Job Description:

Lead High Performance Computing Engineer

Office of Information Technology

The Lead High Performance Computing  Engineer is responsible for the HPC team that manages high-performance computing (HPC) cluster, storage, and networking infrastructure. This includes, but is not limited to the integration of HPC systems with Brown’s overarching IT infrastructure, deployment and management of parallel file systems, and maintaining system security. The Lead HPC Engineer is expected to occasionally debug and possibly rewrite low-level systems software, evaluate software for potential acquisition, and work closely with vendors’ support organizations to ensure timely resolution of problems and high availability of CCV production services. In addition, occasional user support will be performed to assist in system-level application debugging/optimization.

Qualifications:

Education

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Required Experience

3 - 5 years of experience with Linux systems administrationLead or supervisory experience

Familiarity and experience with many of the following

Research computing environments

RHEL/CentOS Linux operating management experience

Problem resolution and troubleshooting skills; e.g. dump reading, traces, etc

Excellent interpersonal and communications skills (both oral and written)

Strong ability to multi-task and prioritize activities

Conceptual knowledge of all and in-depth knowledge of some of the following: systems architectures, security, networking, storage systems, parallel computing, batch/scheduling systems

Knowledge of programming languages such as  C, C++, bash, Perl, etc.

Use of source control systems such as Git

Use of log correlation software such as Sumologic

Knowledge of large-scale research computing platforms such as Globus, HPC environments, SLURM, GPFS

Machine Learning Frameworks, including Tensorflow

Demonstrates a willingness and ability to support a diverse and inclusive environment.

Preferred Experience

GPFS, Lustre, or BeeGFS filesystem experience

basic knowledge of MPI programming and RDMA interconnects

Infiniband

SLURM

Successful completion of a criminal background check and education verification is required.

Benefits of Working at Brown:

Information on the Benefits of Working at Brown can be found here.

Recruiting Start Date:

2024-09-25

Job Posting Title:

Lead High Performance Computing Engineer

Department:

Office of Information Technology

Grade:

Grade 11

Worker Type:

Employee

Worker Sub-Type:

Regular

Time Type:

Full time

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

37.5

Position Work Location:

Remote Eligible

Submission Guidelines:

Please note that in order to be considered an applicant for any staff position at Brown University you must submit an application form for each position for which you believe you are qualified. Applications are not kept on file for future positions. Please include a cover letter and resume with each position application.

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