Staff HPC Systems Engineer - On-Prem & Cloud

gh; United States; Hybrid; USD 156,000 - 214,000; Full time

Job summary

Guardant Health is seeking a Staff-level HPC Engineer to manage multiple HPC clusters and the storage ecosystem, including cloud bursting and integration with on-premise and cloud environments. You will troubleshoot core stacks, mentor teammates, and help scale our HPC footprint in a fast-paced, agile setting.

The role emphasizes deep HPC and networking expertise, with collaboration across IT, SQA, and DevOps teams. Hybrid work model and remote options are available for suitable candidates.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• 8–12 years of relevant experience depending on degree.
• Strong experience in systems and/or infrastructure engineering.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple HPC clusters and cluster file systems.
• Integrate cloud bursting as part of the HPC abstraction work.
• Research, develop, and implement the next generation HPC solutions.
• Troubleshoot the production system stack down to source code level (scripts, Python).
• Maintain, monitor, and support the infrastructure environment.
• Mentor junior engineers on HPC best practices.
• Participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation.

Skills

Linux/Unix

TCP/IP networking

Automation (Ansible)

HPC

Cloud (AWS/GCP/Azure)

GPFS

Slurm

Docker

Kubernetes

Red Hat Linux

Documentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Slurm

GPFS

Warewulf

Ansible

Job description

Guardant Health is seeking a Staff-level HPC Engineer to manage multiple HPC clusters and the storage ecosystem, including cloud bursting and integration with on-premise and cloud environments. You will troubleshoot core stacks, mentor teammates, and help scale our HPC footprint in a fast-paced, agile setting.

The role emphasizes deep HPC and networking expertise, with collaboration across IT, SQA, and DevOps teams. Hybrid work model and remote options are available for suitable candidates.