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About the Role:

We are seeking an experienced Architecture Expert to lead the design, strategy, and evolution of our High-Performance Computing (HPC) environment. This role involves defining the architectural vision for our HPC infrastructure, guiding the selection and implementation of cutting-edge technologies (compute, storage, interconnects, schedulers), and ensuring the platform effectively supports demanding computational research, simulations, and data analysis workloads relevant to our software and industrial applications.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the architectural design, planning, and implementation of scalable, reliable, and efficient HPC systems.
• Develop and maintain the strategic roadmap for HPC infrastructure, including hardware, software, storage, and networking components.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to HPC architects, engineers, and administrators.
• Evaluate emerging HPC technologies and trends, making recommendations for adoption.
• Collaborate with researchers, data scientists, software engineers, and application owners to understand computational requirements and design appropriate HPC solutions.
• Define standards and best practices for HPC system configuration, job scheduling, resource management, and performance optimization.
• Ensure the security and integrity of the HPC environment.
• Oversee architectural aspects of system upgrades, expansions, and technology refreshes.
• Work with vendors to evaluate and select HPC hardware and software components.
• Contribute to capacity planning and performance tuning efforts.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Preferred PhD/Master degree or Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, or a related computational field.
• 8+ years of experience working with High-Performance Computing (HPC) systems.
• 3+ years of experience in designing, architecting, or leading technical implementations of complex HPC environments.
• Deep understanding of HPC architectures, parallel file systems (e.g., Lustre, GPFS), high-speed interconnects (e.g., InfiniBand, Slingshot), job schedulers (e.g., Slurm, LSF), and MPI/parallel programming concepts.
• Experience leading technical projects or initiatives.
• Experience applying HPC within specific industrial contexts (e.g., Energy, Aerospace, Life Sciences, Finance).
• Experience with cloud-based HPC or hybrid HPC environments.
• Programming skills (e.g., Python, C/C++, Fortran) and experience with scientific computing applications.