Research Computing Lead – HPC, AI & Cloud Expert

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo; San Luis Obispo (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 118,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Retirement benefits

Educational benefits

Job summary

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo seeks a technically focused leader to head the Academic and Research Computing team. You will guide researchers in using on-prem NVIDIA AI Factory, AWS, and external resources, assess computing needs, and advocate for evolving research-computing capabilities.

You will coordinate the team, ensure service excellence, handle escalations, and provide training and consultation to faculty, researchers, and students across Cal Poly and beyond.

Qualifications

• Advanced analytical experience conducting research projects using computational systems and tools.
• Advanced knowledge of research-computing strategies spanning on-prem HPC, GPU/AI workloads, cloud computing (AWS).
• Working knowledge of Linux CLI, Slurm, container platforms (Kubernetes, Docker/Apptainer).
• Advanced project management and leadership to coordinate cross-functional teams and drive initiatives to completion.
• Strong verbal and written communication for documentation, presentations, and training.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Academic and Research Computing team and coordinate daily work and escalations.
• Advise researchers on appropriate research-computing approaches and resources (NVIDIA AI Factory, HPC, AWS).
• Develop and deliver training and consultation to faculty, researchers, and students.

Skills

Research computing

HPC systems

Linux CLI

Slurm

Kubernetes

Docker

Apptainer

AWS

Consulting

Training

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Tools

NVIDIA AI Factory

AWS

Kubernetes

Docker

Apptainer

Job description

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo seeks a technically focused leader to head the Academic and Research Computing team. You will guide researchers in using on-prem NVIDIA AI Factory, AWS, and external resources, assess computing needs, and advocate for evolving research-computing capabilities.

You will coordinate the team, ensure service excellence, handle escalations, and provide training and consultation to faculty, researchers, and students across Cal Poly and beyond.