HPC Firmware Engineer: Automation & Fleet Lifecycle

NMC2; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company-Paid Lunch Stipend

Medical and dental benefits

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Job summary

NorthMark Compute & Cloud (NMC²) is seeking an HPC Hardware Engineer focused on Firmware Management to own the full lifecycle of firmware across a diverse HPC/AI fleet. You will automate provisioning, track vendor advisories, and ensure safe, scalable upgrades using Redfish, IPMI, and vendor interfaces.

The role collaborates with Data Center Operations, Networking, and Software Engineering, and requires strong Python/Linux automation skills, plus experience with enterprise hardware management

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in computing engineering.
• Strong DevOps experience managing heterogeneous HPC hardware at scale.
• Hands-on with Redfish, IPMI, and vendor interfaces (iLO, iDRAC, OneView, NVIDIA utilities).
• Proficiency in Python and Linux systems administration, Ansible, Jenkins, and Git in automation contexts.
• Experience with Temporal for workflow orchestration and controlled concurrency.

Responsibilities

• Own firmware lifecycle end-to-end: track vendor releases, qualify versions, and detect regressions.
• Maintain approved firmware baselines across heterogeneous hardware variants and platforms.
• Engineer vendor-neutral provisioning and automation using declarative workflows and mixed tooling.
• Develop automation in Python, Ansible, Jenkins, Git, and Temporal for inventory, upgrades, and testing.
• Document procedures and ensure safe, auditable firmware deployment across fleets.

Skills

DevOps experience

Python

Linux administration

Ansible

Jenkins

Git

Temporal

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Redfish

IPMI

iLO / iDRAC / OneView

NVIDIA utilities

OpenStack/Ironic

Terraform

cloud-init

Job description

NorthMark Compute & Cloud (NMC²) is seeking an HPC Hardware Engineer focused on Firmware Management to own the full lifecycle of firmware across a diverse HPC/AI fleet. You will automate provisioning, track vendor advisories, and ensure safe, scalable upgrades using Redfish, IPMI, and vendor interfaces.

The role collaborates with Data Center Operations, Networking, and Software Engineering, and requires strong Python/Linux automation skills, plus experience with enterprise hardware management