Principal HPC Network Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Europe.

📋 Description

• Design, implement, and sustain high-performance network infrastructures tailored for HPC environments, emphasizing InfiniBand fabrics.

• Diagnose complex network challenges across InfiniBand and Ethernet setups, ensuring minimal downtime and peak performance.

• Oversee and enhance InfiniBand components, such as switches, HCAs, subnet managers, and fabric configurations.

• Conduct performance tuning, monitoring, and capacity planning for HPC networking systems.

• Establish and uphold network security measures utilizing Fortinet solutions (FortiGate, FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer).

• Identify and resolve issues related to routing, switching, latency, and throughput in hybrid network environments.

• Collaborate with compute, storage, and platform teams to facilitate HPC workloads and cluster operations.

• Create and maintain documentation for network architecture, configurations, and operational procedures.

• Engage in on-call rotations and provide escalation support for critical incidents.

• Lead or assist in network upgrades, migrations, and new deployments.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 5 years of experience in network engineering, particularly in HPC or data center settings.

• Extensive hands-on experience with InfiniBand technologies (e.g., Mellanox/NVIDIA).

• Strong grasp of networking fundamentals: TCP/IP, routing protocols (BGP, OSPF), VLANs, QoS, and network design.

• Demonstrated experience in deploying and troubleshooting Fortinet solutions (FortiGate, FortiManager, VPNs, firewall policies).

• Proficient with network performance analysis and troubleshooting tools.

• Familiar with Linux systems and automation scripting (e.g., Bash, Python).

• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving abilities.

🏝️ Benefits

• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge HPC infrastructure.

• Collaborative and innovative work environment.

• Competitive salary and benefits package.