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# HPC SYSTEMS ENGINEER

- **Company:** Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- **Location:** United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $120,440.0 - $163,200.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** 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, Docker
- **Published:** August 1, 2026
- **Apply:** https://careers.peopleclick.com/careerscp/client_mit/external/jobDetails/jobDetail.html?jobPostId=33279&localeCode=en_US

## About the Role

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.

## 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.


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