summary

the hpc infrastructure services (senior) engineer executes and ensures service deployments and management to enable modern delivery flows of high-performance computing solutions.

about the role

job description

major accountabilities:

- high performance computing (hpc) specialist for novartis core infrastructure services team performs the operational health deployment and lifecycle of hpc technology
- designs innovative solutions utilizing projects and qualification frameworks to run and optimize our complex infrastructures.
- act as technical and organizational escalation point during major and critical incidents.
- responsible to track suppliers and partner for effective and efficient delivery of projects
- contributes to service / platform strategy development

commitment to diversity & inclusion: we are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams, representative of the patients and communities we serve.

what you’ll bring to the role

- 6+ years’ it experience, of which at least 3 in an hpc/scientific computing environment
- associate's degree in computer science or related field, or equivalent industry experience
- experience designing and building infrastructure within a public cloud platform (e.g. Aws, gcp or azure) as they relate to hpc workloads
- hands-on experience with system administrative task in linux environment, and fluency in scripting (shell scripting in bash required, python knowledge would be advantageous)
- can build software from sources including knowledge of build systems (e.g. Make, cmake...)




- extensive knowledge of one or more hpc scheduling mechanisms (e.g. Grid engine, slurm, lsf... etc.)
- extensive knowledge of one or more hpc cluster management software packages (e.g. Bright cluster manager / base command manager, xcat, openhpc… etc.)
- solid knowledge of computer architectures and multi-threaded/parallel processing applications
- hands-on knowledge of network- and distributed filesystems (e.g. Nfs, gpfs, gluster, beegfs, lustre or other parallel file systems, etc.)
- worked in environments with high speed / low latency network (e.g. Infiniband)
- strong knowledge of unix systems performance tuning
- experience with shared memory and/or gpu and/or distributed memory computation jobs
- working knowledge of devops (e.g. Ansible, chef, cicd etc.) tools and practices
- desired: experience setting up, maintaining, and tuning infrastructure for ai/ml workloads
- desired: experience with hpc infrastructure supporting a scientific / research / pharmaceutical / bioinformatics / cheminformatics environment
- exceptional service orientation, excellent problem-solving abilities, keen attention to detail.
- fluent english speaker

why novartis: helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Ready to create a brighter future together?

benefits and rewards: learn about all the ways we’ll help you thrive personally and professionally.
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