HPC Architect

AbbVie

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Work type
On-site
Location
Chicago, IL
Salary
$109,500–$208,500 / yr
Posted
3 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Sep 8, 2126

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Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $211k
This role $159k
$91k most similar roles pay here $280k

This role pays less than 84% of similar roles. Most pay $174,238–$248,515 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $159k versus about $211k for comparable roles.

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About AbbVie

AbbVie is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and delivering innovative medicines and solutions in immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care. Its products include Humira, Skyrizi, and Rinvoq.

AbbVie currently has 297 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $109,500–$208,500 across 271 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · HPC Architect

HPC Architect joins the Scientific and Cloud Computing team to provide technical leadership for scientific and R&D computing environments. This role is responsible for architecting, evolving, and managing on-premises, cloud, and hybrid HPC platforms including compute, GPU, networking, storage, and workload management. The candidate will design and support infrastructure while ensuring secure, reproducible container and software environments using Apptainer, Docker, MPI, CUDA, Python, and R. Key responsibilities include optimizing Slurm workload management, managing Posit Workbench integrations, and implementing automated provisioning through infrastructure as code and DevOps practices. Technical requirements include expertise in Linux, NVIDIA GPUs, InfiniBand networking, and distributed storage systems like Lustre or Weka. The role solves complex technical challenges by providing scalable, cost-effective high-performance computing solutions specifically tailored for research workloads within a regulated pharmaceutical and life sciences context.

What you'll do

  • Architect and evolve on-premises, cloud, and hybrid HPC platforms including compute, GPU, networking, and storage infrastructure.
  • Administer and optimize Slurm workload management for partitions, queues, GPU scheduling, and performance tuning.
  • Establish secure, reproducible containerized environments using Apptainer, Docker, and scientific software modules.
  • Support analytics platforms like Posit Workbench by integrating them with Slurm, Active Directory, and GPUs.
  • Implement security protocols including identity management, vulnerability remediation, and compliance with corporate SOPs.
  • Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration, patching, monitoring, and lifecycle activities using DevOps practices.
  • Manage capacity planning, cost analysis, and technical debt for all scientific computing resources.
  • Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams while partnering with R&D stakeholders on research workloads.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree with 7 years of experience, Master's with 6 years, or PhD with 2 years of experience in a related field.
  • Experience in application program development.
  • Leadership experience including the ability to guide, collaborate with, and influence technical teams and stakeholders.
  • Expert knowledge of Linux, HPC compute/GPU architectures, MPI, NVIDIA GPUs, CUDA, and hardware lifecycle management.
  • Strong experience with Slurm workload management and high-performance networking like InfiniBand and RDMA.
  • Experience with distributed storage systems (e.g., Weka, Lustre) and container technologies like Apptainer or Docker.
  • Experience architecting cloud/hybrid HPC solutions using infrastructure as code, automation, and DevOps practices.
  • Experience in the pharmaceutical industry (preferred).

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