HPC Systems Engineer - Cross-Domain Platform Architect

northmark; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

NorthMark Compute & Cloud (NMC²) in Dallas, TX is seeking an HPC Systems Engineer to drive end-to-end platform design across compute, storage, networking, Kubernetes, automation, and data center infrastructure. You’ll lead cross-domain reviews and resolve dependencies to enable large-scale AI/HPC deployments.

The role emphasizes translating business objectives into scalable, reliable infrastructure while coordinating with multiple engineering leads and vendor partners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, CS, or equivalent.
• 8+ years in systems engineering, HPC, cloud infra, or data center infra.
• Deep expertise in at least one infra domain with broad knowledge across adjacent domains.
• Experience with infrastructure automation tools like Terraform, Ansible, CI/CD.
• Excellent communication and cross-team leadership without direct authority.

Responsibilities

• Drive cross-domain technical alignment across compute, storage, networking, Kubernetes, automation, and data center infrastructure teams.
• Lead integrated design reviews for new HPC deployments, platform expansions, and major infrastructure initiatives.
• Identify technical dependencies, design gaps, scalability constraints, and integration risks throughout the delivery lifecycle.
• Partner with domain engineering teams to define end-to-end architecture, engineering standards, and implementation readiness criteria.
• Ensure infrastructure designs meet requirements for performance, resiliency, scalability, and long-term operational supportability.
• Develop system-level engineering specifications that define how infrastructure components interoperate.
• Participate in failure analysis, resiliency reviews, and operational readiness assessments ahead of production turnover.
• Collaborate with automation teams to improve deployment consistency, validation, lifecycle management, and operational efficiency.
• Serve as a technical point of escalation for cross-team integration issues, arbitrating architectural tradeoffs where domain priorities conflict.
• Influence engineering direction and platform standards across the organization through design authorship, review, and technical mentorship.

Skills

Cross-domain collaboration

Technical leadership

Excellent communication

Systems thinking

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

CI/CD pipelines

Kubernetes

Job description

NorthMark Compute & Cloud (NMC²) in Dallas, TX is seeking an HPC Systems Engineer to drive end-to-end platform design across compute, storage, networking, Kubernetes, automation, and data center infrastructure. You’ll lead cross-domain reviews and resolve dependencies to enable large-scale AI/HPC deployments.

The role emphasizes translating business objectives into scalable, reliable infrastructure while coordinating with multiple engineering leads and vendor partners.