We are seeking a Chief HPC Engineer with robust technical skills in HPC infrastructure to manage day-to-day operations and engineering activities within our HPC environment. The ideal candidate will have a strong engineering background with significant hands-on experience in deployment and optimization. This leadership role requires strategic oversight and a proactive approach to maintaining and enhancing system performance and reliability.
We accept CVs in English only.

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Responsibilities

• Support and oversee HPC infrastructure
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for system automation
• Lead incident resolution efforts, as well as software and hardware upgrades
• Guide and mentor a team of HPC engineers
• Strategize and implement system scalability and efficiency improvements
• Ensure system security and compliance with industry standards
• Develop and monitor key performance indicators to assess system health
• Foster strong vendor relationships for system hardware and software procurement
• Lead research and adoption of new technologies to keep the infrastructure at the cutting edge
• Facilitate collaboration across departments to align HPC strategies with organizational goals

• Minimum of 7 years of experience as an HPC Engineer
• At least 2 years of relevant leadership experience
• Proficiency in Linux (any rpm-based), including compiling kernel modules and using debugging tools like strace, coredump, and tcpdump
• Experienced in managing HPC job schedulers such as IBM LSF and Slurm
• Skilled in configuring and implementing Bright Cluster Manager
• Understanding of both GPFS and Lustre file systems
• Familiarity with InfiniBand and OmniPath network interconnect technologies
• Fluent English communication skills at a C1 level or higher

• Proficiency in hardware diagnostics, upgrades, and tuning, including HCA InfiniBand and disk arrays from Lustre, Vast, IBM
• Capability to utilize infrastructure monitoring tools like Zabbix, Splunk, or Grafana
• Understanding of Easybuild
• Experience working within a GxP environment
• Familiarity with project and service management tools like Jira and ServiceNow

• Learning Culture - We want you to be the best version of yourself, that is why we offer unlimited access to learning platforms, a wide range of internal courses, and all the knowledge you need to grow professionally
• Health Coverage - Health and wellness are important, that is why we have you and up to four family members in a premiere health plan. We have a couple of options, so you can choose what is best for you and your family
• Visual Benefit - Seeing your work for us would be a sight for sore eyes. We want your vision to always be at 100% which is why we offer up to $200.000 COP for any visual health expenses
• Life Insurance Plan - We have partnered with MetLife to offer a full-coverage Ife insurance plan. So, your family is covered, even if you are gone
• Medical Leave Coverage - We are one of the few companies that cover 100% of your medical leave, for up to 90 days. Your health is the most important thing to us
• Professional Growth Opportunities - We have designed a highly competitive and complete development process, where you will have all the tools to get where you have always wanted to be, personally and professionally
• Stock Option Purchase Plan - As an EPAMer you can be more than just an employee, you will also have the opportunity to purchase stock at a reduced price and become a part owner of our organization
• Additional Income - Besides your regular salary, you will also have the chance to earn extra income by referring talent, being a technical interviewer, and many more ways
• Community Benefit - You will be part of a worldwide community of over 50,000 employees, where you can learn, challenge yourself, stand out, and share your knowledge and experience with multicultural teams!