Senior HPC Systems Lead & Team Manager

King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz University Hospital; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 300,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

King Abdullah University of Science & Technology is seeking a Lead for the Linux HPC cluster overseeing 300+ GPU/CPU compute nodes, parallel filesystems, and a high-performance network. The role blends technical leadership with people management, supervising 3-4 HPC system administrators and shaping SOPs for the system and the team.

You will drive operations, workload policy, filesystem support, and network administration while mentoring staff, coordinating major projects, and engaging with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a relevant discipline.
• Extensive professional experience in HPC or equivalent environments.
• Strong leadership, communication and project management skills.

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.
• Manage hardware failures and spare parts; mentor staff and lead projects.

Skills

Bash

Python

Ruby

Project management

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in a relevant discipline

Tools

SLURM

Puppet

Job description

King Abdullah University of Science & Technology is seeking a Lead for the Linux HPC cluster overseeing 300+ GPU/CPU compute nodes, parallel filesystems, and a high-performance network. The role blends technical leadership with people management, supervising 3-4 HPC system administrators and shaping SOPs for the system and the team.

You will drive operations, workload policy, filesystem support, and network administration while mentoring staff, coordinating major projects, and engaging with