Senior HPC Systems Lead — GPU Cluster & Platform

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 450,000 - 750,000; Full time

Job summary

King Abdullah University of Science & Technology in Saudi Arabia is seeking a Lead for the HPC team to ensure smooth operation of a 300+ GPU/CPU compute cluster, including parallel filesystems and a high-performance network.

This role blends technical leadership with people management, supervising 3–4 experienced HPC system administrators, developing standard operating procedures, and guiding projects from planning to execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's/Master's/PhD in a relevant discipline with the indicated years of experience
• Experience leading a team of HPC system administrators
• Strong knowledge of HPC systems administration, parallel filesystems, and high-performance networks

Responsibilities

• System operation and upgrade planning to meet laboratory and customer requirements
• Workload scheduler policy development and implementation
• Support of high-performance filesystems
• Network infrastructure management including TCP/IP and HPC networks
• Use of scripting languages for nodes automation and configuration management
• Mentors and supervises 3–4 HPC admins
• Plans, schedules, conducts, or coordinates detailed phases of large projects
• Identifies staff training needs and mentoring opportunities
• Responds to security and safety incidents
• Contributes to technical proposals and presentations to customers
• Leads in expanding technical capabilities and new research opportunities
• Maintains relationships with major customers

Skills

SLURM

Lustre

Bash

Python

Infiniband

Documentation

Project management

English communication

Education

Bachelor of Science in a relevant discipline

Master of Science in a relevant discipline

Doctor of Philosophy in a relevant discipline

Tools

Puppet

Python scripting

Job description

King Abdullah University of Science & Technology in Saudi Arabia is seeking a Lead for the HPC team to ensure smooth operation of a 300+ GPU/CPU compute cluster, including parallel filesystems and a high-performance network.

This role blends technical leadership with people management, supervising 3–4 experienced HPC system administrators, developing standard operating procedures, and guiding projects from planning to execution.