Compute Platform Engineer – HPC & GPU Systems

NorthMark Compute & Cloud; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

NorthMark Compute & Cloud is seeking a Compute Platform Engineer to own the reliability and performance of our HPC compute platforms that support research and production workloads. You will ensure CPU/GPU nodes run at peak efficiency, coordinate with hardware vendors, and implement automation and IaC practices to scale operations while maintaining security and compliance across the data center.

Join a team that values engineering excellence, proactive problem solving, and cross-team

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on experience supporting large-scale compute platforms.
• Proficiency with HPE server infrastructure (ProLiant, Apollo) and NVIDIA GPUs (A100, H200).
• Strong understanding of server architecture (UEFI/BIOS, PCIe, iLO, BMC).
• Ability to resolve complex hardware issues and manage vendor relationships.
• Experience with automation tools (Ansible, Terraform) and CI/CD.
• Working knowledge of Linux in HPC/latency-sensitive environments.
• Familiarity with basic networking (DNS, DHCP, VLANs, switching, routing).
• Basic knowledge of Kubernetes and OpenStack (preferred).
• Experience in data center operations and process adherence.
• Excellent communication and coordination with cross-functional teams and external partners.

Responsibilities

• Design and manage a high-performance compute infrastructure of CPU/GPU nodes.
• Manage firmware/BIOS lifecycle across HPC/AI fleet, baselines to rollout.
• Troubleshoot hardware components and drive fixes with vendors.
• Monitor performance and implement improvements for reliability.
• Automate health checks and onboarding workflows for safe deployments.
• Collaborate with vendors on firmware issues with clear repro cases.
• Suggest process, tooling, and architectural improvements.
• Perform capacity planning for scale-out.
• Collaborate with teams to integrate hardware improvements.
• Apply security hardening of platform and related systems.
• Mentor junior engineers and foster continuous learning.
• Provide SME guidance for infrastructure issues.
• Leverage IaC for scalable management.

Skills

Linux

Vendor management

Automation tools

Networking basics

Cross-team communication

Infrastructure as Code

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

CI/CD

Kubernetes

OpenStack

Job description

NorthMark Compute & Cloud is seeking a Compute Platform Engineer to own the reliability and performance of our HPC compute platforms that support research and production workloads. You will ensure CPU/GPU nodes run at peak efficiency, coordinate with hardware vendors, and implement automation and IaC practices to scale operations while maintaining security and compliance across the data center.

Join a team that values engineering excellence, proactive problem solving, and cross-team