HPC Firmware Engineer: End-to-End Fleet Management

NorthMark Compute and Cloud LLC

Dallas (TX)

Hybrid

USD 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Lunch stipend

Medical benefits

Parental leave

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) match

PPO option

PTO 25 days + holidays

Job summary

NorthMark Compute & Cloud (NMC²) is seeking an HPC Hardware Engineer focused on Firmware Management to own the firmware lifecycle across a diverse fleet of HPC infrastructure in a hybrid Dallas, TX setting.

The role emphasizes vendor-neutral automation, Redfish/IPMI integration, and automation toolchains (Python, Ansible, Jenkins, Git, Temporal) to ensure firmware is current, compatible, and safe to deploy across all hardware variants.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
Hands-on experience with HPC hardware at scale.
Experience with Redfish, IPMI and vendor interfaces (iLO/iDRAC/OneView).
Proficiency in Python and Linux system administration, Ansible, Jenkins and Git.
Experience with Temporal for workflow orchestration.
Familiarity with firmware packaging and safe rollout practices (canaries, phased deployments).
OpenStack/Ironic experience; Terraform and cloud-init helpful.
Ability to work with hardware vendors to diagnose regressions and fixes.
Strong ownership mindset and cross-functional communication.

Responsibilities

Own the firmware lifecycle end to end: monitor vendor releases and advisories; assess applicability and performance; detect regressions.
Maintain approved firmware baselines across heterogeneous hardware variants including GPU servers and rack-scale systems.
Engineer vendor-neutral provisioning and firmware automation using reusable workflows and declarative config; integrate Redfish/IPMI with vendor interfaces.
Build and maintain automation in Python, Ansible, Jenkins, Git, and Temporal; include inventory APIs and upgrade orchestration.
Own firmware packaging and safe fleet deployment with canaries, phasing, and lab testing.
Automate hardware onboarding and provisioning across servers, racks, and data centers using OpenStack/Ironic, Terraform, and cloud-init.
Collaborate with vendors and data center teams to investigate regressions, validate fixes, and establish safe repair procedures.
Document operational procedures and firmware standards for on-call reliability.