Associate Engineer, Technology II

AbbVie; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k)

Job summary

AbbVie IR Scientific Computing Solutions is seeking a Technology Engineer to implement, configure, maintain, and support software across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid HPC environments. You will enable computational research by integrating applications with HPC resources, automating deployments, and supporting users while producing reliable documentation.

The successful candidate will have Linux expertise, experience with HPC schedulers, containers, and CI/CD practices, and a collaborative

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computational Science, Information Technology, or related field with 2 years' experience; OR Master’s Degree with no additional experience.
• Experience running computational software in on-premises or cloud-based HPC environments.
• Familiarity with Linux operating systems and command-line environments.
• Experience with HPC schedulers or orchestration platforms, such as Slurm or Kubernetes.
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot software installation, configuration, integration, and runtime issues.
• Experience using software, package, and environment management tools such as conda, mamba, EasyBuild, or Spack.
• Experience containerizing applications and environments using technologies such as Docker or Apptainer.
• Familiarity with environment modules on HPC systems.
• Experience using CI/CD tools to automate workflows (e.g., GitHub Actions).
• Demonstrated strong collaboration, communication, documentation, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, maintain, and support academic, open-source, and commercial software applications in HPC environments (e.g., Schrödinger, Posit) using commercial installers, source builds, package managers, and container-based methods.
• Partner with the HPC operations team to configure and integrate HPC applications with workload schedulers and orchestration platforms (e.g., Slurm and Kubernetes).
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automating the build and deployment of software images.
• Enable reliable integration with HPC environments and access to computational resources from other internally developed applications.
• Assist users with access to and effective use of HPC environments, software applications, and computational workflows.
• Investigate, troubleshoot, and resolve reported issues, errors, and performance problems affecting HPC users and supported applications.
• Create, maintain, and improve administrator- and user-facing HPC documentation, including installation procedures, configuration standards, usage guidance, and troubleshooting information.
• Analyze and communicate technical issues, deviations, and recommendations to stakeholders; coordinate with infrastructure, application, and research teams to deliver reliable solutions.

Skills

Linux proficiency

HPC experience

CI/CD knowledge

Collaboration & communication

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Computational Science/IT

Master’s degree (with no additional experience)

Tools

Docker

Apptainer

Conda

Mamba

EasyBuild

Spack

GitHub Actions

Kubernetes

Slurm

Job description

About AbbVie

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.

Company Description

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.

Job Description

AbbVie IR Scientific Computing Solutions is seeking a highly motivated Technology Engineer to implement, configure, maintain, and support software and technology solutions across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid high-performance computing (HPC) environments. This role is responsible for enabling computational research and development by integrating scientific applications with HPC resources, automating software deployment, supporting HPC integration with internal platforms, assisting users, resolving technical issues, and maintaining reliable technical documentation. The successful candidate will have strong problem-solving skills, technical precision, and working knowledge of Linux systems, HPC operations, software environments, containers, and CI/CD practices. This individual will help deliver secure, scalable, reliable, and efficient solutions while partnering with R&D stakeholders and contributing to collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, maintain, and support academic, open-source, and commercial software applications in HPC environments (e.g., Schrödinger, Posit) using commercial installers, source builds, package managers, and container-based methods.
• Partner with the HPC operations team to configure and integrate HPC applications with workload schedulers and orchestration platforms (e.g., Slurm and Kubernetes).
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automating the build and deployment of software images.
• Enable reliable integration with HPC environments and access to computational resources from other internally developed applications.
• Assist users with access to and effective use of HPC environments, software applications, and computational workflows.
• Investigate, troubleshoot, and resolve reported issues, errors, and performance problems affecting HPC users and supported applications.
• Create, maintain, and improve administrator- and user-facing HPC documentation, including installation procedures, configuration standards, usage guidance, and troubleshooting information.
• Analyze and communicate technical issues, deviations, and recommendations to stakeholders; coordinate with infrastructure, application, and research teams to deliver reliable solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computational Science, Information Technology, or related field with 2 years' experience; OR Master’s Degree with no additional experience.
• Experience running computational software in on-premises or cloud-based HPC environments.
• Familiarity with Linux operating systems and command-line environments.
• Experience with HPC schedulers or orchestration platforms, such as Slurm or Kubernetes.
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot software installation, configuration, integration, and runtime issues.
• Experience using software, package, and environment management tools such as conda, mamba, EasyBuild, or Spack.
• Experience containerizing applications and environments using technologies such as Docker or Apptainer.
• Familiarity with environment modules on HPC systems.
• Experience using CI/CD tools to automate workflows (e.g., GitHub Actions)
• Demonstrated strong collaboration, communication, documentation, and problem-solving skills.

Additional Information

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law:

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
• This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company’s sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.

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