Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. NextSilicon is hiring an HPC/AI Systems Administrator to sustain the successful operation of its HPC/AI systems. The role stands up and maintains hardware and software resources, tunes systems for benchmarking, and supports system health, accessibility, and capacity planning.
Responsibilities
- Administer, install, monitor, and maintain HPC/AI systems, including compute nodes, storage, networking, and software stacks
- Develop and maintain automation tools for system provisioning, configuration management, and monitoring
- Install, configure, and optimize job scheduling and resource management tools (e.g., Slurm)
- Assist in system security, patch management, and troubleshooting operational issues
- Contribute to performance benchmarking, system tuning, and capacity planning
- Deploy and maintain commonly used HPC/AI applications, software stacks, and technologies (e.g., MPI, containers, spack, modules)
- Document system administration procedures and contribute to knowledge-sharing initiatives
- Support researchers by providing technical expertise and resolving escalated support tickets
- Participate in vendor coordination, system procurement, and hardware/software lifecycle management
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, mathematics, computer science, related field, or equivalent experience
- 5-10+ years of experience with HPC system administration
- Hands-on experience configuring, maintaining, and troubleshooting Slurm in large-scale HPC/AI environments. (Slurm experience is required)
- Deep understanding of HPC & AI technologies and software ecosystems
- US citizenship with eligibility to visit US government research facilities
- Advanced degree is a plus
- Experience in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment is a plus
Benefits
- Remote within the U.S.; or Hybrid at one of our offices in MN or CA.
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