Senior Director, HPC Deployment at Scale

Iris Energy; Texas; Remote; USD 250,000 - 420,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Professional development

Company events

Job summary

IREN is seeking a Senior Director of HPC Deployment to lead and scale GPU/HPC cluster deployments across data centers. You will transform validated engineering packages into repeatable production deployments, overseeing networking, storage, automation, and observability across sites.

This executive role demands 15+ years in infrastructure with 8+ years guiding large teams, a proven ability to deliver concurrent deployments, and strong governance across quality, risk, and schedule.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in infrastructure, HPC, cloud, data center, or large-scale distributed systems.
• 8+ years leading large technical organizations.
• Experience delivering multiple complex deployments concurrently.
• Strong operational discipline with metrics, risk management, forecasting, and cross-functional execution.
• Knowledge of GPU-based computing infrastructure and high-performance networking.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end execution of large-scale GPU/HPC cluster deployments from readiness through installation and handoff.
• Ensure deployments follow reference architecture, BOM, topology, and standards; enforce change-control when needed.
• Deliver against GPU capacity dates with detailed plans, milestones, and site-readiness criteria.
• Maintain QA/QC throughout the deployment lifecycle and track defects and production acceptance.
• Build a deployment factory with standardized workflows, staffing, and automation.
• Drive an automation-first deployment model with NPI/engineering partners.
• Create a feedback loop to improve golden builds and publish learnings.
• Ensure production delivery meets defined engineering, performance, and reliability criteria.
• Lead a multi-site organization spanning HPC, network, storage, automation, and program management.
• Develop leaders to manage multiple deployments concurrently and uphold standards.

Skills

Leadership

Infrastructure deployments

GPU/HPC expertise

Network / InfiniBand

QA/QC processes

Tools

Automation tooling

Deployment automation

Job description

Job Type:Full-Time |Location:Remote |Department:Network |Reporting to: Vice President, Cloud |Work Location Type:#remote #hybrid

IREN is a vertically integrated AI Cloud provider, delivering large-scale data centers and GPU clusters for AI training and inference. IREN’s platform is underpinned by its expansive portfolio of grid-connected land and power in renewable-rich regions across North America, Europe and APAC.

With 100% renewable energy, we build, own and operate our data centers and take pride in being at the forefront of sustainable solutions for the ever-evolving applications of high-performance compute. We believe that human progress is invaluable, but it should be done in the right way – responsibly, sustainably and having a positive impact on the communities we operate in.

TheSenior Director of HPC Deployment at Scale will lead the organization responsible for high-volume deployment of GPU and high-performance computing clusters across data centers. This leader takes validated engineering packages, golden builds, deployment procedures, automation, and QA/QC standards from the HPC New Product Introduction (NPI) / FOAK organization and turns them into a repeatable production deployment capability.

This is an execution-at-scale leadership role. The organization will deploy many clusters concurrently across the complete infrastructure stack, including GPU and CPU compute, InfiniBand and Ethernet/RoCE networking, storage integration, management infrastructure, provisioning, automation, observability, and operational tooling.

Delivering production GPU capacity on time and with exceptional quality is fundamental to success. The Senior Director will build the operating system, leadership structure, processes, automation, quality controls, and metrics required to repeatedly deliver against aggressive capacity commitments across many sites and deployments.roduction readiness.

Job Requirements

• 15+ years of experience in infrastructure, HPC, cloud, networking, data center, or large-scale distributed systems, including 8+ years leading large technical organizations.
• Demonstrated experience executing multiple complex infrastructure deployments concurrently and delivering against aggressive capacity commitments.
• Strong operational discipline around schedule, quality, metrics, risk management, forecasting, and cross-functional execution.
• Strong understanding of GPU-based computing infrastructure and high-performance networking, including InfiniBand and/or Ethernet/RoCE.
• Experience establishing or operating QA/QC, commissioning, validation, burn-in, and production acceptance processes at scale.
• Experience building repeatable deployment processes, automation, standardized operating models, and global or multi-site delivery capabilities

