Associate Engineer, Technology II

ABBVIE; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 66,000 - 126,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k)

Job summary

AbbVie IR Scientific Computing is seeking a highly motivated Technology Engineer to implement, configure, maintain, and support software solutions across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid HPC environments.

The role emphasizes enabling computational research by integrating scientific applications with HPC resources, automating deployments, and supporting users while delivering reliable documentation and collaboration with R&D teams.

Qualifications

• Strong problem-solving skills
• Excellent collaboration and communication
• Technical precision and attention to detail

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, maintain, and support software applications in HPC environments (e.g., Schrödinger, Posit)
• Partner with HPC operations teams to configure and integrate HPC apps with schedulers (Slurm) and orchestration (Kubernetes)
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automating builds and deployments
• Enable reliable integration with HPC environments and access to resources
• Assist users with access to HPC environments and workflows
• Troubleshoot issues, investigate performance problems, and maintain documentation
• Create and improve administrator- and user-facing HPC documentation

Job description

• Compensation: USD 65,500 - USD 125,500 - yearly

Company 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.

Job Description

AbbVie IR Scientific ComputingSolutionsisseekinga highly motivatedTechnology Engineerto implement, configure, maintain, and support software and technology solutions across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid high-performance computing (HPC) environments. This roleis responsible forenabling computational research and development by integrating scientific applications with HPC resources, automating software deployment, supportingHPCintegrationwith internal platforms,assistingusers, resolving technical issues, andmaintainingreliable 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 withtheHPCoperationsteamto configureand integrate HPC applications withworkload schedulers and orchestration platforms(e.g.,Slurmand Kubernetes).
• Develop andmaintainCI/CD pipelines for automating the build and deployment of software images.
• Enable reliable integration with HPC environments and access to computational resourcesfrom other internally developed applications.
• Assistusers 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 andsupportedapplications.
• 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 Degreein Computer Science, Computational Science, Information Technology, or related field with 2years' experience; ORMaster’s Degreewithnoadditionalexperience.
• Experience running computational software in on-premises or cloud-based HPC environments.
• Familiarity with Linuxoperating systems andcommand-line environments.
• ExperiencewithHPC schedulers or orchestration platforms, such asSlurmor Kubernetes.
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot software installation, configuration, integration, and runtime issues.
• Experience using software, package, and environment management tools such asconda, mamba,EasyBuild, or Spack.
• Experience containerizing applications and environments using technologies such as Docker orApptainer.
• 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

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The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Companybelieves ingood faith it will pay for this roleat thetimeofthis posting based on the job grade for this position.Individualcompensation paid within this range will depend on manyfactors including geographiclocation,andwemay ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may bemodified in thefuture.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick),medical/dental/visioninsurance and 401(k) to eligibleemployees.

This job is eligible toparticipate in our short-term incentiveprograms.

Note: No amount of payis considered to bewages or compensation until such amount isearned, vested, anddeterminable.Theamountandavailabilityof anybonus,commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form ofcompensation and benefitsthat areallocable to a particular employeeremains in the Company'ssoleandabsolutediscretion unless and until paid andmay bemodified at the Company’s sole and absolutediscretion, consistent withapplicable law.

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