HPC Lead Engineer

EPAM Systems; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

EPAM Systems Inc. seeks an HPC Lead Engineer to drive automation and modernization of high-performance computing infrastructure powering simulation-driven product development.

You will influence time-to-market and engineering productivity across R&D. Responsibilities include modernizing HPC, deploying in new cloud accounts, architecting multi-AZ elastic deployments, managing storage (FSx Lustre/Windows, EFS), and administering PBS environments.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in HPC engineering or related roles.
• Expertise with PBS schedulers and job workflows.
• Familiarity with HPC portals such as EF Portal or Open OnDemand.
• Experience with cloud HPC deployments and multi-AZ architectures.
• Knowledge of FSx Lustre/FSx Windows and EFS storage.

Responsibilities

• Modernize HPC infrastructure to improve performance and operations.
• Deploy HPC environments and workflows in new cloud accounts.
• Architect multi-AZ elastic deployments for scalable compute resources.
• Manage storage including FSx Lustre, FSx Windows, and EFS.
• Support engineering workloads with Ansys, Simulia, ABAQUS, LS-DYNA, and Matlab.
• Transition VDI to Amazon Workspaces and NICE DCV; enable PCS.

Skills

HPC engineering

PBS scheduling

HPC portals (EF Portal/Open OnDemand)

Cloud HPC deployment

GPU visualization / VDI

Tools

Ansys/Simulia/ABAQUS/LS-DYNA

Amazon Workspaces

NICE EnginFrame/Open OnDemand

Job description

We are seeking an HPC Lead Engineer to drive the automation and modernization of high-performance computing infrastructure that powers simulation-driven product development, directly impacting time-to-market and engineering productivity across R&D.

Responsibilities

• Modernize existing HPC infrastructure to address current performance and operational pain points
• Deploy HPC environments and workflows in new cloud accounts
• Architect multi-AZ elastic deployments for scalable compute resources
• Manage and optimize storage solutions including FSx for Lustre, FSx for Windows, and EFS
• Administer PBS scheduler environments for HPC compute workloads
• Support primary engineering workloads such as Ansys, Simulia, ABAQUS, LS-DYNA, and Matlab
• Transition virtual desktop infrastructure to Amazon Workspaces and/or NICE DCV on PCS
• Implement Parallel Computing Service (PCS) for scalable compute orchestration
• Deploy and manage front-end portals such as EF Portal or Open OnDemand for job submission and monitoring
• Provide high-performance remote desktop solutions with GPU visualization capability
• Support Windows virtual workspaces running Ansys, CREO, and NX

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in HPC engineering, infrastructure design, or related roles
• Expertise in HPC schedulers such as PBS (v20.0.1), including job submission and monitoring workflows
• Proficiency in HPC portal technologies such as NICE EnginFrame, EF Portal, or Open OnDemand
• Knowledge of cloud storage solutions, including FSx for Lustre, FSx for Windows, and EFS
• Familiarity with engineering simulation software such as Ansys, Simulia, ABAQUS, and LS-DYNA
• Background in virtual desktop infrastructure, including Amazon Workspaces, NICE DCV, and GPU visualization
• Understanding of multi-AZ elastic deployment architectures for scalable HPC environments
• Skills in Parallel Computing Service (PCS) for compute orchestration