HPC Systems Engineer

• Contribute to our library of home-grown tools, written primarily in Python and Bash, to automate monitoring, and maintenance
• Work closely with Strategy Developers, Quantitative Researchers, and trade-supporting application teams to translate complex problems into scalable solutions
• Coordinate with IT infrastructure teams, including storage and networking, to identify and implement the best solutions
• Tune operating systems and batch workflows for performance
• Dive deep on root-cause analysis of systems issues
• Integrate all of these solutions into our systems effectively and efficiently
• Oversee all aspects of our HPC environment, including the scheduler, parallel filesystems, GPUs, and interconnects
• Implement and optimize high-performance storage solutions, including Lustre, VAST, and GPFS
• Develop strategies to ensure optimal resource allocation and scalability
• Utilize monitoring and diagnostic tools to quickly pinpoint failures, streamline troubleshooting processes, and ensure the timely recovery of disrupted workflows

• A Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related discipline
• 5-7 years of progressive experience building Linux and/or Windows based HPC based platforms
• Familiarity with kernel-level and I/O subsystem tweaks and tools such as sysctl, strace, tcpdump, and netstat
• Recent hands-on experience with automation in Python or other tools
• Experience administering Lustre, GPFS, VAST, or other parallel filesystems
• Understanding of resource schedulers like HTCondor, SLURM, or similar

Bonus points for equivalent Windows knowledge (registry, procmon, wireshark, tshark)