Senior HPC DevOps Engineer: Scale & Automate Compute

Synopsys Inc; Porto Salvo; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

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Health benefits

Wellness programs

Financial benefits

Job summary

Synopsys IPG HPC team in Portugal is seeking an experienced HPC infrastructure leader to design, deploy and operate on-premises and cloud compute environments that support design, verification and simulation workloads.

You will drive reliability at scale, manage LSF/UGE/Slurm, automate with Python, and collaborate with IT, R&D and security to align compute strategy with business priorities. The role directly impacts product timelines and engineering productivity.

Qualifications

• Deep hands-on Linux/UNIX system administration in production environments.
• Experience managing and optimizing job schedulers such as LSF, UGE, or Slurm in large-scale HPC or engineering compute environments.
• Strong scripting and automation skills, particularly in Python.
• Experience supporting engineering teams using cloud platforms like GCP, AWS, or Azure.
• Background in DevOps practices, tooling, and workflows.
• Ability to translate technical, business, and security requirements into actionable roadmaps and coordinate across multiple stakeholder groups.
• Experience managing HPC systems in large compute data centers is a strong plus.

Responsibilities

• Enable engineering teams across Synopsys IPG to use on-premises and cloud compute environments for design, verification, and simulation workloads.
• Translate requirements from business, engineering, cybersecurity, and data governance stakeholders into a technical roadmap and execute on it.
• Manage and optimize job scheduler environments including LSF, UGE, or Slurm across large-scale HPC systems.
• Support and troubleshoot Linux/UNIX systems in production, ensuring uptime and performance for engineering workflows.
• Build and maintain DevOps automation using Python and other scripting languages to improve reliability and reduce manual toil.
• Coordinate with IT, R&D, and infrastructure teams to align compute strategy, resolve issues, and deliver on engineering needs.
• Manage cloud compute operations across GCP, AWS, or Azure, including cost optimization, security compliance, and hybrid cloud integration.

Skills

Linux/UNIX administration

Job scheduling systems (LSF/UGE/Slurm)

Python scripting

Cloud platforms (GCP/AWS/Azure)

DevOps practices

Cross-team coordination

Tools

LSF

UGE

Slurm

Job description

Synopsys IPG HPC team in Portugal is seeking an experienced HPC infrastructure leader to design, deploy and operate on-premises and cloud compute environments that support design, verification and simulation workloads.

You will drive reliability at scale, manage LSF/UGE/Slurm, automate with Python, and collaborate with IT, R&D and security to align compute strategy with business priorities. The role directly impacts product timelines and engineering productivity.