HPC System Engineer

Exxon Mobil; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 1,500,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Medical plans

Annual vacations

Training and development program

Tuition assistance program

Transportation facility

Job summary

A leading energy company in Bengaluru seeks an HPC Systems Engineer to manage and enhance high-performance computing systems. Candidates should have at least 3 years of Linux experience and knowledge of HPC technologies. This role emphasizes collaboration and problem resolution within varied global teams. Benefits include competitive compensation, health plans, and a supportive work environment. Candidates must be comfortable working shifts from 1:30 PM to 10:30 PM IST.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of hands-on Linux experience.
• Experience in production infrastructure support.
• Proficiency in technical writing.
• Experience in HPC technologies such as parallel/distributed file systems, high-speed interconnects, and HPC batch scheduling software.
• Proficiency in technical writing and documentation of solutions.
• Understanding of data center operations fundamentals in networking, cooling, and power.
• Strong teamwork, self-motivation, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Establish strategies for overall support of the system.
• Evaluate new hardware and software.
• Monitor overall system performance and health.
• Monitor system performance and health.
• Support data management and help users resolve issues.
• Collaborate with global teams across time zones and vendors.
• Maintain cross-organizational contacts to enable work execution.

Skills

Linux experience

System administration

HPC technologies

Technical writing

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Lustre

GPFS

PBSPro

SLURM

Job description

At ExxonMobil, our vision is to lead in energy innovations that advance modern living and a net‑zero future. As one of the world’s largest publicly traded energy and chemical companies, we are powered by a unique and diverse workforce fueled by the pride in what we do and what we stand for.

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ExxonMobil’s affiliates in India

ExxonMobil’s affiliates have offices in India in Bengaluru, Mumbai and the National Capital Region.

ExxonMobil’s affiliates in India supporting the Product Solutions business engage in the marketing, sales and distribution of performance as well as specialty products across chemicals and lubricants businesses. The India planning teams are also embedded with global business units for business planning and analytics.

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The HPC Systems Engineer role has the overall responsibility to work within a team to provide a performant, reliable, and secure high‑performance computing (HPC) environment. The HPC Systems Engineer will be involved in various aspects of designing and engineering our HPC system as well as be responsible for managing day‑to‑day operations and maintenance activities including, but not limited to the following: general troubleshooting of any issues that may arise, monitoring overall system health, performing system maintenance tasks, and evaluating new hardware/system software.

What you will do

• Establish strategies for overall support of the system
• Evaluate new hardware and software and understand potential benefits/impacts it can have in the environment
• Perform hardware maintenance
• Perform software installations and upgrades, inclusive of operating system
• Monitor overall system performance and health
• Provide support for the management of data in the environment
• Work with users to resolve problems and ensure they are able to effectively utilize the system
• Interact with both business customers and technical teams that are globally distributed and within varied time zones
• Engage with vendors for problem resolution of existing infrastructure and discussion of roadmaps and new technologies for evaluations
• Foster a supportive work environment and maintain open, productive interactions among team and across organizations
• Build and maintain cross‑organizational contacts to facilitate execution of work

About You

Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field (or equivalent field).
• A minimum of 3 years of hands‑on Linux experience (e.g. RHEL, CentOS) and production infrastructure support (e.g. networking, storage, monitoring, compute, installation, configuration, maintenance, upgrade, retirement).
• Experience in system administration and technical support (e.g. installation, configuration, maintenance, upgrade, retirement, problem resolution).
• Experience in HPC technologies such as parallel/distributed files systems (e.g. Lustre, GPFS), high speed interconnect fabrics (e.g. Infiniband, Omni‑Path), and HPC batch scheduling software suites (e.g. PBSPro, SLURM).
• Proficiency in technical writing and documentation of solutions.
• Solid understanding of data center operations fundamentals in networking, cooling, and power.
• Works well in a team environment.
• Self‑motivated.
• Excellent technical, analytical, and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications/Experience

• Strong IT skills in infrastructure and applications.
• Experience with supporting large scale production environments.
• Experience in implementing changes and security controls in a global framework.
• Understanding of data center operations fundamentals in networking, cooling, and power.
• Knowledge and experience with installing/compiling vendor and open‑source software.
• Knowledge and experience with application/infrastructure deployment and support in one or more of the major cloud environments.
• Comfortable in relocating to Bengaluru and working hour (1:30 to 10:30 PM IST) shift time.

An ExxonMobil career is one designed to last. Our commitment to you runs deep: our employees grow personally and professionally, with benefits built on our core categories of health, security, finance and life. We offer you:

• Competitive compensation
• Medical plans, maternity leave and benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment benefits
• Global networking & cross‑functional opportunities
• Annual vacations & holidays
• Day care assistance program
• Training and development program
• Tuition assistance program
• Workplace flexibility policy
• Relocation program
• Transportation facility

Please note benefits may change from time to time without notice, subject to applicable laws. The benefits programs are based on the Company’s eligibility guidelines.

ExxonMobil is an Equal Opportunity Employer:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin or disability status.