HPC Storage Engineer

NMC2; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Lunch stipend provided

Employer-paid medical, dental, vision

16 weeks parental leave

Life and disability insurance

401(k) match up to 6%

PPO option and HSAs

Paid time off + holidays

Job summary

NorthMark Compute & Cloud (NMC²) is seeking a skilled HPC Storage Engineer to design, deploy, and manage multi-PB storage that underpins cutting-edge research workloads.

You will work with Researchers, Software Engineers, Networks, and external vendors to optimize storage workflows, implement automation, and advance scalable storage architectures.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience.
• Experience deploying and managing high-performance and/or clustered filesystems at scale.
• Strong knowledge of storage technologies (file, block, object) and how they differ.
• Team player who collaborates to deliver supportable storage environments.
• Experience with scale-out storage architectures (Vast Data, Isilon/PowerScale).
• Recent experience working through JIRA tickets.
• Strong problem solving, self-driven and hardworking.
• Passion for technology and hardware.
• Python and/or DevOps experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage multi-PB storage systems to support the compute environment.
• Implement IaC-based processes for a repeatable storage product.
• Leverage storage expertise across projects as a domain expert.
• Collaborate with customers to streamline storage workflows for optimal usage.

Skills

High-performance storage

Clustered filesystems

JIRA tickets

Storage technologies (file, block, obj

Scale-out storage architectures

Problem solving

Self-driven

Hardware enthusiast

Python/DevOps

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience

Tools

JIRA

Job description

NorthMark Compute & Cloud (NMC²)is backed by dedicated leadership and investment, with a clear mission as it operates at the bleeding edge of technology. Its goal is to scale and enhance the high-performance computing (HPC) and cloud infrastructure that supports its clients' research, production, and delivery, enabling breakthroughs that shape the industries of tomorrow. Its engineers build critical infrastructure to eliminate friction in scientific research, simulations, analysis, and decision-making, accelerating discovery and driving faster innovation.

The Position

The HPC Storage Engineering team manages our high performance scalable storage in excess of 200 petabytes. We are responsible for the design, deployment, and operation of this storage platform, which supports the research workloads of our Researchers, and is therefore a core component of infrastructure.

Working alongside our global team, you will optimize and troubleshoot workflows alongside our Researchers and Software Engineers, Our involvement extends to optimization and troubleshooting of workflows, working with Researchers and Software Engineers daily, as well as our Networks team and external vendors, including DELL, VAST, HPE and, RUBRIK.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage multi-PB storage systems to support the compute environment
• Implement automated processes and procedures consistent with a strategy of Infrastructure-as-code for a consistent, repeatable storage product
• Leverage experience and expertise across all things storage related to act as an expert for a wide array of projects
• Work with customers to streamline workflows for optimal storage usage

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
• Experience deploying and managing high-performance and/or clustered filesystems at scale
• Strong working knowledge of the different types of data center storage technologies (file, block, object) and how they differ
• Team player that enjoys collaborating with others to deliver supportable storage environments
• Experience with scale-out storage architectures such as Vast Data and Isilon/PowerScale
• Recent experience working through JIRA tickets
• Great problem solving skills, be self-driven, and hard working
• A passion for technology and hardware
• Python and/or DevOps experience

It is impossible to list every requirement for, or responsibility of, any position. Similarly, we cannot identify all the skills a position may require since job responsibilities and the Company’s needs may change over time. Therefore, the above job description is not comprehensive or exhaustive. The Company reserves the right to adjust, add to or eliminate any aspect of the above description. The Company also retains the right to require all employees to undertake additional or different job responsibilities when necessary to meet business needs.

Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.

Company-Paid Lunch Stipend

Lunch is provided via GrubHub

Company-Paid Benefits

100% Employer-Paid Medical in our High Deductible Health Plan, Dental and Vision benefits for employees and their families, 16 weeks of Paid Parental Leave, Employee Assistance Program, Life insurance, Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability

401(k)

Company will match 100% of your contributions up to 6%

Optional Employee-Paid Benefits

Medical insurance in our PPO plan and a variety of other benefits such as Health Savings Accounts (with Company Contribution!), Flexible Spending Accounts, Supplemental Life Insurance, Wellhub and more.

Time Off

25 days of Paid Time Off plus 12 company holidays

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