Sr. HPC Systems Engineer

TL;DR

Sr. HPC Systems Engineer: Administering and managing HPC clusters, storage systems, and high-speed networks to support hirify.global engineering applications with an accent on Linux-based compute cluster installation and integration. Focus on troubleshooting complex systems, automating reoccurring tasks, and ensuring reliability in a fast-paced environment.

Location: Hawthorne, CA

Salary: $160,000.00–$220,000.00/per year

Company

hirify.global develops advanced technologies for space exploration with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.

What you will do

• Administer and manage HPC clusters, storage systems, and high-speed networks.
• Provide application support to hirify.global employees across engineering disciplines.
• Install and integrate Linux-based compute clusters.
• Write instructional documentation and convey technical ideas in non-technical terms.

Requirements

• 5+ years of hands-on experience with client and server hardware/software, management tools, enterprise networking, virtualization, and security technologies.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, or scientific discipline with 5+ years of systems engineering experience; OR 7+ years of professional experience building software in lieu of a degree.
• Experience with Linux.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident (aka green card holder), Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158 due to ITAR requirements.

Nice to have

• 5+ years of professional experience building, deploying, and troubleshooting Linux systems.
• Experience with scripting languages (Bash, Python) to automate tasks.
• Experience building, deploying, and troubleshooting HPC clusters.
• Familiarity with cluster resource managers (Slurm, PBS, LSF).
• Experience with monitoring and alerting technologies (Prometheus, Grafana, Nagios).
• Familiarity with scientific and engineering computing (CFD, FEA).
• Familiarity with ML frameworks (PyTorch, Tensorflow), GPU usage, and Cuda.
• Experience with containers (Docker, Podman, Singularity) and automated configuration management (Puppet, Ansible).

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• Access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
• Eligibility for long-term incentives (company stock, stock options) and potential discretionary bonuses.
• Paid parental leave, 3 weeks of paid vacation, and 10+ paid holidays per year.
• Work in a fast-paced, challenging environment with mission-critical and sensitive systems.