Head of IT Operations
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30+ days ago
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Job Summary
Location: Indiranagar Bangalore
Work Mode: Onsite
Experience: 5 10 Years
Industry: Semiconductor / High-Performance Computing Environment
The Head of IT Operations will be responsible for designing implementing and managing the technology infrastructure supporting semiconductor design and verification workflows.
This role involves ownership of high-performance computing (HPC) environments data center infrastructure storage and networking systems workload management and secure IT operations required for large-scale EDA workloads.
The position requires strong Linux infrastructure expertise experience with HPC clusters and the ability to manage complex compute environments used for silicon development.
2. Key Responsibilities HPC Infrastructure & Data Center Operations-
Design deploy and manage on-premises and hybrid cloud HPC clusters supporting engineering workloads.
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Oversee rack infrastructure including power cooling compute nodes and high-speed networking.
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Ensure reliable 24x7 operations of compute infrastructure used for silicon design flows.
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Configure and administer workload scheduling systems such as SLURM.
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Define queue structures resource allocation policies and fair-share scheduling models.
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Optimize cluster performance for mixed compute environments involving CPU and GPU workloads.
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Design high-throughput low-latency storage infrastructure suitable for large EDA datasets.
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Manage distributed file systems such as Lustre WekaFS or NFS.
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Administer enterprise networking including LAN WAN VPN and high-speed interconnects.
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Work with CAD and engineering teams to ensure EDA tools operate efficiently on compute infrastructure.
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Support EDA workloads related to design simulation verification and tape-out cycles.
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Troubleshoot infrastructure performance bottlenecks affecting EDA workflows.
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Implement enterprise security practices including firewalls endpoint protection identity management and MFA.
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Maintain secure infrastructure practices aligned with industry standards.
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Manage IT infrastructure lifecycle including procurement vendor coordination and license management.
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Monitor infrastructure capacity and plan scaling strategies aligned with engineering workloads.
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Maintain operational documentation and system monitoring frameworks.
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Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Electronics or related technical discipline.
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Minimum 5 years of experience in IT infrastructure management preferably in HPC or compute-intensive environments.
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At least 2 years of leadership or senior technical responsibility in infrastructure operations.
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Experience supporting engineering compute environments such as semiconductor design simulation or AI workloads.
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Strong Linux administration experience (RHEL CentOS Ubuntu)
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HPC cluster architecture and compute infrastructure management
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Experience with workload schedulers such as SLURM
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Distributed storage systems (Lustre WekaFS NFS)
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Networking protocols including TCP/IP and InfiniBand
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Enterprise network management (LAN/WAN/VPN)
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Automation using Shell scripting Python or Perl
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Infrastructure monitoring and operational automation
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Firewalls endpoint detection access control systems and MFA implementation
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Lead IT infrastructure operations supporting engineering teams.
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Coordinate with hardware vendors software providers and engineering teams.
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Manage operational planning infrastructure scaling and performance optimization.
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Ensure infrastructure reliability during high-compute workloads and project milestones.
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Exposure to semiconductor design environments and EDA tools (Synopsys Cadence Siemens).
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Experience managing infrastructure supporting simulation and verification workloads.
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Experience working with hybrid cloud HPC deployments.
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Onsite role based in Indiranagar Bangalore.
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Requires collaboration with design verification and CAD teams in a compute-intensive engineering environment.
