Job Title: HPC (Computer Aided Engineering) Systems Administrator
Job Location: Troy MI 48007
Onsite Requirements:
- HPC
- Heavy Linux experience
- CAE
Job Description:
- Responsible for the day-to-day operational support: manage and solve any hardware and software issues that may arise. (Systems Administration)
- Assist in hardware and software upgrade programs to implement new technologies. They will include developing cluster tools or solutions, automation of deployments, HPC job optimization, pre/post processing workflows, alerts, usage and performance metrics.
- Write Help documents for users, develop functional and technical designs for automated tools that can assist users with HPC job optimization following the Client's change management guidelines.
- Identify bottlenecks and assist in maximizing performance of our HPC applications.
- Provide advice and support to the Client HPC users.
- Interact confidently and professionally with various audiences and stakeholders at all levels.
- Keep abreast of latest HPC and industry developments and investigate the suitability of newly available technologies, including but not limited to new CPU/GPU technologies, HMB, memory and high-speed interconnects, web-based software technologies and parallel high performance computing application tuning & optimization.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science or related fields.
- Experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux or similar Linux distributions (Fedora, CentOS Stream, Alma Linux and/or Rocky Linux).
- Experience in bash, python, and/or similar scripting languages.
- Experience in Microsoft Office products (Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Teams etc.)
- S. Citizen allowing for International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) compliance.
- Self-starter, able to identify requirements independently, then make proposals for solutions as well as the flexibility in dealing with change in priorities and working on several projects simultaneously.
- Excellent documentation skills and the ability to communicate well with people of diverse backgrounds and computer knowledge.
- High level of personal commitment, occasional availability on weekends and out of hours will be required to ensure the system up time and support system maintenance schedules.
- Aptitude to learn from others, share knowledge with others, and promote continuous improvement of our processes.
- Ability to work with the engineering staff and users to aid and instruct how to use the HPC resources optimally.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Minimum of 2 years' experience of HPC system administration and supporting CAE users.
- Experience in installation, configuration and administration and use of CAE software (LS-DYNA, Nastran, StarCCM+, Abaqus, Fluent, etc.).
- Experience in installation, configuration and administration of queue systems such as SLURM/LSF/PBS.
- Experience in installation, configuration and administration of Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) applications.
- Willingness to try new tools / technologies and improve process and cost effectiveness.
- Knowledge of HPC interconnect technologies (InfiniBand, Omni-Path, MPI etc.).
- Knowledge and understanding of network technologies such as TCP/IP and networked file systems such NFS, GFS, Luster, GPFDS.
- Basic project management skills
** This client is a US Federal Government contractor and is legally required to hire US Citizens. US Citizens will only be considered for this role **
