ZR_2817_JOB

Zohorecruit; Jacksonville (FL); Remote; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Zohorecruit is seeking an HPC on AWS Lead/SME for a remote role based in the United States. The position requires US citizenship and an active Secret Service clearance (SCI).

You will design, deploy, and optimize HPC solutions on AWS, lead architecture discussions, and drive best practices for scalable, cost-efficient workloads across multi-disciplinary teams. You will leverage services like ParallelCluster, FSx Lustre, EFA, and EC2 HPC, while implementing IaC with Terraform, CloudFormation, or

Qualifications

• 8–10+ years in HPC, distributed systems, or cloud architecture.
• Proven expertise in AWS HPC services (EC2 HPC, ParallelCluster, Batch, FSx for Lustre, EFA).
• Strong knowledge of Linux systems administration, networking (Infiniband, MPI), and job schedulers (Slurm, Torque, PBS Pro).
• Hands-on experience with automation and IaC (Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation).
• Scripting and development proficiency (Python, Bash, or similar).
• Experience with monitoring tools (CloudWatch, Grafana, Prometheus) and cost-optimization strategies.
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional or AWS Certified Advanced Networking preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Design & Build: Develop scalable, high-performance architectures leveraging AWS HPC services.
• Solution Implementation: Deploy, automate, and optimize HPC clusters and data pipelines for compute- and memory-intensive workloads.
• Performance Optimization: Benchmark, tune, and monitor system performance for throughput and cost efficiency.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Implement reproducible environments using Terraform, AWS CDK, or CloudFormation.
• Data and Storage Management: Design high-throughput storage using S3, FSx Lustre, EBS, EFS; integrate with hybrid/on-prem HPC.
• Security and Compliance: Apply Well-Architected Framework and HPC security best practices.
• Collaboration and Leadership: Partner with scientists, DevOps, and stakeholders; provide mentoring and leadership.
• Documentation and Knowledge Sharing: Develop architecture diagrams and reference implementations.

Skills

DevOps / HPC tooling

AWS GovCloud

Linux administration

Networking (Infiniband)

Scripting (Python, Bash)

Cost optimization

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

CloudFormation

AWS CDK

AWS ParallelCluster

FSx for Lustre

Job description

HPC on AWS Lead /Specialist/ SME- REMOTE

Jacksonville, United States | Posted on 01/29/2026

Job Title:HPC on AWS Lead /Specialist/ SME- REMOTE

• MUST HAVE : a resource with US Citizenship and Active Secret Service Clearence( SCI )
• Skill Set: DevOps/HPC tooling resource, exp with infra, landing zone etc. for a project for Secret Deployment/AWS GovCloud
  

Overview:

The AWS HPC LEAD & SME is responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing high-performance computing solutions on the AWS Cloud platform. This role combines deep technical expertise in distributed computing, data-intensive workflows, and AWS HPC services with the ability to lead architecture design sessions, define best practices, and ensure scalability, performance, and cost efficiency across enterprise or research workloads.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead the Design & Build: Develop scalable, high-performance architectures leveraging AWS HPC services such as AWS ParallelCluster, FSx for Lustre, EFA (Elastic Fabric Adapter), AWS Batch, and EC2 HPC instances.

Solution Implementation: Deploy, automate, and optimize HPC clusters and data pipelines for compute- and memory-intensive workloads, including modeling, simulation, genomics, CFD, AI/ML training, and financial risk analysis.

Performance Optimization: Benchmark, tune, and monitor system performance for compute, storage, and networking components to achieve optimal throughput and cost efficiency.

Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Implement reproducible environments using Terraform, AWS CDK, or CloudFormation to streamline provisioning, CI/CD, and configuration management.

Data and Storage Management: Design high-throughput parallel storage solutions using S3, FSx for Lustre, EBS, and EFS; integrate with hybrid and on-prem HPC environments.

Security and Compliance: Apply AWS Well-Architected Framework and HPC security best practices to ensure compliance with enterprise, academic, or government standards.

Collaboration and Leadership: Partner with application scientists, DevOps teams, and business stakeholders to translate workload requirements into optimized HPC architectures. Provide mentoring and technical leadership across multidisciplinary teams.

Documentation and Knowledge Sharing: Develop architecture diagrams, reference implementations, and technical playbooks to support ongoing HPC adoption and operations.

Required Skills & Experience:

8-10+ years of experience in high-performance computing, distributed systems, or cloud architecture.

Proven expertise in AWS HPC services (EC2 HPC, ParallelCluster, Batch, FSx for Lustre, EFA).

Strong knowledge of Linux systems administration, networking (Infiniband, EFA, MPI), and job schedulers (Slurm, Torque, PBS Pro).

Hands-on experience with automation and IaC (Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation).

Scripting and development proficiency (Python, Bash, or similar).

Experience with monitoring tools (CloudWatch, Grafana, Prometheus) and cost-optimization strategies.

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional or AWS Certified Advanced Networking preferred.

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field.

Preferred Attributes:

Experience with GPU workloads, containerized HPC (ECS/EKS with ParallelCluster), or hybrid/on-prem to cloud HPC migrations.

Strong communication and presentation skills for executive and technical audiences.

Demonstrated thought leadership in HPC strategy, performance benchmarking, and AWS innovation.