Senior HPC & Linux Engineer

Stowers Resource Management Inc.; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The Stowers Institute is seeking an HPC & Linux Engineer to advance Linux and high-performance computing environments that enable scientific research. You will administer Linux infrastructure, HPC/GPU platforms, and related technologies, ensuring reliability and ongoing improvement.

You will install, configure, patch, and lifecycle-manage servers; support HPC workload scheduling; develop automation; and collaborate with researchers to optimize workloads.

Qualifications

• 5+ years Linux systems administration or engineering experience in enterprise, research, or similarly complex environments.
• Experience supporting HPC or other large-scale computing environments.
• Strong Linux administration, troubleshooting, networking, storage, and security knowledge.
• Experience with HPC workload scheduling and resource management.
• Experience installing, compiling, and troubleshooting Linux and scientific software.
• Strong scripting and automation skills using Python, Bash, or similar technologies.
• Experience with enterprise identity services such as Active Directory, LDAP, and Kerberos.
• Experience with virtualization and/or container technologies.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Administer, maintain, and troubleshoot enterprise Linux systems and HPC/GPU computing environments.
• Install, configure, patch, upgrade, and lifecycle-manage Linux servers and compute nodes.
• Support HPC job scheduling, resource allocation, performance, and capacity management.
• Install, compile, configure, and maintain scientific applications, libraries, and software packages.
• Develop automation for system provisioning, configuration, software deployment, patching, and routine administration.
• Support Linux integration with identity services, including Active Directory, LDAP, Kerberos, and MFA.
• Monitor system health, utilization, availability, and performance and resolve infrastructure issues.
• Support integration with storage, networking, virtualization, backup, and monitoring platforms.
• Partner with researchers and IT teams to troubleshoot computational workloads and deliver research computing solutions.
• Maintain technical documentation and participate in infrastructure projects, upgrades, and technology evaluations.

Skills

Linux administration

HPC experience

Scripting (Python/Bash)

Networking

Security

Documentation

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/IS

Tools

Slurm

Docker

Apptainer/Singularity

Ansible

Puppet

Git

VMware

Active Directory / LDAP / Kerberos

Job description

The Stowers Institute is seeking an HPC & Linux Engineer to advance Linux and high-performance computing environments that enable scientific research. You will administer Linux infrastructure, HPC/GPU platforms, and related technologies, ensuring reliability and ongoing improvement.

You will install, configure, patch, and lifecycle-manage servers; support HPC workload scheduling; develop automation; and collaborate with researchers to optimize workloads.