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Position Summary:
Virginia Tech has built state-of-the-art high-performance computing ( HPC ) infrastructure to serve its academic and research community. HPC System Engineer is a newly created position at Advanced Research Computing ( ARC ), a unit of Information Technology. The HPC systems engineer will work in concert with computational scientists at ARC and with servers, storage and networking team members to advance HPC infrastructure, help develop web and cloud services for VT researchers, and maximize the productive use of HPC and visualization systems, both on campus as well as at federally-funded national centers and cloud-based commercial providers. The successful candidate will investigate emerging technologies in operation of research computing, storage and networking. They will help develop web-based portal, visualization tools, and implement private and hybrid cloud technologies for increased productivity and collaboration. Ability to undertake complex system integration projects, develop systems tools, and use system performance metrics in problem resolution and efficient use of production systems will be helpful. The successful candidates will have the ability to understand and translate HPC software and infrastructure requirements from the research community into developing effective solutions.
The qualified candidates will have the knowledge of high performance computing environments and scientific tools and software. The candidates will have a strong background in the Linux operating system, programming languages (C,C++,Java), and scripting languages (Bash, Python). The ideal candidate will have familiarity with or experience in virtualization techniques and cloud computing best practices including network and data security.

Required Qualifications:
- United States Citizenship
- Bachelor's degree and significant experience or Master's degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, science, social science, or related field
- Strong experience in Linux and familiarity with shell scripting
- Programming experience in multiple major languages (e.g. C/C++, Java, Python)
- Experience with version control systems
- Willingness to troubleshoot complex issues in a team environment
- Motivation to work in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment
- Excellent communication skills; ability to write clear documentation for users and developers

Preferred Qualifications:
- Ph.D. degree or equivalent in computer science, engineering, mathematics, science or social science
- Experience with cloud computing and virtualization technologies (e.g. OpenStack) and best practices
- Experience working in a research environment
- Familiarity with high performance and parallel computing, storage, and networking software and technologies



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