Simple Solutions · 20 hours ago
HPC on AWS Lead /Specialist/ SME- REMOTE
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expSimple Solutions is a company seeking a skilled HPC on AWS Lead/Specialist/SME to design, implement, and optimize high-performance computing solutions on the AWS Cloud platform. The role requires deep technical expertise in distributed computing and AWS HPC services, along with leadership in architecture design and best practices for enterprise workloads.
AppsInformation TechnologyMobile Apps
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Lead the Design & Build: Develop scalable, high-performance architectures leveraging AWS HPC services such as AWS ParallelCluster, FSx for Lustre, EFA (Elastic Fabric Adapter), AWS Batch, and EC2 HPC instances
Solution Implementation: Deploy, automate, and optimize HPC clusters and data pipelines for compute- and memory-intensive workloads, including modeling, simulation, genomics, CFD, AI/ML training, and financial risk analysis
Performance Optimization: Benchmark, tune, and monitor system performance for compute, storage, and networking components to achieve optimal throughput and cost efficiency
Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Implement reproducible environments using Terraform, AWS CDK, or CloudFormation to streamline provisioning, CI/CD, and configuration management
Data and Storage Management: Design high-throughput parallel storage solutions using S3, FSx for Lustre, EBS, and EFS; integrate with hybrid and on-prem HPC environments
Security and Compliance: Apply AWS Well-Architected Framework and HPC security best practices to ensure compliance with enterprise, academic, or government standards
Collaboration and Leadership: Partner with application scientists, DevOps teams, and business stakeholders to translate workload requirements into optimized HPC architectures. Provide mentoring and technical leadership across multidisciplinary teams
Documentation and Knowledge Sharing: Develop architecture diagrams, reference implementations, and technical playbooks to support ongoing HPC adoption and operations
Qualification
Required
US Citizenship and Active Secret Service Clearance (SCI)
8-10+ years of experience in high-performance computing, distributed systems, or cloud architecture
Proven expertise in AWS HPC services (EC2 HPC, ParallelCluster, Batch, FSx for Lustre, EFA)
Strong knowledge of Linux systems administration, networking (Infiniband, EFA, MPI), and job schedulers (Slurm, Torque, PBS Pro)
Hands-on experience with automation and IaC (Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation)
Scripting and development proficiency (Python, Bash, or similar)
Experience with monitoring tools (CloudWatch, Grafana, Prometheus) and cost-optimization strategies
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional or AWS Certified Advanced Networking preferred
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field
Preferred
Experience with GPU workloads, containerized HPC (ECS/EKS with ParallelCluster), or hybrid/on-prem to cloud HPC migrations
Strong communication and presentation skills for executive and technical audiences
Demonstrated thought leadership in HPC strategy, performance benchmarking, and AWS innovation
Company
Simple Solutions
Simple Solutions provides 360º degree service, which allows the integration of communication, settlement, and access control.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase