HPC Network Engineer

NorthMark Strategies•Dallas, TX

About The Position

The Company NorthMark Compute & Cloud (NMC²) is backed by dedicated leadership and investment, with a clear mission as it operates at the bleeding edge of technology. Its goal is to scale and enhance the high-performance computing (HPC) and cloud infrastructure that supports its clients' research, production, and delivery, enabling breakthroughs that shape the industries of tomorrow. Its engineers build critical infrastructure to eliminate friction in scientific research, simulations, analysis, and decision-making, accelerating discovery and driving faster innovation. The Position As an HPC Network Engineer you will play a critical role in leading the design, deployment and scaling of large multi-vendor, multi-protocol data centers and high-performance compute networks. In this role, you will have broad responsibilities and freedom to analyze and solve complex problems that will require you to identify emerging technology solutions. You will work with vendors to influence roadmaps to deliver features necessary to meet the business’ requirements for scale and performance. This role will require deep technical skills as you provide technical leadership to drive strategy and improvements, ensuring our network meets the demands for high performance, scalability and security. You will make a significant impact by helping solve complex challenges in a dynamic, fast-moving and highly innovative environment.

Requirements

Demonstrable experience designing and implementing scalable, large-scale Ethernet and InfiniBand networks to support HPC architectures
Define and deliver measurable strategies at scale to optimize performance of network equipment to achieve performance requirements as defined for high performance compute and storage systems
Experience supporting multi-vendor environments as well as exploring new platforms to deliver best in class services
Experience delivering scalable solutions in a hybrid/multi-cloud ecosystem, integrating on-prem, private and public cloud solutions
In-depth knowledge of network routing and switching technologies, such as BGP, OSPF, EVPN and VXLAN, and implementing best practices for them
Proficiency with Linux-based environments and in scripting languages, such as Python, Bash or PowerShell for automation
In-depth knowledge of RoCE and InfiniBand protocols
Excellent ability to distil technically complex and complicated issues into clear and concise terms
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.

Responsibilities

Designing, deploying and scaling large multi-vendor, multi-protocol data center and high-performance compute networks
Creating a framework for optimizing performance and observability of HPC networks at scale
Identifying emerging technology solutions and partnering with vendors and the technical community to influence improvements and meet the performance demands of next generation networks
Optimizing for robust, high throughput and low latency network infrastructure frameworks at scale to reduce the impacts of scaling challenges, such as data gravity

Benefits

Company-Paid Lunch Stipend : Lunch is provided via GrubHub
100% Employer-Paid Medical in our High Deductible Health Plan, Dental and Vision benefits for employees and their families
16 weeks of Paid Parental Leave
Employee Assistance Program
Life insurance
Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability
Company will match 100% of your contributions up to 6% (401k)
Health Savings Accounts (with Company Contribution!)
Flexible Spending Accounts
Supplemental Life Insurance
Wellhub
25 days of Paid Time Off plus 12 company holidays