HPC & Linux Engineer

Stowers Institute for Medical Research; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

The Stowers Institute for Medical Research seeks an HPC & Linux Engineer to advance Linux infrastructure and HPC/GPU computing for scientific research. You will administer enterprise Linux systems, install and optimize compute nodes, and develop automation for provisioning and patching while supporting authentication services and performance monitoring.

Responsibilities include workload scheduling, software deployment, and collaboration with researchers and IT teams to deliver research computing

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Linux systems administration in enterprise or research environments.
• Experience supporting HPC or other large-scale computing environments.
• Strong Linux administration, troubleshooting, networking, storage, and security knowledge.
• Experience with HPC workload scheduling and resource management.
• Experience installing, compiling, and troubleshooting Linux and scientific software.
• Strong scripting and automation skills using Python, Bash, or similar technologies.
• Experience with enterprise identity services such as Active Directory, LDAP, and Kerberos.
• Experience with virtualization and/or container technologies.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Administer, maintain, and troubleshoot enterprise Linux systems and HPC/GPU computing environments.
• Install, configure, patch, upgrade, and lifecycle-manage Linux servers and compute nodes.
• Support HPC job scheduling, resource allocation, performance, and capacity management.
• Install, compile, configure, and maintain scientific applications, libraries, and software packages.
• Develop automation for system provisioning, configuration, software deployment, patching, and routine administration.
• Support Linux integration with enterprise identity and authentication services, including Active Directory, LDAP, Kerberos, and MFA.
• Monitor system health, utilization, availability, and performance and proactively resolve infrastructure issues.
• Support integration with enterprise storage, networking, virtualization, backup, and monitoring platforms.
• Partner with researchers and IT teams to troubleshoot computational workloads and deliver research computing solutions.
• Maintain technical documentation and participate in infrastructure projects, upgrades, and technology evaluations.

Skills

Linux systems

HPC environments

Troubleshooting

Networking

Storage

Security

HPC workload scheduling

Scripting (Python/Bash)

Identity services (AD/LDAP/Kerberos)

Virtualization/Containerization

Documentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/CE/IS or equivalent

Tools

Slurm

Docker

Apptainer/Singularity

Ansible

Puppet

VMware

Git

Job description

The Stowers Institute is seeking an HPC & Linux Engineer to support and advance the Linux and high-performance computing environments that enable scientific research across the Institute. This position is responsible for the administration, engineering, reliability, and ongoing improvement of Linux infrastructure, HPC/GPU computing platforms, and supporting technologies.

Responsibilities

• Administer, maintain, and troubleshoot enterprise Linux systems and HPC/GPU computing environments.
• Install, configure, patch, upgrade, and lifecycle-manage Linux servers and compute nodes.
• Support HPC job scheduling, resource allocation, performance, and capacity management.
• Install, compile, configure, and maintain scientific applications, libraries, and software packages.
• Develop automation for system provisioning, configuration, software deployment, patching, and routine administration.
• Support Linux integration with enterprise identity and authentication services, including Active Directory, LDAP, Kerberos, and MFA.
• Monitor system health, utilization, availability, and performance and proactively resolve infrastructure issues.
• Support integration with enterprise storage, networking, virtualization, backup, and monitoring platforms.
• Partner with researchers and IT teams to troubleshoot computational workloads and deliver research computing solutions.
• Maintain technical documentation and participate in infrastructure projects, upgrades, and technology evaluations.

Required Skills and Experience

• 5+ years of Linux systems administration or engineering experience in enterprise, research, or similarly complex environments.
• Experience supporting HPC or other large-scale computing environments.
• Strong Linux administration, troubleshooting, networking, storage, and security knowledge.
• Experience with HPC workload scheduling and resource management.
• Experience installing, compiling, and troubleshooting Linux and scientific software.
• Strong scripting and automation skills using Python, Bash, or similar technologies.
• Experience with enterprise identity services such as Active Directory, LDAP, and Kerberos.
• Experience with virtualization and/or container technologies.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and documentation skills.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Experience supporting scientific computing in a biomedical, academic, or research environment.
• Experience with GPU computing and HPC workload managers such as Slurm.
• Experience with Docker, Apptainer/Singularity, Ansible, Puppet, or similar technologies.
• Experience with enterprise or high-performance storage and VMware environments.
• Familiarity with monitoring platforms, Git, and infrastructure automation practices.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field, or equivalent relevant professional experience.