Senior HPC DevOps Engineer

Job summary

The Senior HPC Linux DevOps Engineer develops and operates automation for large-scale high-performance computing (HPC) and virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) supporting R&D design engineers. The role covers Linux system lifecycle management, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, configuration management, testing, monitoring, and operational support across a global multi-cloud environment with more than 10,000 servers in seven data centers. The team balances development and operations, collaborating across regions to improve service reliability, security, and delivery.

Qualifications

• Approximately 5–7 years of experience in DevOps, automation engineering, or platform engineering.
• Strong scripting and automation skills using Python, Bash, Perl, or equivalent languages.
• Hands-on experience with Ansible, Terraform, Puppet, or comparable configuration-management and infrastructure-as-code tools.
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines with GitLab CI, Jenkins, or equivalent tools.
• Linux system administration experience with Red Hat or similar distributions.
• Extensive AWS experience; cloud-native automation and infrastructure-as-code familiarity.
• Experience integrating automation with APIs, databases, and enterprise platforms.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with stakeholder engagement, requirements gathering, solution design, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• Preferred: experience building automation frameworks or internal tooling platforms.
• Preferred: knowledge of container technologies, orchestration platforms, grid computing, Linux desktop environments, or semiconductor design workflows.
• Preferred: networking knowledge and familiarity with AI-assisted development or LLM-based automation.
• Experience mentoring junior engineers and managing multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automation for Linux systems and HPC service configuration, deployment, and lifecycle management.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code solutions, and automated testing frameworks.
• Develop system configurations, base images, deployment strategies, reusable automation libraries, scripts, and tools.
• Monitor and optimize system performance, reliability, and security; troubleshoot issues and perform root-cause analysis.
• Establish Linux administration, security, compliance, access, and configuration standards.
• Provide on-call support and collaborate with global teams to deliver HPC and VDI services for R&D operations.
• Participate in Agile planning, reviews, releases, solution architecture, and technology evaluations.
• Engage with users and stakeholders to guide technical solutions and continuously improve services.
• Document system configurations, automation workflows, policies, and procedures.

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Relocation