HPC Training Specialist, Frontier, NSCC

A*STAR Research; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A premier research institute in Singapore seeks an HPC Training Specialist to develop the HPC community and ensure effective training programs. The role includes designing tailored courses, conducting workshops, and collaborating on an education framework. Ideal candidates will have a bachelor's degree in a relevant field and experience in technical training or HPC support. Proficiency in Python and solid communication skills are essential. This position offers the chance to contribute significantly to HPC talent development in Singapore.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of experience in technical training, HPC user support, or scientific research.
• Solid understanding of Linux environments and job schedulers.
• Knowledge of container technologies for reproducible research.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate to design tailored training courses for user needs.
• Organize and conduct hands-on HPC workshops.
• Work with centers to build an internationally recognized HPC education framework.
• Lead outreach activities to increase HPC awareness.
• Provide frontline HPC advice and develop self-help resources.

Skills

HPC Fundamentals

Communication

Instructional Design

Service Orientation

Proficiency in Python

Education

Bachelor degree in computer science, Education, Engineering, or relevant area

Tools

Linux environments

HPC software stacks

Parallel programming concepts (MPI/OpenMP/CUDA)

Job description

Job Description

ABOUT THE ROLE

Join the team responsible for Singapore new supercomputer. As our HPC Training Specialist, you will build and develop the HPC community. Your work will ensure a sustainable pool of HPC talent in Singapore, supporting the proficient use of multi-million‑dollar supercomputers running at peak performance and efficiency for all Singapore key research domains from AI to climate and material science. This is a unique opportunity to tackle diverse challenges in HPC and talent development, contributing to the science and technology advancements in Singapore.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Curriculum Design: Collaborate with performance engineers and domain specialists to design tailored training courses that address user needs and system capabilities.

Training Delivery: Organize and conduct hands‑on HPC workshops, teaching best practices for job submission, parallel programming, and system utilization.

Framework Development: Work with local and international HPC centres to build an internationally recognized HPC education framework.

Community Outreach: Lead outreach activities to increase awareness and adoption of HPC in Singapore.

User Support: Provide frontline HPC advice to users and develop self‑help resources (guides, wikis, tutorials).

Benchmarking & Analysis: Assist in analysing user proficiency gaps to refine training strategies.

QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

Bachelor degree in computer science, Education, Engineering, or relevant area.

Ideally, at least 3 years of experience in technical training, HPC user support, or scientific research.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

HPC Fundamentals: Solid understanding of Linux environments, job schedulers, and shell scripting.

Development Stack: Familiarity with HPC software stacks and parallel programming concepts (MPI/OpenMP/CUDA).

Programming: Proficiency in Python; familiarity with C/C++ or Fortran is a plus.

Containerization: Knowledge of container technologies for reproducible research.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Communication: Exceptional presentation and public speaking skills; ability to simplify complex technical concepts.

Instructional Design: Ability to create engaging training materials and hands‑on exercises.

• Service Orientation: A strong desire to help researchers succeed and build a collaborative community.

The above eligibility criteria are not exhaustive. A*STAR may include additional selection criteria based on its prevailing recruitment policies. These policies may be amended from time to time without notice.