Lead Platform Management Engineer

General Motors•Warren, MI

2d•$138,700 - $175,450•Hybrid

About The Position

The Infrastructure Platforms organization, that provides foundational technology platforms and services to enable innovation throughout GM IT, is pursuing a High Performance Computing (HPC) Platform Engineer to support a complex server & storage environment. The HPC team is a dynamic and fast paced group of professionals that designs, develops and maintains all IT infrastructure and solutions enabling GM to design and build the next generation of electric and other vehicles, driving real change in the most iconic automaker on the planet. Our team delivers unique enterprise-wide IT solutions in cutting-edge technologies such as supercomputing, cloud, vehicle engineering and real-time computing. We offer challenging positions for passionate professionals looking to advance their careers and be a part of an IT organization focused on innovation, speed and business value.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in technical discipline preferred or equivalent experience required
5+ years of experience in IT or related field
Experienced with developing and delivering large scale technical solutions
Able to create documentation, technical diagrams, and system architectures
5 years experience with integrating Linux Operating Systems (SUSE, RHEL, Ubuntu) with multiple SAN and NAS storage technologies
Strong Linux/Unix CLI skillset, including BASH scripting
IBM GPFS and DDN Storage systems administration experience
Proficient in storage protocols like NFS, CIFS, Samba
Familiarity with Linux Cluster Management and Provisioning (Chef, Foreman, terraform, Ansible), with high volumes (1000s) of servers
Experience with working problems of significant scope/scale where analysis of situations or data requires review of a variety of factors
Experience with triage or analysis of situations for production support
History of on time delivery with supervision
Effective participant of requirements gathering and requirement analysis
Excellent problem-solving and organizational skills
Requires interaction with Senior Level Solutions Architects and Executive Level Management
Experienced with developing and delivering large scale technical solutions
Experience with a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures. Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Performs a variety of complicated tasks.
Creativity and Innovation
Must possess excellent planning and organizing skills as well as strong verbal and written communication skills
Knowledgeable of Technology and Systems
Attention to detail
Experience with triage or analysis of situations for production support
Effective participant of requirements gathering and requirement analysis
Excellent problem-solving and organizational skills
Requires interaction with Senior Level Solutions Architects and Executive Level Management
Familiarity with Enterprise level Monitoring and Performance analysis tools
Comfortable working under pressure and delivering to extremely dynamic schedules
Ability to quickly design alternative solutions to meet Customers’ needs
Experience with working problems of significant scope/scale where analysis of situations or data requires review of a variety of factors
History of on time delivery with supervision

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with InfiniBand operation and troubleshooting including RDMA (bonus)

Responsibilities

Responsible for supporting the delivery, quality and efficiency of various team initiatives
Work with other employees to enhance their analysis skills and deliverables
Focus on data analysis and data manipulation to assess the state of all internal processes
Partner with leadership on internal teams to document and improve internal processes via ongoing testing
Participate and report on the ongoing investigation of issues
Ensuring IT standards are met, production readiness processes are followed and a quality system product is delivered and turned over to Production Support personnel
The role may also be called upon for escalation of real-time incidents. Responsibilities include advising junior staff in appropriate steps to diagnose, repair or remediate issues with systems in the assigned
Holds themselves and others accountable for demonstrating GMs values and cultural behaviors
Models GM behaviors and creates a winning culture