Lead HPC Platform Engineer for AI & Research

Xe7 Limited; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Xe7 Limited in Indianapolis seeks an experienced HPC Platform Engineer to lead the design, build, and operation of scalable HPC platforms, enabling analytical and scientific computing at scale.

You will collaborate with researchers to optimize performance, manage on‑prem and cloud environments, and advance automation, scheduling, and data access for reproducible workflows.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in HPC, strong Linux, DevOps tooling, and programming skills in Python or Bash.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience as an HPC Platform Engineer.
• Experience leading a global large-scale infrastructure project.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, build, and operations of scalable HPC platforms.
• Enable HPC infrastructure and experiences for researchers.
• Collaborate with scientists to optimize performance and workflows.
• Leverage automation for orchestration, scheduling, data access, and reproducibility.
• Operate cloud and on-prem environments with focus on availability and performance.

Skills

HPC platforms

GPU accelerators

HPC schedulers

Kubernetes

Containers (Docker/Apptainer)

Linux/CLI

DevOps tools

Automation

Python/Bash

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/IT

Tools

Altair Grid Engine

Slurm

Kubernetes

Docker

Apptainer

Github

Chef

Ansible

Terraform

Job description

Xe7 Limited in Indianapolis seeks an experienced HPC Platform Engineer to lead the design, build, and operation of scalable HPC platforms, enabling analytical and scientific computing at scale.

You will collaborate with researchers to optimize performance, manage on‑prem and cloud environments, and advance automation, scheduling, and data access for reproducible workflows.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in HPC, strong Linux, DevOps tooling, and programming skills in Python or Bash.