Senior AWS EDA HPC Architect — Remote & Impact Leader

Zohorecruit; Jacksonville (FL); Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Zohorecruit is seeking a Senior AWS EDA/HPC Architect & SME in a remote capacity to lead architecture, design, and optimization of scalable HPC and EDA workloads on AWS for clients in semiconductor design. You will bridge design engineering and cloud infrastructure, driving cost-performance, security, and automation across teams, while mentoring engineers and shaping reusable playbooks for global projects.

Experience with Synopsys, Cadence, Siemens, Ansys, and HPC schedulers, plus Terraform/CDK

Qualifications

• 10+ years in HPC/EDA architecture or cloud infra.
• 5+ years designing AWS-based HPC or semiconductor environments.
• Deep expertise with Synopsys, Cadence, Siemens, Ansys.
• Proficiency with AWS core services: EC2, S3, EFS, FSx for Lustre, Batch, Lambda, IAM, VPC.
• Strong scripting and automation: Python, Bash, Terraform, CDK.
• Solid understanding of networking, storage performance, and job scheduling (Slurm, Grid Engine, PBS Pro, LSF).
• Experience in secure, multi-account architectures with Control Tower/Organizations.
• Ability to translate complex tech to business solutions for execs.

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement end-to-end AWS HPC/EDA environments for large-scale simulations.
• Lead cloud migration of on-premise EDA workloads to AWS using ParallelCluster, FSx Lustre, EFA, and Batch.
• Design cost-efficient architectures with Spot Instances, Auto Scaling, and elastic file systems.
• Automate deployments with CloudFormation, Terraform, CDK, and CI/CD tooling.
• Tune workload performance with timing analysis, simulation, emulation, and verification on AWS.
• Advise on data management, S3 lifecycles, hybrid storage, and data lakes for analytics.
• Enforce AWS security and compliance (IAM, VPC isolation, encryption, data residency).
• Collaborate with vendors like Synopsys, Cadence, Siemens for tool validation and licensing.
• Provide SME guidance in HPC schedulers, cluster orchestration, and cloud-native workloads.
• Mentor teams and develop reusable architectures and playbooks across global projects.

Skills

AWS HPC architecture

EDA tools expertise

Cloud security IAM

Scripting and automation

DevOps/CI–CD

Slurm / Grid Engine / PBS / LSF

Multi-account AWS architectures

Tools

AWS ParallelCluster

FSx for Lustre

EFA-enabled EC2

AWS Batch

CloudFormation

Terraform

AWS CDK

VPC & PrivateLink

Job description

Zohorecruit is seeking a Senior AWS EDA/HPC Architect & SME in a remote capacity to lead architecture, design, and optimization of scalable HPC and EDA workloads on AWS for clients in semiconductor design. You will bridge design engineering and cloud infrastructure, driving cost-performance, security, and automation across teams, while mentoring engineers and shaping reusable playbooks for global projects.

Experience with Synopsys, Cadence, Siemens, Ansys, and HPC schedulers, plus Terraform/CDK