Job Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end execution of large-scale GPU/HPC cluster deployments from deployment readiness through physical installation, network and compute bring-up, provisioning, QA/QC, cluster integration, validation, burn-in, production acceptance, and operational handoff. Build an organization capable of executing many deployments simultaneously while maintaining consistent engineering and quality standards.
• Consume approved engineering packages from the NPI/FOAK organization and execute them with discipline. Ensure every deployment follows the approved reference architecture, bill of materials, topology, rack and cabling standards, network configuration, firmware and software versions, provisioning workflows, QA/QC requirements, validation procedures, and production acceptance criteria. Prevent uncontrolled design deviations and use formal engineering escalation and change-control mechanisms when changes are required.
• Own delivery against committed GPU capacity dates. Establish detailed deployment plans, milestones, critical paths, dependencies, site-readiness criteria, and delivery forecasts. Maintain clear visibility into the status and confidence level of every deployment. Identify risks early and drive mitigation and recovery plans across data center, supply chain, networking, compute, storage, software, vendors, and operations.
• Own QA/QC throughout the scaled deployment lifecycle. Ensure quality gates are consistently executed across hardware installation, rack configuration, cabling and optics, InfiniBand and RoCE fabrics, GPU and compute health, firmware and BIOS, operating systems and drivers, storage connectivity, management infrastructure, provisioning, observability, performance, and reliability. Track first-pass yield, defects, rework, quality escapes, and production acceptance across deployments and sites.
• Build a deployment factory that treats cluster deployment as an engineered production system. Standardize workflows, staffing models, tooling, sequencing, quality gates, escalation paths, and deployment practices across locations. Continuously improve throughput, cycle time, first-pass quality, predictability, automation, and repeatability while reducing site-to-site variance and configuration drift.
• Drive an automation-first deployment model. Partner with NPI and engineering organizations to automate readiness checks, hardware discovery, network configuration, firmware and BIOS validation, bare-metal provisioning, cluster configuration, topology and connectivity validation, GPU health checks, performance testing, QA/QC, burn-in, and production acceptance. Convert repeatable manual procedures into software wherever practical.
• Create a strong feedback loop from scaled deployment into NPI and engineering. Capture recurring defects, documentation gaps, automation gaps, hardware-quality issues, configuration problems, vendor issues, performance anomalies, and deployment bottlenecks. Use structured data from many deployments to improve future golden builds and ensure changes are incorporated through disciplined version control.
• Ensure clusters are not considered delivered simply because installation is complete. Production delivery requires successful completion of defined engineering, quality, performance, reliability, and operational acceptance criteria. Partner with SRE and operations teams to ensure the infrastructure being handed over is stable, observable, supportable, and ready for production workloads.
• Build and lead a large multidisciplinary organization spanning HPC/GPU deployment, network deployment, cluster integration, systems engineering, infrastructure automation, QA/QC, validation engineering, site leadership, and technical program management. Develop leaders capable of managing multiple large deployments concurrently and create a culture centered on execution, urgency, accountability, standardization, quality, and continuous improvement.

At IREN, we offer a highly competitive compensation package that includes base salary, annual performance incentives, and opportunities to build long-term wealth through equity programs. These offerings are part of our broader total rewards package, thoughtfully designed to support your health, well-being, and long-term success.

Compensation

• Total Compensation package includes annual incentive bonus, equity (long-term incentive).

Health & Wellness

• 100% company paid health insurance premiums (medical, dental, and vision) for employees, 75% company paid coverage for dependents
• Company-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Voluntary life, critical illness, and accident coverage available
• Health Savings Accounts (HSA) – when combined with the High Deductible Health Plan
• Employee Assistance Program and wellness resources

Retirement & Financial Wealth

• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Access to financial planning and legal services

Time Off & Leave Programs

• Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid holidays

Growth & Development

• Internal skills training and advancement pathways
• Professional development to support certifications, continuing education, or role related training

Community & Culture

• Company events and team-building activities

IREN is an equal opportunity employer committed to a fair and inclusive recruitment process. We are committed to evaluating qualified applicants and do not discriminate against protected characteristics under applicable local laws, regulations, and ordinances. We evaluate all qualified applicants without regard to these characteristics.

This job will remain posted until filled. While we appreciate all applications we receive, we are only able to contact candidates under consideration.

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