Assoc. Dir. - HPC Infrastructure Sr. Engineer (Location: Czech Republic OR Mexico OR India)
Assoc. Dir. - HPC Infrastructure Sr. Engineer (Location: Czech Republic OR Mexico OR India)
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Novartis is unable to offer relocation support for this role: please only apply if this location is accessible for you.The HPC Infrastructure Services (Senior) Engineer executes and ensures service deployments and management to enable modern delivery flows of High-Performance Computing solutions.
Job Description
Key Responsibilities:
High Performance Computing (HPC) Specialist for Novartis Core Infrastructure Services team performs the operational health deployment and lifecycle of HPC technology
Designs innovative solutions utilizing projects and qualification frameworks to run and optimize our complex infrastructures.
Act as technical and organizational escalation point during major and critical incidents.
Responsible to track suppliers and partner for effective and efficient delivery of projects
Contributes to service / platform strategy development
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
We are committed to building an outstanding inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.
What youll bring to the role:
Associates degree in computer science or related field or equivalent industry experience and 6 years IT experience of which at least 3 in an HPC/scientific computing environment. Worked in environments with high speed / low latency network (e.g. InfiniBand)
Experience designing and building infrastructure within a public cloud platform (e.g. AWS GCP or Azure) as they relate to HPC workloads. Strong knowledge of Unix systems performance tuning. Working knowledge of DevOps (e.g. Ansible Chef CICD etc.) tools and practices
Hands-on experience with system administrative task in Linux environment and fluency in scripting (shell scripting in bash required Python knowledge would be advantageous)
Can build software from sources including knowledge of build systems (e.g. Make CMake...). Extensive knowledge of one or more HPC scheduling mechanisms (e.g. Grid Engine Slurm LSF... etc.). Experience with shared memory and/or GPU and/or distributed memory computation jobs
Extensive knowledge of one or more HPC cluster management software packages (e.g. Bright Cluster Manager / Base Command Manager xCat OpenHPC etc.). Solid knowledge of computer architectures and multi-threaded/parallel processing applications. Hands-on knowledge of network- and distributed filesystems (e.g. NFS GPFS Gluster BeeGFS Lustre or other parallel file systems etc.)
Desirable requirements:
Desired: experience setting up maintaining and tuning infrastructure for AI/ML workloads
Desired: experience with HPC infrastructure supporting a scientific / research / pharmaceutical / bioinformatics / cheminformatics environment
Youll receive (applicable only to CZ):
Monthly pension contribution matching your individual contribution up to 3% of your gross monthly base salary; Risk Life Insurance (full cost covered by Novartis); 5-week holiday per year; (1 week above the Labour Law requirement) ; 4 paid sick days within one calendar year in case of absence due to sickness without a medical sickness report; Cafeteria employee benefit program choice of benefits from Benefit Plus Cafeteria in the amount of 12500 CZK per year; Meal vouchers in amount of 105 CZK for each working day (full tax covered by company); Public Transportation allowance; MultiSport Card. Find out more about Novartis Business Services: our Novartis Network: If this role is not suitable to your experience or career goals but you wish to stay connected to learn more about Novartis and our career opportunities join the Novartis Network here: and accommodation:
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Skills Desired
Communication Skills IT Infrastructures IT Operations IT Service Management Problem Solving Skills System Integration Vendor ManagementRequired Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
