Provide timely estimates for implementation delivery. Anticipate risks
  • when planning and defining mitigation options.
  • Respond to user queries regarding computing resources.

Job Qualifications:
  • BA, BS, or MS in CS, EE, CE or equivalent experience.
  • 5+ years of previous experience deploying and administrating production HPC clusters.
  • Experience with managing an HPC resource scheduler (Slurm preferred).
  • Proven track record to script in Bash or Python.
  • Experience with MPI software and high-speed interconnects in HPC supercomputers.
  • Experience with containers for HPC (Docker, Singularity, Apptainer).
  • Deep understanding of operating systems, computer networks, and high-performance applications.
  • Ability to work well with developers & test engineers.
  • Proficiency in programming language such as Python, Fortran, C++, or R with the ability to learn from others as required.
  • Proficient in using the Linux operating systems.
  • Ability to multi-task and work cooperatively with others.
  • The successful candidate will possess a high degree of trust and integrity, communicate openly and effectively and display respect with a desire to foster teamwork.

Job Details:
  • Job Type; Direct Hire
  • Salary Range: $113,605-$170,408
  • Location: Bellevue, WA.
  • Export control regulations require candidates to be a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Legal Permanent Resident, or of a protected person status

About Protingent: Protingent is a niche provider of top Engineering and IT talent to Software, Electronics, Medical Device, Telecom, and Aerospace companies nationwide. Protingent exists to make a positive impact and contribution to the lives of others as well as our community by providing relevant, rewarding, and exciting work opportunities for our candidates.

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