Senior DevOps Engineer (HPC)

JR Spain; Sevilla; Presencial; EUR 45.000 - 70.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A tech consulting company is seeking a Senior DevOps-HPC Engineer in Sevilla to lead the migration of HPC systems to Google Cloud. The ideal candidate will have substantial experience with SLURM, GCP, and Linux, ensuring optimal performance and resource efficiency. Strong scripting skills and knowledge of automation tools like Ansible and Terraform are essential for this role, which involves crafting scalable and secure infrastructure solutions. Join a dynamic team dedicated to implementing innovative cloud technologies and driving digital transformation.

Formación

• Minimum 5 years of experience with HPC environments and SLURM.
• Extensive hands-on experience managing Linux-based systems.
• Proven cloud migration experience, preferably in GCP.

Responsabilidades

• Lead the migration of HPC clusters to Google Cloud Platform.
• Design, implement, and manage scalable HPC infrastructure.
• Automate deployment and maintenance tasks using scripting languages and tools.

Conocimientos

SLURM

Linux

GCP

Python

Bash

Ansible

Terraform

Descripción del empleo

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About the Role

As a Senior DevOps-HPC Engineer at Xebia, you will join a dynamic Engineering team in a high-energy and collaborative environment. This role is ideal for a seasoned HPC engineer with deep expertise in SLURM, Linux, and cloud migration expertise in SLURM, Linux, and cloud migrations, who thrives on leading complex projects, designing robust architectures, and implementing high-performance solutions in Google Cloud.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the migration of on-premises SLURM-based HPC clusters to Google Cloud Platform.
• Design, implement, and manage scalable and secure HPC infrastructure solutions on GCP.
• Optimize SLURM configurations and workflows to ensure efficient use of cloud resources.
• Manage and optimize HPC environments, focusing on workload scheduling, job efficiency, and scaling SLURM clusters.
• Automate cluster deployment, configuration, and maintenance tasks using scripting languages (Python, Bash) and automation tools (Ansible, Terraform).
• Integrate HPC software stack using tools like Spack for dependency management and easy installation of HPC libraries and applications.
• Deploy, manage, and troubleshoot applications using MPI, OpenMP, and other parallel computing frameworks on GCP instances.
• Collaborate with engineering, support teams, and stakeholders to ensure smooth migration and ongoing operation of HPC workloads.
• Provide expert-level support for performance tuning, job scheduling, and cluster resource optimization.
• Stay current with emerging HPC technologies and GCP services to continually improve HPC cluster performance and cost efficiency.

Requirements:

Basics:

• Minimum 5 years of experience with HPC environments, including SLURM workload manager, MPI, and other HPC-related software.
• Extensive hands-on experience managing Linux-based systems, including performance tuning and troubleshooting in an HPC context.
• Proven experience migrating and managing SLURM clusters in cloud environments, preferably GCP.
• Proficiency with automation tools such as Ansible and Terraform for cluster deployment and management.
• Experience with Spack for managing and deploying HPC software stacks.
• Strong scripting skills in Python, Bash, or similar languages for automating cluster operations.
• In-depth knowledge of GCP services relevant to HPC, such as Compute Engine (GCE), Cloud Storage, and VPC networking.
• Strong problem-solving skills with a focus on optimizing HPC workloads and resource utilization.

Recommended:

• Google Cloud Professional DevOps Engineer or similar GCP certifications.
• Familiarity with GCP’s HPC-specific offerings, such as Preemptible VMs, HPC VM images, and other cost-optimization strategies.
• Experience with performance profiling and debugging tools for HPC applications.
• Advanced knowledge of HPC data management strategies, including parallel file systems and data transfer tools.
• Understanding of container technologies (e.g., Singularity, Docker) specifically within HPC contexts.
• Experience with Spark or other big data tools in an HPC environment is a plus.
• Focusing now on modules/libs migration, so expertise on Spack containers,