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Randstad US staff hpc engineer in mountain view, California
staff hpc engineer.
mountain view , california
posted may 31, 2024
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$60 - $70 per hour
temp to perm
bachelor degree
category computer and mathematical occupations
reference1053918
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job summary:
Randstad Federal is seeking a Staff HPC Engineer for a role supporting NASA
location: Mountain View, California
job type: Contract
salary: $60 - 70 per hour
work hours: 8am to 4pm
education: Bachelors
responsibilities:
Duties and Responsibilities:
Designs, deploys and maintains HPC clusters with over 2000+ nodes with InfiniBand, 100+ petabytes of data storage in production.
Write and shepherd scalable feature designs through the entire software development process, from requirements and use cases to release
Designs and develops scripts for system administration, monitoring and usage reporting.
Modify existing software to correct errors and/or improve performance
Designs and develops scripts for system regression test and performance (file systems (Luster), scheduler (PBS), interconnect (HDR/NDR, Slingshot, ), high availability, etc.).
Troubleshoots, isolates and resolves application, system and other technical problems (hardware, software, and network).
Understands research use cases, researches and deploys new technologies, defining cost, performance and other trade-offs.
Manages and maintains tools for configuration management (HPCM, Ansible & GIT), resource management, scheduling and all necessary aspects of HPC in accordance with best practices.
Researches, deploys and manages networking and security infrastructure, including development of policies and procedures.
Assists in developing and writing proposals and publications.
Creates and provides clear documentation.
Mentoring junior staff and cross training peers
After hours/weekend support as required
Moderate Supercomputing System Administration that contributes to:
Day-to-day operations of the Linux HPC clusters and storage systems
Proactive monitoring, analyze, and correct system issues
Development of scripts to automate repetitive tasks or tools to enhance support of the HPC systems
System performance analysis and tuning
Building, installing, and supporting user-requested software
Supporting evaluation and assessment of new HPC technology
Resolving user report issues and manage support tickets requests in Remedy
Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field
strong computer science background with in-depth systems-level knowledge in operating systems and networking
A minimum of 5 years experience of administration of HPC systems and scheduling software (PBS, Slurm, or Moab/Torque)
A minimum of 5 years of experience of systems programming in heterogeneous, multi-platform HPC environments
strong ability to analyze, debug and maintain the integrity of an existing code base
Demonstrated equivalence of 5 years of Linux/UNIX user support experience and hands-on experience with administration of Linux systems
Experience working with HPC applications and proficiency in at least C, C++, or Fortran
Superior scripting skills and excellent attention to detail; proficiency in at least Python, Perl, or Bash
strong ability to interact with customers to understand needs, elicit requirements, and get feedback on prototype solutions
Excellent communication and people skills; excellent time management and organizational skills
Experience with system configuration management tools e.g. , puppet, chef, ansible
Experience with revision control software e.g. CVS, SVN, Git
Track record of delivering commercial quality software on schedule with excellent quality through multiple release cycles
Proficiency at technical writing
Preferred Skills (Requesting Manager Defines):
Proficiency with analysis and problem-solving skills for debugging and optimization of applications
Familiarity/proficiency with OpenMP and Message Passing Interface (MPI) programming
Experience with Lustre, and InfiniBand
Experience with cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, GCP), OpenStack or Kubernetes is a plus
qualifications:
Experience level: Experienced
Minimum 5 years of experience
Education: Bachelors
skills:
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