HPC Systems Administration Specialist

Argonne National Laboratory

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Work type
On-site
Location
Lemont, IL
Salary
$69,750–$108,810 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
62 days ago
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About Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne National Laboratory is a multidisciplinary science and engineering research center sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, conducting research in energy, environment, and national security. Industry: Scientific Research & National Laboratories

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TL;DR · HPC Systems Administration Specialist

As an HPC Systems Administration Specialist within the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility High Performance Computing team, you will contribute to the design and development of new HPC systems, tools, and software stacks. Your daily responsibilities include maintaining and optimizing Spack environments, building and validating complex scientific software using CMake and GNU Make for heterogeneous exascale architectures involving CPUs, GPUs, and accelerators. You will profile and performance-tune codes for maximum hardware efficiency while collaborating with application-owners and domain experts. Key technical requirements include proficiency with Linux-based environments, MPI libraries, and compilers such as GNU, LLVM/Clang, and Intel. You will also manage software dependencies, report defects to open-source communities, and document installation procedures to support researchers using the facility's diverse scientific application portfolio.

What you'll do

  • Maintain, configure, and optimize Spack environments across ALCF systems to support scientific applications.
  • Build, compile, and validate complex scientific software using CMake and GNU Make for heterogeneous exascale architectures.
  • Profile, debug, and performance-tune codes with application owners to maximize hardware efficiency.
  • Identify software defects and report build failures to external developers and open-source communities.
  • Document installation procedures, custom build flags, and optimization strategies for researchers.
  • Provide expert-level support to open-science researchers relying on the facility's software stack.
  • Integrate software with the larger operational ecosystem of the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility.

What we're looking for

  • Must provide proof of U.S. citizenship.
  • Must have a Bachelor's degree and 2+ years of experience, or a Master's degree and 2+ years of experience, or equivalent.
  • Must have demonstrated experience with Spack, CMake, Make, and managing software dependencies in Linux-based HPC environments.
  • Must be proficient in compiling large-scale scientific applications from source using various compilers and MPI libraries.
  • Must have familiarity with profiling and tuning tools to optimize applications beyond default installations.
  • Must have excellent interpersonal skills and a track record of collaborating with domain scientists and external developers.
  • Must be able to model core values of impact, safety, respect, integrity, and teamwork.

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