We are seeking a Lead HPC Analyst with advanced technical proficiency in HPC infrastructure to oversee all essential operations and engineering tasks for the DaVinci HPC environment.
The incumbent is expected to collaborate closely with team members and business stakeholders to sustain, enhance, and optimize the stability and performance of the HPC Infrastructure while ensuring adherence to GxP compliance.

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Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage a team of 3 HPC infrastructure engineers
• Prioritize, break down, and allocate technical tasks among the team
• Develop the HPC roadmap in partnership with the Novartis internal team and external third-party teams
• Provide leadership and technical guidance to uphold HPC infrastructure in line with GxP regulations
• Ensure comprehensive documentation of the HPC infrastructure as per GxP standards
• Engage in engineering and support activities

• Expertise in HPC technology with over 11 years of experience
• Skills in designing and setting up HPC systems
• Proficiency in Linux (any rpm-based) including kernel modules compilation and debugging tools (strace, core dump, tcpdump, etc.)
• Knowledge of job schedulers (IBM LSF, Slurm)
• Capability to manage Bright Cluster Manager including setup and configuration
• Familiarity with GPFS/Lustre filesystems
• Background in InfiniBand/OmniPath network interconnect

• Background in hardware: diagnostics, upgrades, tuning (HCA InfiniBand, disk arrays - Lustre, Vast, IBM, servers Dell+HP)
• Competency in infrastructure monitoring tools (Zabbix, Splunk, Grafana, etc.)
• Understanding of Easybuild
• Experience in a GxP-compliant environment
• Familiarity with Jira, ServiceNow

• Career plan and real growth opportunities
• Unlimited access to LinkedIn learning solutions
• International Mobility Plan within 25 countries
• Constant training, mentoring, online corporate courses, eLearning and more
• English classes with a certified teacher
• Support for employee's initiatives (Algorithms club, toastmasters, agile club and more)
• Enjoyable working environment (Gaming room, napping area, amenities, events, sport teams and more)
• Flexible work schedule and dress code
• Collaborate in a multicultural environment and share best practices from around the globe
• Hired directly by EPAM & 100% under payroll
• Law benefits (IMSS, INFONAVIT, 25% vacation bonus)
• Major medical expenses insurance: Life, Major medical expenses with dental & visual coverage (for the employee and direct family members)
• 13 % employee savings fund, capped to the law limit
• Grocery coupons
• 30 days December bonus
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• 12 vacations days plus 4 floating days
• Official Mexican holidays, plus 5 extra holidays (Maundry Thursday and Friday, November 2nd, December 24th & 31st)
• Monthly non-taxable amount for the electricity and internet bills