HPC Operations Engineer — Build the Future of Compute (Equity)

NVIDIA; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 124,000 - 241,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Benefits package

Job summary

NVIDIA is hiring an HPC Operations Engineer to keep our high-performance computing environment running smoothly. You’ll support scheduling, compute, storage, and access issues, troubleshoot failures, and triage incidents with SME collaboration. Strong Linux sysadmin skills and clear documentation are essential.

Join a world-class team powering semiconductor build and advanced engineering workflows. Base salary varies by level and location; equity and benefits are included, with a July 13, 2026

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 2+ years of experience supporting Linux-based production environments.
• Solid Linux systems administration fundamentals (RHEL/CentOS and/or Ubuntu).
• Ability to troubleshoot technical issues methodically and determine when a customer concern requires attention.
• Experience interacting directly with users in a technical support or operations role.
• Strong written communication skills with the ability to produce clear documentation and procedural guides.
• Demonstrated ability to follow established processes while maintaining attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Provide first-line support for HPC users across scheduling, compute, storage, and access-related issues.
• Troubleshoot job failures, scheduler errors, resource constraints, and performance concerns, driving issues to resolution or appropriate customer concern.
• Perform triage of infrastructure incidents, gathering diagnostics and advancing to subject matter experts (SMEs) when issues extend beyond defined ownership.
• Monitor system health, queues, node status, and service availability to ensure stable daily operations.
• Complete established operational procedures for maintenance, patching, and configuration updates.
• Develop and maintain operational documentation, runbooks, knowledge base articles, and guidelines for users and internal teams.
• Contribute to improving team processes by identifying recurring issues and proposing practical workflow refinements.

Skills

Linux troubleshooting

Customer interaction

Documentation

Procedural follow-through

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

LSF

Slurm

NFS

LDAP

Bash

Python

Job description

NVIDIA is hiring an HPC Operations Engineer to keep our high-performance computing environment running smoothly. You’ll support scheduling, compute, storage, and access issues, troubleshoot failures, and triage incidents with SME collaboration. Strong Linux sysadmin skills and clear documentation are essential.

Join a world-class team powering semiconductor build and advanced engineering workflows. Base salary varies by level and location; equity and benefits are included, with a July 13, 2026