HPC Storage Architect for AI/ML & HPC Workloads

NMC2; Dallas, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Lunch stipend

Employer-paid medical benefits

Dental & Vision for employees and fami

Paid parental leave

401(k) with company match

Job summary

NorthMark Compute & Cloud (NMC²) is seeking an HPC Storage Solutions Architect to design, integrate, and optimize high-performance storage for HPC/AI workloads. You will guide customers through requirements, design, PoC, deployment, and ongoing optimization of scalable file systems and object storage, working with partners to drive platform evolution.

The role emphasizes customer-facing communication and collaboration with product, engineering, and vendors to deliver resilient, efficient storage

Qualifications

• Strong technical expertise in parallel and distributed file systems (Lustre, GPFS, Ceph, VAST) and object storage platforms.
• Hands-on experience with multi-petabyte storage systems, including design, deployment, and scaling.
• Linux storage stack tuning, file system protocols (NFS, SMB, POSIX), and performance optimization.
• Experience implementing storage automation and infrastructure-as-code (Ansible, Terraform).
• Proven ability to troubleshoot and optimize storage workloads for HPC/AI/data-intensive workloads.
• Strong customer-facing communication skills to explain complex architectures.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary storage SME for customers deploying or scaling HPC environments.
• Capture workload storage requirements, performance objectives, and capacity planning needs.
• Design and document end-to-end storage architectures (Lustre/GPFS/Ceph/VAST, object storage, tiered solutions).
• Lead proof-of-concept and benchmarking initiatives validating performance and resiliency.
• Implement integration strategies across compute, networking, and orchestration layers.
• Conduct workflow assessments and storage reviews to improve throughput and cost efficiency.
• Develop architecture blueprints and repeatable design patterns for HPC storage.
• Work with Ansible/Terraform to deliver repeatable storage environments.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, and operations to refine offerings and roadmap.
• Partner with vendors to integrate features and gather feedback for roadmaps.
• Stay up to date with emerging storage tech and data management practices.
• Represent the team at customer workshops, reviews, and industry forums.

Skills

Lustre

GPFS

Ceph

VAST

NFS

SMB

POSIX

Ansible

Terraform

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field

Tools

Lustre

GPFS

Ceph

VAST

NFS

SMB

POSIX

Ansible

Terraform

Job description

NorthMark Compute & Cloud (NMC²) is seeking an HPC Storage Solutions Architect to design, integrate, and optimize high-performance storage for HPC/AI workloads. You will guide customers through requirements, design, PoC, deployment, and ongoing optimization of scalable file systems and object storage, working with partners to drive platform evolution.

The role emphasizes customer-facing communication and collaboration with product, engineering, and vendors to deliver resilient, efficient storage