Senior Systems Engineer (HPC/Server Farm)

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 144,000 - 267,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation and holidays

401(k) plan with employer match

Employee stock purchase plan

Medical, dental and vision options

Job summary

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. in San Jose, CA, seeks an HPC Server Farm Engineer to support and optimize the DevOps environment. You will work with R&D software teams to improve their working environment using cloud solutions and HPC best practices.

The role focuses on building and maintaining HPC clusters with LSF or Slurm, implementing IaC, and managing Azure resources across global sites with emphasis on reliability and productivity.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience architecting and running HPC environments on Windows and Linux.
• 3+ years coordinating global support across multiple geographies.
• Experience with DevSecOps and CI/CD in cloud environments, preferably Azure.
• Strong Linux administration and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Support, manage, and improve HPC compute clusters across sites.
• Build, deploy, and optimize HPC environments using LSF or Slurm.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning with IaC tools.
• Triage issues across development, testing, and production environments.
• Operate and enhance internal compute farms and cloud resources (Azure).

Skills

HPC management

Linux admin

DevSecOps

CI/CD in Azure

Education

BS/MS in CS or related field

Tools

LSF

Slurm

Azure

Job description

SAN JOSE

Full time

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At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.

Cadence is seeking a HPC Server Farm Engineer to join our team to support, manage, and improve the DevOps environment. The candidate should have hands-on experience with cloud solutions and proven expertise in working directly with R&D software development teams to develop solutions to optimize their working environment collaboratively.

Cadence has a 30-year history of applying leading-edge optimization and analysis algorithms to highly complex problems in semiconductor and electronic design, verification, and analysis.

Each day with Cadence offers exciting opportunities to create a better, more connected world. We are leading the charge to solve technology’s toughest challenges. Working at Cadence means working alongside the industry’s brightest people and innovating for the biggest, most innovative companies around the globe.

Location: San Jose, CA (on-site position)

Responsibilities

• Supporting multiple geological locations to serve user communities across North America, Europe, and Asia sites.
• Focusing on improving R&D productivity and committing to customer success.
• Build, deploy, and optimize HPC compute clusters using LSF or Slurm.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues across development, testing, and production environments
• Operating, managing, and enhancing the internal compute farm and associated cloud (Azure).
• Maintaining, enhancing, monitoring, reporting, and improving its efficiency.

Requirements

• 7+ years of technical experience architecting, managing, and improving HPC environments running both Windows and Linux.
• 3+ years working in a global group, coordinating support, strategies, projects, and operations across multiple geographies in a team-oriented approach
• Solid understanding and proven operational experience with DevSecOps and best practices
• Experience building and managing CI/CD pipeline in cloud (Azure preferred)
• Strong Linux administration skills and problem-solving skills
• Experience working directly with R&D software development teams to collaboratively develop solutions to optimize their working environment
• Experience in HPC using LSF or Slurm is preferred.
• Strong process focus shown through documentation, change management, incident management and problem-resolution activities

Education: BS / MS in computer science or related field

The annual salary range for California is $143,500 to $266,500. You may also be eligible to receive incentive compensation: bonus, equity, and benefits. Sales positions generally offer a competitive On Target Earnings (OTE) incentive compensation structure. Please note that the salary range is a guideline and compensation may vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, competencies and work location.

Benefits

• paid vacation and paid holidays
• 401(k) plan with employer match
• employee stock purchase plan
• a variety of medical, dental and vision plan options
• and more

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Cadence plays a critical role in creating the technologies that modern life depends on. We are a global electronic design automation company, providing software, hardware, and intellectual property to design advanced semiconductor chips that enable our customers create revolutionary products and experiences.

Thanks to the outstanding caliber of the Cadence team and the empowering culture that we have cultivated for over 25 years, Cadence continues to be recognized by Fortune Magazine as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For. Our shared passion for solving the world’s toughest technical challenges, our dedication to pushing the limits of the industry, and our drive to do meaningful work differentiates the people of Cadence.

Cadence is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, basis of disability, or any other protected class.

Cadence is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, basis of disability, or any other protected class.