Onsite HPC Ops & Automation Engineer

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; Livermore (CA); On-site; USD 122,000 - 186,000; Full time

Job summary

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is seeking an HPC Operations Engineer to build and maintain monitoring, automation, and diagnostic tools for LC clusters, storage, and data center facilities. You will work with system administrators, developers, and facilities staff to improve reliability and performance in an on-site role, supporting multiple shifts as required.

Responsibilities include deploying and validating new HPC systems, maintaining runbooks, and assisting end users while

Qualifications

• Proven knowledge of Linux/UNIX and enterprise data storage concepts.
• Experience with programming/scripting languages (C/C++, Rust, Go, Python, or Bash).
• Familiarity with version control and configuration management systems (Git, Ansible, CFEngine).
• Basic understanding of monitoring, alerting, and incident management practices.

Responsibilities

• Develop, deploy, configure, and maintain monitoring, alerting, and observability tools for LC HPC clusters, storage, networks, and data center facilities.
• Create and maintain software tools and processes to streamline alarm response, diagnostics, and routine operations.
• Integrate data from building management and facility systems with HPC monitoring for a unified view.
• Collaborate with staff to diagnose and resolve hardware, software, network, and facility issues of limited complexity.

Skills

Linux/UNIX

Programming languages

Troubleshooting

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Tools

Git

Ansible

CFEngine

Grafana

Prometheus

Splunk

Nagios

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is seeking an HPC Operations Engineer to build and maintain monitoring, automation, and diagnostic tools for LC clusters, storage, and data center facilities. You will work with system administrators, developers, and facilities staff to improve reliability and performance in an on-site role, supporting multiple shifts as required.

Responsibilities include deploying and validating new HPC systems, maintaining runbooks, and assisting end users while