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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # HPC System Administrator / Scientist - **Company:** Ideaded - **Location:** Viladecans, Spain - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Clean Code Principles, Bash Shell, Basic Linear Algebra Subprograms, C++ (Programming Language), Command-Line Interface, Program Optimization, Nvidia CUDA, System Configuration, Software Debugging, Linux, Fortran (Programming Language), Python (Programming Language), Package Management Systems, Queue Management Systems, Management of Software Versions, High Performance Computing, Information Technology, Slurm - **Published:** August 10, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.jobleads.com/es/job/e13ee9874cca4c6f24ef5f47e10bcaa1f ## About the Role This is a full-time, on-site role based in Viladecans for an HPC System Administrator / Scientist. The role involves installation, configuration, maintenance and optimization of the IDEADED HPC clusters and associated software stacks, while ensuring stability, security, and performance . This position requires a strong technical foundation and the ability to support the growing team of scientists and engineers by managing, monitoring, and optimizing high-performance computing (HPC) infrastructure, including servers, storage, and networks. It also includes documenting system configurations, operational procedures, and incident reports to ensure continuity and knowledge sharing , contributing to capacity planning, and evaluating new tools and architectures to support IDEADED's advanced technologies., * Relevant degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience. * Expert-level proficiency with Linux operating systems, including deep command-line fluency and advanced scripting capabilities in Bash and Python. * Minimum 3-5 years of hands-on experience in HPC environments. * Demonstrated strong proficiency in Fortran and C/C++ to support users with modern coding practices, library versioning (e.g., BLAS, LAPACK, FFTW, Intel MKL), and to assist in debugging and optimizing user applications. * Experience managing and configuring the Slurm workload manager, including queue management, user policy enforcement, and troubleshooting job failures. * Proficient in compiling packages using Spack or Easybuild, including MPI libraries (e.g., OpenMPI, Intel MPI) and GPU toolkits (e.g., CUDA). * Experience implementing a nd maintaining environment modules (e.g., Lmod/Environment Modules) is required. * Experience installing and configuring user-facing performance profiling tools to support code optimization efforts is required. * Experience compiling, optimizing and executing performance-tune of scientific application hands-on experience in Density Functional Theory (DFT) codes (e.g., FHi-aims, Quantum ESPRESSO, Siesta) and Molecular Dynamics (MD) codes (e.g., LAMMPS), tailoring builds for specifichardware architectures. * Experience deploying and maintaining monitoring stacks to track real-time health of all cluster components. * Demonstrated strong problem-solving skills and the ability to remain composed and effective under pressure during critical incidents. * Ability to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary scientific teams and communicate complex technical topics clearly. ## Related Videos - [Running Secure Life Science Research at Scale using Hybrid GPU HPC and Kubernetes 🧬](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100355-running-secure-life-science-research-at-scale-using-hybrid-gpu-hpc-and-kubernetes) - [Geometric deep learning for drug discovery](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/264-geometric-deep-learning-for-drug-discovery) - [Old tools, new tricks](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1916-old-tools-new-tricks) - [Docker network without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1418-docker-network-without-docker) - [Shipping Faster with Less: Render on Cloud Hosting, AI Workloads, and the Future of DevOps](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1894-shipping-faster-with-less-render-on-cloud-hosting-ai-workloads-and-the-future-of-devops) - [MCP doesn’t suck — your agent does](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100202-mcp-doesn-t-suck-your-agent-does) ## Related Articles - [Top 6 Hackathons for Developers in 2023](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/263-top-6-hackathons-for-developers-in-2023) - [Résumé-Driven Development: How IT trends affect the job market for software developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/59-resume-driven-development-how-it-trends-affect-the-job-market-for-software-developers) - [Data Science & more: The Lopez dilemma](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/10-data-science-more-the-lopez-dilemma) - [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers) - [The Most Popular IT Jobs on the Market](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/376-the-most-popular-it-jobs-on-the-market)