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Argonne National Laboratory · 3 weeks ago

HPC Systems Administration Specialist

Lemont, IL

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$86K/yr - $135K/yr

2+ years exp

Argonne National Laboratory is a multidisciplinary science and engineering research facility, where world-class researchers work alongside experts from various fields. The HPC Systems Administration Specialist will assist in advancing the HPC environment, focusing on software integration and contributing to the design and development of new systems and tools.

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Culture & Values

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Assist with the design, development, and advancement of the HPC environment of the ALCF

Focus on software integration with the larger software and operational ecosystem at the facility site

Contribute to the design and development of new HPC systems, tools, and software stacks

Strong background in Linux systems administration, including cluster management, performance tuning, and resource allocation in HPC settings

Experience with package managers like Spack for software deployment, including building from source, resolving dependencies, and maintaining multiple versions in a production HPC setting

Experience creating and managing programming environments, such as environment modules (e.g., Lmod or Environment Modules) or containers (e.g. Singularity/Apptainer) to integrate libraries and SDKs like MPI, CUDA, BLAS, or FFTW

Familiarity with version control systems for managing configurations and custom package definitions

Knowledge of the installation, management, and the use of software such as compilers, scientific applications, and job resource managers

Experience with CI pipelines

Proficiency in scripting and programming languages such as Python (for Spack package definitions and automation)

Strong knowledge of build systems (e.g., Make, CMake, Autotools) and compilers (e.g., GCC, Intel, LLVM) for handling dependencies in Spack-managed stacks

Ability to configure and use YAML-based files for Spack environments

Proficiency with podman or similar container-based build environments

Problem-solving skills for debugging dependency conflicts

Experience working in collaborative teams, including refining user requirements and supporting researchers in scientific computing settings

Ability to model Argonne's core values of impact, safety, respect, integrity and teamwork

Qualification

Linux systems administrationHPC cluster managementSoftware deploymentScripting languagesVersion control systemsCI pipelinesBuild systemsContainer managementCore values modelingProblem-solving skillsCollaborative teamwork

Required