Senior HPC Infrastructure Engineer: Clusters & Cloud

Jobtailor; California (MO); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor seeks an experienced HPC Infrastructure Engineer to manage multiple HPC clusters, integrate cloud bursting, and develop next‑gen HPC solutions across on‑prem and cloud environments. You will troubleshoot production stacks to source‑code level, mentor junior engineers, and participate in a 24/7 on‑call rotation while collaborating with MSP and vendors to ensure reliability and performance.

Expertise in Linux/TCP/IP, automation with Ansible, and HPC storage—plus familiarity with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field with 8–12 years of experience; Master’s with 6–8 years; PhD with 3–5 years.
• Strong Linux/Unix and TCP/IP networking experience.
• Hands-on automation with Ansible or equivalent.
• Experience with InfiniBand, RoCE, RDMA, or equivalent.
• Experience with on-prem and cloud infra (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Experience developing release, operations, and infrastructure automation processes.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple HPC clusters and cluster file systems.
• Integrate cloud bursting into HPC abstraction work.
• Research, develop, and implement next-generation HPC solutions.
• Troubleshoot production stack to source-code level (shell scripts, Python).
• Maintain, monitor, and support infrastructure environments and facilities.
• Improve production monitoring capabilities.

Skills

HPC Cluster Management

Linux/Unix Administration

High-Performance Networking

Automation (Ansible)

Cloud Infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS or related field

Master’s degree (advanced)

Tools

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

Slurm

Warewulf

GPFS

Red Hat Linux

Job description

Jobtailor seeks an experienced HPC Infrastructure Engineer to manage multiple HPC clusters, integrate cloud bursting, and develop next‑gen HPC solutions across on‑prem and cloud environments. You will troubleshoot production stacks to source‑code level, mentor junior engineers, and participate in a 24/7 on‑call rotation while collaborating with MSP and vendors to ensure reliability and performance.

Expertise in Linux/TCP/IP, automation with Ansible, and HPC storage—plus familiarity with