HPC Admin

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• Strong experience in providing support for Linux HPC clusters.
• Strong working knowledge on Following: o IBM Platform LSF 9 and 10 administration. o Redhat Enterprise Linux Administration. o Lustre Parallel File system. o Mellanox Infiniband Connectivity. o Cluster Manager Administration (HPCM or xCAT) o SSSD & NIS Authentication mechanisms. o Bash & Python scripting. o Ansible playbooks.
• Experience of Abaqus, and CFD application (Fluent and StarCCM..etc.,)
• Strong knowledge of application installations and version management on shared file systems.
• IT infrastructure Technical Operation Management under ITIL framework
• Security compliance and remediation management.
• DevOps, ITIL, Agile, Safe (certifications are desirable)
• Installation, configuration, troubleshooting and administration of Linux HPC clusters (compute, storage, and network) and applications in support of CAE environments.
• Monitor and analyze LSF job queues and resource utilization to optimize workload management.
• Troubleshoot and resolve any issues with LSF and its components, including master servers, compute nodes, and resource managers.
• Collaborate with users to understand their HPC requirements and design LSF job workflows to meet their needs.
• Develop and maintain LSF documentation, including standard operating procedures, installation guides, and troubleshooting procedures.
• Develop and maintain LSF scripts for automation and task scheduling.
• Diagnose and troubleshoot complex RHEL OS, application and HPC cluster technical problems.
• Interact with hardware and software vendors for external support.
• Develop and maintain technical solution documents (TSD) and standard operating procedures(SOP).
• Keep all HPC infrastructure systems/servers/devices up to date and working condition to enhance business continuity.
• Design and implement HPC network topology, including Mellanox connectivity.
• Create and maintain HPC capacity planning and periodical cluster utilization reports.
• Troubleshoot Abaqus, StarCCM+ and Fluent applications, and resolve any issues in a timely manner.
• Develop and maintain scripts for automation and task scheduling using Python and Bash scripting.