Argonne Leadership Computing Facility

High-Performance Computing

HPCUserSupportEngineer

$70–109k Lemont, Illinois, United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
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HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“HPC User Support Engineer at Argonne Leadership Computing Facility. Skills: HPC systems, User support, Programming, Scripting. Managing technical debugging. Installing user applications”

What You'll Achieve.

ensuring a seamless user experience; enhance system usability and efficiency; ensure effective utilization of ALCF resources

Industry & Context.

High Performance Computing
Problems you'll solve

Effective analytical, problem-solving, and learning skills

Eligibility Requirements

proof of U. S. citizenship, obtain a government access authorization

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Degree in Computer Science or related field, technical consulting and support skills, diplomacy and tact, Excellent oral and written communications skills, Hands-on experience with programming and scripting languages like Python, C/C++, FORTRAN, shell scripting etc., Considerable experience working on UNIX systems, Working knowledge of HPC systems and concepts, Understanding of job scheduling and knowledge using popular schedulers such as PBSPro, Effective analytical, problem-solving, and learning skills, Ability to model Argonne's core values of impact, safety, respect, integrity, and teamwork., proof of U. S. citizenship

Nice to Have

Experience working in an HPC center supporting user codes, Experience working with parallel codes using MPI implementations and openMP, Experience with common machine learning frameworks, Experience with source code management systems like Git, and CI tools like Jenkins or GitLab, Experience with DBMS, Experience with containerization, Master’s degree in computer science or computational science or related field, plus work experience, Experience developing technical training documentation for users, interest in emerging technologies and applications, Ability to work on multiple concurrent projects efficiently and effectively, Highly motivated and user focused

What You'll Do.

Managing technical debugging

Installing user applications

Running large-scale applications

Supporting users in writing scripts

Assisting with job scheduling

Debugging HPC challenges

Troubleshooting HPC challenges

Developing documentation

Maintaining documentation

Conducting training sessions

Enabling secure access

Providing support in AI technologies

Assisting users deploying AI workflows

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Work closely with leading scientific researchers; Collaborating with ALCF domain experts

Communication Scope

Excellent oral and written communications skills

Process & Methodology

Ability to work on multiple concurrent projects efficiently and effectively

Full Job Description

The Argonne Leadership Computing Facility (ALCF) is home to one of the world's pioneering exascale supercomputers, Aurora. Argonne and ALCF are proud to play a pivotal role in the Genesis Mission, a national effort to harness AI for breakthroughs in various fields of science, energy, and national security. The Argonne Leadership Computing Facility (ALCF) is seeking a skilled HPC User Support Engineer who will play a critical role in aiding this mission by providing technical support for ALCF’s high-performance computing (HPC) systems and services. This role focuses on ensuring a seamless user experience for researchers utilizing ALCF resources. The successful candidate will work closely with leading scientific researchers from government, academia, and industry to resolve technical issues, create user documentation, and deliver training sessions. This position also involves stewarding users through ALCF allocation programs and improving workflows to enhance system usability and efficiency. Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to: * Managing and resolving technical issues; debugging, installing, compiling, and running large-scale user applications * Supporting users in writing scripts for automated execution and optimizing workflows * Assisting with job scheduling, debugging, and troubleshooting HPC-related challenges * Collaborating with ALCF domain experts to provide resolutions to user requests and technical issues * Developing and maintaining documentation, both internally and on user facing websites * Conducting training sessions and onboarding new users to ensure effective utilization of ALCF resources * Enabling secure access to HPC systems and ensuring compliance with ALCF policies * Providing support in AI technologies, including machine learning frameworks, and assisting users in deploying and optimizing AI workflows on HPC systems * This position is eligible for fully remote **Position Requirements** ** _​_** ** _Required qualifications:_** *

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