HPC Software Support Engineer

Job#: 2049489

Job Description:

Apex is searching for an HPC Software Engineer with 5 years of experience. Candidate must be able to obtain an Public Trust and commute a few times per year to Rockville, MD.

If interested, email me at [email protected]

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HPC Software Support Engineer Job Description

Responsibilities:

• Work with a 4000 core HPC cluster that is GPU-focused and a 1,500 HPC cluster supporting the hardware and operating system environments
• Supporting bioinformatics applications for a large and diverse research community with needs in genomics, cryo-electron microscopy, and AI/ML
• Monitor the portfolio of software applications and be proactive in planning upgrades and license renewals
• Monitor and report on cluster performance and generate data to show usage and trends
• Triage support requests from the research community and work with others in the Scientific Infrastructure team to resolve issues and complete service requests
• Collaborate with researchers to guide them in effective use of the HPC resources, such as job scheduler submission, data formats, and building data workflows
• Engage with researchers to understand their HPC needs to include data life cycle management, integration of scientific instruments to HPC, and storage capacity and compute requirements
• Provide input to the Scientific Infrastructure team leader for setting priorities for cluster operations, scheduling policies, resources needed, etc.
• Attend and actively participate in daily standup meetings to provide updates on progress, discuss obstacles, and co-ordinate tasks with other team members
• Work collaboratively in a team environment to achieve project goals
• Engage in open communication, share knowledge, and support fellow teammates
• Provide feedback and contribute to the continuous improvement of team processes
  
  

What You’ll Need to Succeed:

Education:

• BS/BA (or equivalent)
  
  

Required Experience:

• Five years of related experience
  
  

Required Technical Skills:

• Minimum of five years of experience with servers, datacenters, networking, and related technologies
• Minimum of five years of experience managing Linux systems
• Experience with Spack package manager, including making packages from PyPi, R, Github
• Experience installing and packaging GPU applications and optimizing job submission scripts that are used for ML model training, data mining operations, or high-res graphics rendering
• Experience with Python scripting
• Experience using Git distributed workflows
• Experience with Ansible manage system configuration
• Experience with Terraform for provisioning systems
  
  

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Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

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