HPC Systems Administrator

Description
Title - HPC Systems Administrator
Location - San Diego - Must be onsite in San Diego
Scripps Research is a nonprofit biomedical institute ranked as one of the most influential in the world for its impact on innovation. We celebrated our 100-year legacy in 2024. This significant milestone marks a century of seminal discoveries in immunology, infectious diseases (such as COVID, flu, HIV), neuroscience, heart disease, cancer, and more. Located in La Jolla, California, the institute houses six research departments, multiple Nobel laureates, a top-ranked graduate school, and a leading postdoctoral training program. Scripps Research encompasses two elite and highly innovative institutes, the Calibr-Skaggs Institute for Innovative Medicines and Scripps Research Translational Institute, which merge foundational studies in biology, chemistry and computer science with translational science to produce pioneering drugs and advances in digital and precision medicine. Together, we cultivate new scientific leaders and expand the frontiers of knowledge to deliver medical breakthroughs impacting human health around the globe. If you have a passion for making a difference, this could be your opportunity to join our transformative team.
POSITION TITLE: Sr. HPC (High-Performance Computing) Engineer
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Senior HPC Engineer will be responsible for the design, development, and maintenance of HPC (high performance computing and cloud infrastructure at Scripps Research Institute.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:
Design, develop, and maintain high-performance computing (HPC) and cloud infrastructure for Scripps' research computing needs
Collaborate with labs and faculties to understand their computing needs and provide appropriate solutions
Implement and optimize on-premise and cloud storage and workloads
Work closely with other HPC and IT Services team members to ensure compatibility, scalability, and security
Provide technical support and training to users on the HPC systems
Stay abreast of HPC, cloud, and AI technologies and recommend thoughtful solutions
Develop and maintain documentation of systems and processes
Details of established essential functions for this position will be addressed/discussed during the interview process.
REQUIREMENTS:
BS/MS/PhD in Electrical/Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Chemistry, Biology or other Science, desirable but not required.
5+ years working in a Senior engineer role in an HPC research computing environment
Advanced knowledge of one or more scripting languages, such as Python, Bash
Demonstrated experience in designing compute infrastructure in one or more AWS/Azure/Google Cloud Platform environments.
Experience in designing and developing AI compute infrastructure
Hands-on experience with job scheduling, orchestration and automated configuration tools, distributed storage systems and shared file systems, and container technologies (Singularity, Kubernetes for HPC, Ansible)
Knowledge of APIs, web services, and identity access management
Experience with SQL is a plus
While subject to change based on business needs, this is an on-campus position requiring a minimum of 4 days per week working onsite from our La Jolla campus, with flexibility to work 1 day per week remotely from home.
Top Skills Details
HPC, Clusters, Schedulers, AWS, GPU, Linux
Job Type & Location
This is a Permanent position based out of San Diego, CA.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $140000.00 - $150000.00/yr.
Provided to candidates as they're qualified through the process
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in San Diego,CA.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Apr 1, 2026.
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