Scientific Computing Specialist

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

📋 Description

• Collaborating with team members across various disciplines and customers to deliver HPC and peripheral Compute at Scale services.

• Deep understanding of industry best practices related to the field.

• Assisting both internal and customer Architecture and Design initiatives.

• Providing support to customers regarding their workflow pipelines, both advisory and hands-on.

• Thoroughly documenting new and existing computational assets.

• Maintaining the flexibility to adapt as engagement scopes evolve.

• Offering support for AWS & GCP Cloud applications, migrations, and modernization efforts.

• Implementing CloudOps / IaC for continuous platform management.

• Setting up and configuring AWS & GCP Cloud infrastructure for new platform developments.

• Ensuring systems comply with the company's security standards and relevant regulatory requirements.

• Providing transition support for modernized services to operational teams.

• Delivering engineering-level troubleshooting and services restoration for operational issues on supported platforms as they arise.

• Offering training and mentorship to junior team members.

⛳️ Requirements

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.

• Over 5 years of experience in administering HPC clusters and systems.

• Preferred experience with SLURM and Grid Engine scheduling software.

• More than 5 years of professional experience in Solution Architecture or Cloud Infrastructure Deployment and support.

• 5+ years of professional experience in developing or managing compute solutions for Scientific / Research IT domains, with a preference for Life Sciences.

• Familiarity with POSIT products (Package Manager, Connect, Workbench) from either an end-user or administrator perspective.

• Experience in developing scientific workflows on HPC systems utilizing Nextflow.

• Extensive experience with command-line system administration.

• Advanced knowledge of Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, LDAP, NFS, and SMB.

• Installation experience with Linux operating systems and fine-tuning.

• Familiarity with leveraging and maintaining Linux package management systems.

• Intermediate knowledge of OS-level networking.

• Preferred experience with Ansible, Terraform, and Cloud Formation.

• Experience in administering and integrating Scientific / Research applications.

• Strong time management abilities.

• Excellent communication skills.

• Proactive problem-solving skills to identify potential issues and solutions before they arise.

• Exceptional attention to detail.

• Ability to comprehend and analyze complex technical problems and situations.

• Capability to work independently or collaboratively within a team.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits, including Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance.

• Company-sponsored Life and Long-Term Disability Insurance.

• Participation in the company-sponsored 401(k) Plan.

• Continuing education benefits provided by the company.

• A team-oriented culture with unlimited opportunities for advancement.