Scientific Computing Specialist

RCH Solutions

HPC Engineer delivering Compute at Scale solutions for scientific initiatives with a focus on HPC platforms and cloud-based infrastructure. Collaborating with customer stakeholders and supporting scientific applications, workflows, and related infrastructure.

Posted 7/3/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleCloudDNSLinuxNFSTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Work closely with customer stakeholders, scientists, and IT professionals to deliver Compute at Scale and support our customer's scientific initiatives.
Develop, evolve, and administer HPC platforms along with support for Scientific applications, workflows, and other related infrastructure both on-prem and Cloud hosted.
Drive architecture, roadmaps, and execution of projects to establish and operate IT infrastructure best practices for customers.
Provide full stack support - design and evolution of platforms, application administration, supporting customer workflows, profiling and performance tuning, monitoring and maintenance of scoped systems, platform and systems administration, troubleshooting hardware, software, and networking related issues.
Provide consulting services and recommendations to clients as part of customer Research or Analytics initiatives.

Requirements

What you’ll need

A bachelor’s degree or master’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
5 + years of experience administering HPC clusters and systems.
Experience with SLURM and Grid Engine scheduling software preferred.
5 + years of professional experience in Solution Architecture or Cloud Infrastructure Deployment and support.
5+ years professional experience developing or administering compute solutions for Scientific / Research IT domains, Life Sciences being preferred.
Experience with POSIT products (Package Manager, Connect, Workbench) either in an end-user or administrator capacity.
Experience developing scientific workflows on HPC systems using Nextflow
Extensive command-line system administration experience:
User and group management
Advanced knowledge of Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, LDAP, NFS, SMB
Building applications from source code, installing, maintaining, and troubleshooting application-level Linux and scientific software in line with industry best practices.
Installation of Linux operating system and fine tuning
Familiarity with leveraging and maintaining Linux package management systems
Intermediate OS level networking knowledge.
Experience using with scripting tools, automation tools, and configuration management tools Ansible, Terraform and Cloud Formation experience preferred
Experience administering and integrating Scientific / Research applications.
Strong time-management skills; able to complete projects in a timely manner, plan and prioritize tasks while keeping leadership and stakeholders updated regularly on status.
Excellent communication skills, including preparation of written documentation for IT colleagues and end users.
Proactive thinking skills to identify potential issues and solution options prior to incidents occurring.
Extreme attention to detail is needed to interface with multi different clients simultaneously.
Ability to understand and analyze complex technical problems and situations.
Candidates must be a passionate engineer with a strong vision and a desire to stay on top of trends in the Scientific Computing sector.
Ability to work independently or with a team
Ability to take a project from start to finish with minimal supervision

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive health and wellness benefits, including Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
Company-provided Life and Long-Term Disability Insurance
Company-sponsored 401(k) Plan
Company-provided continuing education benefit
Team-focused culture and unlimited opportunity for advancement

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Hard Skills & Tools

HPC Systems AdministrationSLURM Scheduling SoftwareNextflow Workflow DevelopmentLinux Operating System InstallationApplication-Level Linux Software MaintenanceUser and Group ManagementActive DirectoryDNSDHCPScripting Tools

Soft Skills

Time-ManagementExcellent CommunicationProactive ThinkingAttention to DetailProblem Analysis