Senior HPC Platform Engineer — Hybrid Linux & Cloud

X-ISS; United States; Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k matching

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

HSA

Job summary

X-ISS is looking for a skilled HPC Platform Engineer to join our collaborative team. In this role, you will support customers running demanding Linux and high-performance computing environments, tailoring hybrid HPC infrastructure to their needs and managing resources across on-premise and cloud platforms.

You will work directly with customers, optimize their HPC systems, and deepen your expertise while collaborating with experienced engineers.

Qualifications

• Minimum of six years' experience with Linux server solutions.
• Experience using service desk or ticketing systems.
• Exceptional troubleshooting skills in large-scale environments.
• Practical experience deploying and maintaining HPC infrastructure.
• Hands-on experience with job scheduling (e.g., Slurm, PBS Pro).
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines for deployments.
• Proficient programming skills for automation tasks.
• Knowledge of HPC infrastructure components.

Responsibilities

• Support customers running demanding Linux and HPC environments.
• Collaborate with users to tailor HPC infrastructure.
• Manage and optimize HPC resources for cost efficiency.
• Support architecture and design decisions in HPC systems.
• Develop and maintain reliable infrastructure for software delivery.
• Ensure observability and reliability of systems.

Skills

HPC platform engineering

Linux server solutions

Networking troubleshooting

Automation (Docker, Kubernetes)

CI/CD pipelines

Scripting (bash, Python)

Infrastructure monitoring

Interpersonal skills

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

Slurm

Prometheus

Grafana

Job description

X-ISS is looking for a skilled HPC Platform Engineer to join our collaborative team. In this role, you will support customers running demanding Linux and high-performance computing environments, tailoring hybrid HPC infrastructure to their needs and managing resources across on-premise and cloud platforms.

You will work directly with customers, optimize their HPC systems, and deepen your expertise while collaborating with experienced engineers.