HPC Operations Engineer - Optimize Compute Systems (Equity)

NVIDIA; United States; On-site; USD 124,000 - 242,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

NVIDIA is seeking an HPC Operations Engineer to ensure flawless operation of a high-performance computing environment. Join a world-class team powering semiconductor build and advanced engineering workflows, contributing to innovative computing developments.

You will provide first-line support for HPC users, troubleshoot failures, monitor health and queues, and maintain runbooks and guidelines. The role emphasizes collaboration, process adherence, and opportunities to influence workflow

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 2+ years supporting Linux-based production environments.
• Solid Linux system administration fundamentals (RHEL/CentOS and/or Ubuntu).
• Ability to troubleshoot technical issues methodically and escalate as needed.
• Experience interacting directly with users in a technical support or operations role.
• Strong written communication and ability to produce clear documentation.
• Follow established processes with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Provide first-line support for HPC users across scheduling, compute, storage, and access issues.
• Troubleshoot job failures, scheduler errors, resource constraints, and performance concerns.
• Perform triage of infrastructure incidents and engage SMEs when needed.
• Monitor system health, queues, node status, and service availability.
• Complete maintenance, patching, and configuration updates per procedures.
• Develop and maintain runbooks, knowledge base, and guidelines.
• Identify recurring issues and propose workflow improvements.

Skills

Linux administration

Customer support

Documentation

Scripting basics

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

LSF

Slurm

NFS

LDAP

Bash

Python

Job description

NVIDIA is seeking an HPC Operations Engineer to ensure flawless operation of a high-performance computing environment. Join a world-class team powering semiconductor build and advanced engineering workflows, contributing to innovative computing developments.

You will provide first-line support for HPC users, troubleshoot failures, monitor health and queues, and maintain runbooks and guidelines. The role emphasizes collaboration, process adherence, and opportunities to influence workflow