Technology Architect III – High Performance Computing

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 136,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center is seeking a Technology Architect III – High Performance Computing to drive the design and evolution of an HPC environment enabling advanced research, analytics, and AI innovation. The role operates at a system level, shaping scalable architecture and partnering with infrastructure teams to support mission-critical scientific discovery.

Responsibilities include optimizing compute/storage/networking/schedulers, and guiding hybrid cloud integration to extend

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field; advanced education preferred.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve the technical vision and architecture for a next-generation HPC environment.
• Design system-level solutions that optimize performance, scalability, reliability, and maintainability.
• Support research computing workloads including analytics, simulation, and AI/ML pipelines.
• Architect Linux-based HPC platforms, clusters, and services with enterprise-grade resilience.
• Evaluate and integrate cloud resources to extend or hybridize HPC capabilities.
• Optimize compute, storage, networking, and scheduler performance by workload characteristics.
• Partner with networking, facilities, data center, storage, and cloud teams to align design and execution.
• Establish standards, documentation, and operational practices for HPC platforms and lifecycle management.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance on complex architecture decisions and roadmaps.

Skills

HPC architectures

Linux administration

Job scheduling

Cloud platforms

Distributed systems

Architecture guidance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/CE or related field

Advanced education preferred

Tools

Slurm

Red Hat

Job description

About Us:

The people of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) are united by a singular mission: ending cancer for life. Our specialized care teams provide personalized, compassionate, expert care to patients of all ages. Informed by basic research done at our Sloan Kettering Institute, scientists across MSK collaborate to conduct innovative translational and clinical research that is driving a revolution in our understanding of cancer as a disease and improving the ability to prevent, diagnose, and treat it. MSK is dedicated to training the next generation of scientists and clinicians, who go on to pursueour missionat MSK and around the globe.

Exciting Opportunity at MSK: Technology Architect III – HighPerformanceComputing

At Memorial Sloan Kettering, the Technology Architect III – High Performance Computingrole drives the design and evolution of a high-performance computing environment that enables advanced research, analytics, and AI innovation. The positionoperatesat a deep technical, system level—shaping scalable architecture,optimizingperformance, and partnering across infrastructure teams to support mission-critical scientific discovery.

Role Overview

• Define and evolve the technical vision and architecture for a next-generation high-performance computing (HPC) environment.

• Design system-level solutions thatoptimizeperformance, scalability, reliability, and long-term maintainability.

• Support research computing workloads, including advanced analytics, simulation, and AI/ML pipelines.

• Architect Linux-based HPC platforms, clusters, and supporting services with enterprise-grade resilience.

• Evaluate and integrate cloud resources to extend or hybridize HPC capabilities whenappropriate.

• Optimizecompute, storage, networking, and scheduler performance based on workload characteristics.

• Partner with networking, facilities, data center, storage, and cloud teams to align infrastructure design and execution.

• Establish standards, documentation, and operational practices for HPC hybrid platforms and lifecycle management

• Provide technical leadership and guidance on complex architecture decisions, tradeoffs, and roadmap planning.

Key Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field; advanced education preferred.

• Strong background in high-performance computing environments, including cluster design and operations.

• Advanced Linux administration experience, including Red Hat–based systems.

• Experience with job scheduling and workload management platforms (e.g.,Slurmor equivalent).

• Exposure tocloud platforms, distributed systems, and moderncomputearchitectures; cloud certifications a plus.

Core Skills

• Systems-level thinking with the ability to translate complex technical requirements into scalable architecture.

• Strong analytical and optimization mindset to maximize performance, reliability, and efficiency.

• Collaborative partnership across infrastructure, engineering, and operations stakeholders.

• Clear technical communication and documentation to influence architecture decisions and standards.

Additional Information:

• Schedule: Hybrid;a few times a month on site. Must be within commutable distance to an MSK site

• Location: New Jersey Data Center (1050 Wall Street West)

• Reporting to:Associate Director, Infrastructure

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Compensation Philosophy

Benefits

Pay Range: $136,400.00 - $225,100.00

FSLA Status: Exempt

Closing :

At MSK, we believe in fair, competitive pay that reflects your job, experience, and skills.

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