HPC & Container Platform Architect

You are an experienced Enterprise Solution Architect with expertise in High Performance Computing (HPC) and container platforms in Linuxbased environments. You will be responsible for architecting solutions including installation, configuration, integration, and implementation of HPC technologies and enterprisegrade container orchestration platforms. **Key Responsibilities:** - **Leadership and Strategy** - Develop HPC and container platform roadmaps and strategies based on business needs. - Engage in the complete service lifecyclefrom conceptualization and design to implementation and operations. - Identify growth paths and scalability options and incorporate them into solution designs. - **Solution Planning and Design** - Gather requirements, assess technical feasibility, and design integrated HPC and container solutions aligned with business objectives. - Architect and optimize technical solutions to meet customer requirements. - Identify potential challenges, risks, and constraints influencing solution and project planning. - **Opportunity Assessment** - Respond to technical sections of RFIs/RFPs and lead proofofconcept engagements to completion. - Apply effective consultative approaches to advance opportunities. - **Innovation and Research** - Stay updated with emerging technologies and trends in HPC, Kubernetes, containers, cloud computing, and security. - Develop best practices, accelerators, and show & tell assets for HPC and container platform integrations. - **CustomerCentric Mindset** - Strong focus on understanding customer business requirements and solving complex cloud technology issues. - Serve as a trusted advisor, delivering exceptional customer experiences and ensuring customer success. - Communicate complex technical concepts effectively to nontechnical stakeholders. - **Team Collaboration** - Collaborate with crossfunctional teams for successful delivery. - Understand roles and effectively engage with other internal teams. - Mentor new team members and contribute to tech talks, forums, and innovation activities. **Required Skills:** **Technical Expertise:** - Strong knowledge and experience with Linux system administration, troubleshooting, performance optimization, and networking. - Handson experience with HPC technologies, workload schedulers (Slurm, PBS Pro), and cluster managers (Bright Cluster Manager). - Handson experience with container technologies such as Docker, Singularity, Podman. - Indepth experience with container orchestration platforms such as CNCF Kubernetes, Red Hat OpenShift, SUSE Rancher. - Good experience with OpenStack cloud solutions. - Experience with virtualization technologies such as KVM, OpenShift Virtualization. - Handson experience with at least two Linux distributions: RHEL, SLES, Ubuntu, Debian. **Additional Technical Knowledge:** - Good knowledge of GPU technologies. - Understanding of HPC networking stacks and highspeed networking (e.G., InfiniBand, Mellanox). - Experience with performance optimization and health assessment of HPC components. - Proficiency in programming/scripting languages: Python, Bash. - Good understanding of DNS, TCP/IP, routing, and load balancing. - Knowledge of protocols like TCP/IP, S3, FTP, NFS, SMB/CIFS. - Familiarity with microservices architecture, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps tools. **Soft Skills:** - Strong analytical thinking and problemsolving abilities. - Excellent communication skills for both technical and nontechnical audiences. - Ability to lead technical projects from requirements gathering to architecture, design, and execution. You are an experienced Enterprise Solution Architect with expertise in High Performance Computing (HPC) and container platforms in Linuxbased environments. You will be responsible for architecting solutions including installation, configuration, integration, and implementation of HPC technologies and enterprisegrade container orchestration platforms. **Key Responsibilities:** - **Leadership and Strategy** - Develop HPC and container platform roadmaps and strategies based on business needs. - Engage in the complete service lifecyclefrom conceptualization and design to implementation and operations. - Identify growth paths and scalability options and incorporate them into solution designs. - **Solution Planning and Design** - Gather requirements, assess technical feasibility, and design integrated HPC and container solutions aligned with business objectives. - Architect and optimize technical solutions to meet customer requirements. - Identify potential challenges, risks, and constraints influencing solution and project planning. - **Opportunity Assessment** - Respond to technical sections of RFIs/RFPs and lead proofofconcept engagements to completion. - Apply effective consultative approaches to advance opportunities. - **Innovation and Research** - Stay updated with emerging technologies and trends in