Senior DevOps Engineer – HPC / EDA / SLURM- #26-24242

Duration: 12 Months Contract Job Description:Client is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer supporting our High Performance Computing (HPC) and Electronic Design Automation (EDA) infrastructure team. This role will work directly within the IT Datacenter (ITDC) organization and is expected to operate independently at a senior level with minimal ramp-up time. The ideal candidate brings strong hands-on experience with Linux HPC environments, infrastructure automation, SLURM workload management, datacenter migration execution, and enterprise identity integration. Responsibilities: HPC / EDA Platform OperationsSupport and administer SLURM-based HPC compute environments, including partition configuration and migration planningPlan and execute HPC/EDA compute and storage infrastructure migrations across datacentersDevelop migration strategies and evaluate implementation options, risks, dependencies, and operational tradeoffsAuthor formal Method of Procedure (MOP) documents and runbooks for infrastructure changes and service cutoversCoordinate cross-functionally with EDA/SPE teams, storage teams, and IDAM to deliver coordinated platform changesVerify storage volumes, application access, and service continuity following migrations or infrastructure changesDefine HPC storage service tiers and gather performance and capacity requirements for EDA workloadsLinux Systems Engineering & OS DeploymentAdminister SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 12 and SLES 15 systems in a production HPC environmentBuild and maintain custom Linux OS images and installation media using Kiwi NG and related toolingEnable and maintain bare-metal provisioning workflows via RackN / Digital Rebar Provision for SLES and ESXi deploymentsProvision and configure VMware vSphere virtual machines for HPC service workloadsTroubleshoot production issues in Linux HPC operational scripts, services, and system daemonsSLURM > SLES > RackNAutomation & Infrastructure as CodeDevelop, maintain, and extend Ansible playbooks and roles for Linux system setup, authentication, and platform configurationEnsure multi-version Ansible playbook compatibility across SLES 12 and SLES 15Manage Git repositories and Artifactory artifact storage; migrate large binaries and configuration artifacts out of source controlContribute GitHub pull requests, conduct code reviews, and manage inner-source infrastructure repositoriesDrive production environment changes through change management workflows using ServiceNowIdentity & Access ManagementIntegrate and configure enterprise identity systems including Okta, Active Directory, LDAP, NIS, VAS, and SSSD for Linux/HPC environmentsCurrently using NIS and VAS, but experience with any are OKAudit and reconcile Linux user and group identity data (UID/GID) across multiple directory and authentication domainsValidate authentication methods and access behavior across HPC compute and storage environmentsExtend SSSD-based corporate authentication to new compute environments and author corresponding Ansible automationMonitoring, Logging & Operational ReadinessAssess and implement log management strategies, including evaluation of Splunk integration for HPC system logsInvestigate and remediate operational issues in production Linux services (VNC, NIS, AutoFS, Zabbix, etc.)Produce technical documentation, architecture diagrams, implementation guides, and end-user instructions in Confluence Experience:5+ years of experience in a DevOps, Platform Engineering, or Linux Systems Engineering roleHands-on HPC cluster administration experience, including SLURM or equivalent workload managersDemonstrated experience supporting EDA or scientific computing environmentsStrong Ansible automation skills with production-grade playbook and role developmentExperience with bare-metal provisioning tools (RackN, Cobbler, or equivalent)Proven ability to plan and execute datacenter or infrastructure migrations with minimal disruptionFamiliarity with enterprise Linux identity and authentication stacks (SSSD, LDAP, AD, NIS, Okta)Experience with NetApp or comparable enterprise storage platforms in HPC contextsAbility to author formal technical documentation (MOPs, runbooks, architecture diagrams)Strong written and verbal communication skills; capable of coordinating across multiple teams. Core Technical Skills:HPC / EDA Platforms: SLURM, HPC compute/storage administration, EDA infrastructure, datacenter migrationsLinux / OS: SLES 12, SLES 15, ESXi 8.0, Kiwi NG ISO creation, Linux system services, acct/pacct, dracutProvisioning / Automation: Ansible (playbooks, roles, multi-version), RackN / Digital Rebar Provision, VMware vSphereIdentity / Auth: SSSD, Okta, Active Directory, LDAP, NIS, VAS, UID/GID auditing, cross-domain identity managementStorage / Filesystems: NetApp SVM, NFS, AutoFS, RootSquash, storage tier design, IOPS/capacity planningDevOps / Source Control: Git, GitHub, Artifactory, inner-source repository managementMonitoring / Logging: Splunk integration, Zabbix, operational script hardening, log managementScripting / Languages: Ansible (YAML), Python, Perl (debugging), BashITSM / Documentation: ServiceNow (change requests), MOP authoring, Confluence, Jira, technical diagramming. Preferred QualificationsExperience with SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 12 and/or 15 in an enterprise environmentFamiliarity with RackN / Digital Rebar Provision for bare-metal OS deploymentHands-on experience with Kiwi NG or similar tools for custom OS image creationKnowledge of VMware vSphere for HPC support VM provisioningExperience migrating configuration artifacts and binaries to ArtifactoryBackground in semiconductor, storage, or high-tech manufacturing IT environments. Education:Bachelors Degree About US Tech Solutions: US Tech Solutions is a global staff augmentation firm providing a wide range of talent on-demand and total workforce solutions. To know more about US Tech Solutions, please visit www.ustechsolutions.com. US Tech Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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