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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # HPC Linux System Administrator - **Company:** Gruppe Global - **Location:** Metropolregion München, Germany - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Bash Shell, CentOS, Computer Networks, Linux, Distributed Systems, Monitoring of Systems, Linux System Administration, Performance Tuning, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ansible, Scripting, High Performance Computing, System Availability, Containerization, Information Technology, Slurm, Puppet, Docker - **Published:** August 27, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.de/details/5855591678 ## About the Role * Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field. * Proven experience as a Linux System Administrator in enterprise or HPC environments. * Strong hands-on experience with:Linux Administration (Red Hat, CentOS, Rocky Linux or similar) * Bash Scripting * Python Scripting * HPC Workload Managers (Slurm preferred) * Experience managing HPC clusters and distributed computing environments. * Knowledge of system monitoring, troubleshooting, and performance optimization. * Understanding of networking, storage, and security concepts in Linux environments. * Native German language skills (mandatory). * Good English communication skills. Nice to Have * Experience with Ansible, Puppet, or other automation tools. * Knowledge of container technologies (Docker, Podman, Singularity/Apptainer). * Experience supporting scientific, engineering, or research computing environments. * Exposure to cloud-based HPC solutions. ## Description We are seeking an experienced HPC Linux System Administrator to support and maintain high-performance computing (HPC) environments for complex engineering and scientific workloads. The ideal candidate will have strong Linux administration skills, experience with HPC clusters, and a solid scripting background to automate and optimize system operations., * Administer, maintain, and optimize Linux-based HPC environments. * Manage and monitor HPC clusters, ensuring high availability, performance, and security. * Install, configure, and troubleshoot Linux systems and related infrastructure. * Support users running computational and scientific workloads. * Manage workload scheduling and resource allocation using HPC workload managers. * Develop and maintain automation scripts to streamline system administration tasks. * Perform system monitoring, capacity planning, and performance tuning. * Collaborate with engineering, infrastructure, and research teams to improve HPC operations., * We are a growing company with ambitious targets that stands for expert knowledge, integrity and open-mindedness. * As a consultant, you will implement a wide range of projects for our well-known customers and offer them your growing expertise * Your development is supported by a coach, further training, our in-house learning platform and an internal IT & data network * Work-life balance is important to us - you enjoy home office options, have the choice between regional or Germany-wide projects and our philosophy is a 40-hour week * We also offer security and stability - our employees are employed on a permanent basis At GMS we defend equality and diversity. We create a safe and diverse environment where all the opportunities are equal for all the employees. 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