HPC System Engineer

ExxonMobil; Bengaluru Urban; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

ExxonMobil in Bengaluru seeks an HPC Systems Engineer to design, implement and maintain a high-performance computing environment. You will handle day-to-day operations, troubleshooting, and optimization while coordinating with global teams in various time zones and vendors for technology roadmaps.

The role requires 3+ years of Linux experience, HPC technologies, and strong documentation and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field (or equivalent field).
• 3+ years of hands-on Linux experience and production infrastructure support (networking, storage, monitoring, compute, installation, configuration, maintenance, upgrade)
• Experience in system administration and technical support (installation, configuration, maintenance, upgrade, retirement, problem resolution)
• Experience in HPC technologies such as parallel/distributed files systems (Lustre, GPFS), high speed interconnect fabrics (Infiniband, Omni-Path), and HPC batch scheduling software suites (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 and is self-motivated
• Excellent technical, analytical, and communication skills

Responsibilities

• Establish strategies for overall support of the HPC system.
• Evaluate new hardware and software and understand benefits/impacts.
• Perform hardware maintenance and software installations/upgrades (OS included).
• Monitor system performance and health.
• Provide data management support.
• Collaborate with users to resolve problems and ensure system usability.
• Coordinate with global teams across time zones.
• Engage with vendors for problem resolution and roadmap discussions.
• Foster a collaborative, cross-organizational work environment.

Skills

Linux systems

HPC technology

PBSPro/SLURM

Networking

Documentation

Team player

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering or related field

Tools

Lustre/GPFS

Infiniband/Omni-Path

PBSPro/SLURM

Job description

Job Description:

About us

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.

The success of our Upstream, Product Solutions and Low Carbon Solutions businesses is the result of the talent, curiosity and drive of our people. They bring solutions every day to optimize our strategy in energy, chemicals, lubricants and lower-emissions technologies.

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ExxonMobil’s affiliates in India

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

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What role you will play in our team

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
• Engaging with vendors for problem resolution of existing infrastructure and discussion of roadmaps and new technologies for evaluations
• Foster a supportive work environment and maintains open, productive interactions among team and across organizations
• Build and maintain cross‑organizational contacts to facilitate execution of work

About you

kills 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.

Your benefits

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
• Retirement 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.

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EEO Statement

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.

Functional Skills

• High Performance Computational (HPC) Architecture
• High Performance Scientific Computing

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