HPC SYSTEMS ENGINEER

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
United States
12 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Compensation
$120,440.0 - $163,200.0
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Artificial Intelligence Bash Shell Cloud Computing General Parallel File Systems General-Purpose Computing on Graphics Processing Units Monitoring of Systems Job Scheduling Python (Programming Language) Performance Tuning Scripting High Performance Computing Kubernetes
+1 more
Docker

Job description

SENIOR HPC SYSTEMS ENGINEER, The Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center (MGHPCC), to support the computing infrastructure behind the Massachusetts AI Hub’s AI Computing Resource (AICR). This hands-on role will be responsible for deploying, maintaining, and optimizing HPC clusters, storage systems, and networking for AI/ML workloads. Join a collaborative, fast-paced team delivering critical infrastructure to some of the nation’s leading AI researchers.

Requirements

REQUIRED: Solid track record in HPC systems administration/engineering including hands-on experience with Linux-based cluster environments, job schedulers, and high-performance storage systems such as VAST, Lustre, or GPFS; strong skills in system monitoring, troubleshooting, automation, and performance optimization; and experience supporting end-users in technical research environments. PREFERRED: Familiarity with GPU computing; scripting in Python or Bash; and container orchestration tools like Docker and Kubernetes; and experience in cloud-based HPC or AI/ML workloads.

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