Director, HPC Systems Engineering & Platform Strategy

Nscale; New York (NY); On-site; USD 230,000 - 343,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental & Vision

Flexible paid time off

Retirement plan participation

Job summary

Nscale is seeking a Director of HPC Systems Engineering in New York to own the strategy, execution, and organisational effectiveness of the HPC systems engineering function. You will shape architecture, build and lead the teams, and ensure service quality as the organisation grows.

The role combines leadership of managers with strong technical and operational judgement to deliver reliable, scalable HPC platform capabilities aligned with business priorities.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading a significant HPC systems engineering or infrastructure-heavy organisation.
• Strong technical credibility in software engineering for HPC systems, distributed infrastructure, Linux-based platforms, and production operations.
• Ability to operate at org scope, translating strategy into team structure, priorities, and execution.
• Experience building high-performing engineering organisations, including hiring, leadership development, and performance management.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve strategy for a major HPC systems engineering area, aligned with business goals.
• Lead a large HPC organisation through managers and senior technical leaders.
• Own delivery outcomes, execution quality, and team health across the area.
• Establish planning, prioritisation, review, and escalation mechanisms for effectiveness.
• Ensure reliability, performance, and operational maturity of HPC services.

Skills

Leadership at scale

Technical credibility in HPC

Strategic planning

Governance and execution

Budget & headcount planning

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

HPC scheduling know-how (Slurm)

Cloud-native integration

Tools

Slurm

Kueue

Job description

Nscale is seeking a Director of HPC Systems Engineering in New York to own the strategy, execution, and organisational effectiveness of the HPC systems engineering function. You will shape architecture, build and lead the teams, and ensure service quality as the organisation grows.

The role combines leadership of managers with strong technical and operational judgement to deliver reliable, scalable HPC platform capabilities aligned with business priorities.