HPC Storage Expert

Job Definition.

Do IT Now is seeking a passionate and proactive HPC Storage Expert to join our team. Job functions include teaming with HPC support staff to answer user questions and solve technical problems by telephone, email, and onsite.

Tasks include interactive issue troubleshooting, following client issues through to resolution, documenting resolutions in a knowledge base, working with application and system owners or supporters to identify advanced solutions, installing and configuring applications, and studying and improving the application’s performance.

You will also be involved in application deployment, configuration, and performance tuning to meet the demanding requirements of HPC and AI workloads.

In addition, you will collaborate closely with leading hardware-edge vendors and major cloud providers to design and implement intelligent high-availability (HA) architectures for HPC, AI, and I/O-intensive environments.

Your work will directly influence the resilience, scalability, and efficiency of next-generation hybrid compute infrastructures for research institutions and enterprise clients alike.

Skills and Experience.

Essential skills

  • Experience in Linux and HPC environments.
  • Strong technical consulting and support skills.
  • Excellent verbal and written communications skills in English and German.
  • Experience with cluster file systems like GPFS, Lustre or BeeGFS.
  • Experience with HA configurations for storage systems like GPFS, Lustre or BeeGFS.
  • Experience with benchmarking tools like IOR, mdtest, iozone.

Preferential requirements.

  • Experience in storage tuning.
  • Experience in Cluster Deployment tools like Warewulf, xCAT, BCM and others.
  • Experience developing technical training documentation for users.
  • Experience in basic configuration of networking equipment.
  • Hands-on experience with scripting languages like Python or bash

Personal Attributes.

  • Eligible to live and/or work in Germany
  • Excellent oral and written English and German skills.

Job Conditions

  • We offer a permanent full-time position in a good working environment and a highly stimulating and challenging environment.
  • Full-time remote office workplace based in Germany
  • Flexible working hours.
  • We offer a competitive salary commensurate with the candidate’s qualifications and experience and according to the cost of living in the country.
  • We offer outstanding resources for learning and building experience with new technologies, including internal development and testing clusters, access to an e-learning platform, internal training, and mentoring.

About Do IT Now.

Do IT Now is a global services company focused on High-Performance Computing, High-Performance Data Analytics, Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence consulting. We help scientists and engineers worldwide, from the design of the hardware solution to the very end of its life cycle, by setting up complex pipelines and accelerating their workflows and applications. We also extend our services by delivering professional training and providing ongoing remote administration and scientific support.

At Do IT Now we focus on business and try to achieve a healthy work/life balance, facilitating pleasant working conditions as much as possible. This includes remote work, a flexible schedule, and a diverse and inclusive work environment. Our commitment is to provide our people with all they need for personal and professional growth, involving them in a discovery, innovation, and achievement environment.

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