Senior HPC Unix SRE — Automation & Grid Scheduling

Synopsys

Sunnyvale (CA)

Hybrid

USD 130,000 - 190,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Synopsys, Inc. is seeking a hands-on Unix/Linux engineer to support large-scale production environments and HPC/grid computing across global teams.

You will administer, troubleshoot, and optimize Unix/Linux systems and collaborate with engineering groups to ensure reliable, scalable infrastructure. The role emphasizes automation, incident response, and cross-team collaboration, with a hybrid Bay Area setup including Sunnyvale office and remote options.

Qualifications

5+ years of hands on Unix/Linux system administration in production.
Strong Unix/Linux knowledge: admin, performance, configuration, production support.
Experience troubleshooting compute, storage, networking, processes, filesystems, and resource utilization.
Experience with production infrastructure where availability matters.
Scripting/automation skills in Bash, Shell, Python, Perl or similar.

Responsibilities

Administer and troubleshoot large scale Unix/Linux environments supporting engineering workloads.
Investigate production issues affecting performance, availability, and resources.
Support HPC and grid computing infrastructure and schedulers (LSF, Slurm, PBS Pro, Grid Engine).
Support infrastructure and development platforms (GitHub, GitLab, Perforce, Artifactory).
Build automation, scripts, tools, and documentation to reduce repetitive work and improve reliability.
Monitor infrastructure health and performance; identify issues before impact.