HPC Tech Engineer II: Compute, CI/CD & Linux

AbbVie; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k)

Job summary

AbbVie IR Scientific Computing Solutions is seeking a Technology Engineer to implement, configure, maintain, and support software across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid HPC environments. You will enable computational research by integrating applications with HPC resources, automating deployments, and supporting users while producing reliable documentation.

The successful candidate will have Linux expertise, experience with HPC schedulers, containers, and CI/CD practices, and a collaborative

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computational Science, Information Technology, or related field with 2 years' experience; OR Master’s Degree with no additional experience.
• Experience running computational software in on-premises or cloud-based HPC environments.
• Familiarity with Linux operating systems and command-line environments.
• Experience with HPC schedulers or orchestration platforms, such as Slurm or Kubernetes.
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot software installation, configuration, integration, and runtime issues.
• Experience using software, package, and environment management tools such as conda, mamba, EasyBuild, or Spack.
• Experience containerizing applications and environments using technologies such as Docker or Apptainer.
• Familiarity with environment modules on HPC systems.
• Experience using CI/CD tools to automate workflows (e.g., GitHub Actions).
• Demonstrated strong collaboration, communication, documentation, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, maintain, and support academic, open-source, and commercial software applications in HPC environments (e.g., Schrödinger, Posit) using commercial installers, source builds, package managers, and container-based methods.
• Partner with the HPC operations team to configure and integrate HPC applications with workload schedulers and orchestration platforms (e.g., Slurm and Kubernetes).
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automating the build and deployment of software images.
• Enable reliable integration with HPC environments and access to computational resources from other internally developed applications.
• Assist users with access to and effective use of HPC environments, software applications, and computational workflows.
• Investigate, troubleshoot, and resolve reported issues, errors, and performance problems affecting HPC users and supported applications.
• Create, maintain, and improve administrator- and user-facing HPC documentation, including installation procedures, configuration standards, usage guidance, and troubleshooting information.
• Analyze and communicate technical issues, deviations, and recommendations to stakeholders; coordinate with infrastructure, application, and research teams to deliver reliable solutions.

Skills

Linux proficiency

HPC experience

CI/CD knowledge

Collaboration & communication

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Computational Science/IT

Master’s degree (with no additional experience)

Tools

Docker

Apptainer

Conda

Mamba

EasyBuild

Spack

GitHub Actions

Kubernetes

Slurm

Job description

AbbVie IR Scientific Computing Solutions is seeking a Technology Engineer to implement, configure, maintain, and support software across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid HPC environments. You will enable computational research by integrating applications with HPC resources, automating deployments, and supporting users while producing reliable documentation.

The successful candidate will have Linux expertise, experience with HPC schedulers, containers, and CI/CD practices, and a collaborative