Praxis Engineering · 1 month ago
High Performance Computing Engineer - Mid-level
McLean, VA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$129K/yr - $244K/yr
6+ years expPraxis Engineering is seeking a High Performance Computing Engineer to optimize and maintain complex compute platforms. The role involves day-to-day operations, systems administration, and performance analysis of HPC systems to support complex analysis, simulation, and modeling.
ComputerConsultingSoftware
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Responsible for the normal day-to-day HPC operations and maintenance of the HPC systems
Provide day to day systems administration duties for Nvidia GPUs, Commodity Cluster Systems and Cray HPC environments
Perform system monitoring, software installations, debug, upgrades, health checks, and identification/implementation of automated business processes
Provide assessments, on-going performance analysis and recommendations for future architectures
Responsible for operating all the host systems for the analysis
Works in a liaison role, linking the analysts and their specialty codes and applications, to the computing systems that are focused on yielding in-depth technically sound results
Oversees analytic applications running on a clustered HPC fabric including CPU and GPU systems
Managing job submission to clients applications and codes using MPI/OpenMPI
Provide in-depth analytic results, to achieve a best-tool-for-the-job approach
Partners with data scientists, engineers, and analysts conducting specialized scientific and engineering analysis
Escalate issues and problems to hardware support and/or engineering management as necessary
Responsible for continuous performance analysis and tuning the HPC environment
Assist with the identification, troubleshooting, and repair of software problems impacting performance of implemented HPC solutions
Perform installation of software patches including upgrades to operating systems and firmware
Assist with the resolution of trouble tickets and software problems identified by system’s users
Identify and expand services and functionalities offered in HPC environment
Be a primary point of contact to resolve any hardware or software malfunctions, including working with service personnel as necessary
Review system logs to identify and resolve software and systems related issues
Prepare reports related to the operational efficiency of the hardware and execution of users jobs
Experience with MPI/OpenMPI, SLURM, and Linux Operating Systems essential
Prior experience as a Systems Administrator essential, with a preference for experience working with clustered systems including GPUs in the hardware stack
Experience with high speed networking, and CUDA preferred
Software integration experience a plus
Other duties could be required to support the customer’s mission
Qualification
Required
Minimum of 6 years demonstrated on-the-job experience
Demonstrated on-the-job experience with integrating functionality from disparate systems via scripting/tooling/automation
Demonstrated on-the-job experience with the Sponsor's system security environment and requirements
Demonstrated experience leading systems architecture, operations, maintenance and administration
Experience with MPI/OpenMPI, SLURM, and Linux Operating Systems essential
Prior experience as a Systems Administrator essential, with a preference for experience working with clustered systems including GPUs in the hardware stack
Preferred
Experience with high speed networking, and CUDA preferred
Software integration experience a plus
Company
Praxis Engineering
Praxis Engineering, LLC., headquartered in Annapolis Junction, Maryland, is a consulting and solutions firm dedicated to the practical application of software and system engineering technologies to ensure the success of our customers.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$1M2017-10-17Acquired
2009-10-22Series Unknown· $1M
Leadership Team
Lisa C.
Chief Technology Officer
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