HPC Storage Engineer (System), NSCC

Job Summary:

The HPC Storage Engineer will be responsible for managing the storage infrastructure within HPC environments. This role involves monitoring storage performance and optimizing through tuning and troubleshooting.

Responsibilities:

• Storage administration and optimization

• Collaborate with Managed Services teams to administer and support HPC storage infrastructure.

• Ensure high availability and reliability of storage systems.

• Provide technical support and resolve storage-related issues.

• Implement best practices for monitoring, alerting, and reporting.

• Track utilization and allocation trends to support capacity planning.

• Conduct performance testing and analysis of storage systems.

• Work with cross-functional teams to enhance performance and scalability.

• Maintain comprehensive documentation of infrastructure and operational processes.

• Data management — Optimize data placement strategies for performance and efficiency.

• Designing and planning — Support future storage expansion and HPC system design.

Qualifications:

• Degree in a Computer Science, Engineering, IT or other relevant areas.

• Strong Linux skills and comfort with command-line interface.

• Solid understanding of Linux file systems, including local (e.g., ext4, XFS), shared (e.g., NFS), and parallel (e.g., Lustre, GPFS, BeeGFS) file systems.

• At least 2 years of experience managing parallel file systems such as Lustre, GPFS, BeeGFS, or similar technologies.

• Familiar with RDMA-based interconnect such as InfiniBand or RoCE.

• Proficient in scripting with Bash and/or Python.

• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to troubleshoot complex issues.