# Senior HPC and LSF Operations Engineer

Hiring organization: [NVIDIA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/nvidia)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/84db941b-9e12-4239-a13d-91e2d3ba0f34

Listed on NVIDIA's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Senior
- Salary: 152000 – 287500 USD per year

## Summary

This role optimizes and operates large-scale job scheduling systems (LSF, Slurm) that power EDA compute infrastructure across multiple sites, combining day-to-day operational management with improvements to observability, automation, and reliability. It suits experienced Linux systems engineers who enjoy solving complex infrastructure problems and working cross-functionally to translate technical decisions for non-technical stakeholders.

_Our summary, not NVIDIA's wording._

## Skills named

CentOS, Docker, Podman, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)

## Required

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience
- 5+ years operating large-scale Linux-based compute infrastructure
- Hands-on experience supporting and tuning job scheduling systems in HPC or silicon design environments
- Linux systems administration proficiency (CentOS/RHEL)
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to independently analyze complex system behavior
- Clear communication of technical tradeoffs and reliability metrics to stakeholders

## Nice to have

- Reliability engineering practices implementation in HPC scheduling environments
- Deep knowledge of scheduler configuration tuning, internals, and advanced troubleshooting
- Experience building or enhancing observability systems (metrics, monitoring, alerting, dashboards)
- Container technologies experience (Docker, Singularity, Podman) in HPC
- Experience influencing infrastructure standards adoption across multiple teams or sites

Apply on NVIDIA's site: https://nvidia.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/NVIDIAExternalCareerSite/job/US-CA-Santa-Clara/Senior-HPC-and-LSF-Operations-Engineer_JR2014127