Senior Cloud Engineer

Zifo • Warren Township, NJ

3h • Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Cloud Engineer (Onsite Lead / Architect – AWS HPCOps) is responsible for designing, implementing, and managing large-scale high-performance computing (HPC) platforms on AWS for scientific and research-driven workloads. This role provides architecture oversight, technical leadership, and hands‑on engineering support, while ensuring operational excellence and strategic alignment with enterprise goals.
As the onsite lead, you will guide a distributed engineering team, collaborate with scientific and IT stakeholders, and introduce emerging technologies that enhance HPC scalability, reliability, and automation. The role requires deep expertise in AWS HPC architecture, strong leadership capabilities, and the ability to operate autonomously in complex environments.

Requirements

• Deep experience designing HPC systems on AWS (ParallelCluster, Batch, EC2 Spot, FSx for Lustre).
• Strong Linux administration and troubleshooting skills.
• Expertise in parallel computing technologies (MPI, OpenMP), job schedulers (Slurm), and distributed systems.
• Strong Terraform and CloudFormation experience
• Hands-on CI/CD experience (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins)
• Experience managing multi-account AWS org structures
• Skilled in tuning compute, storage, and network performance for HPC workloads.
• Strong knowledge of cost optimization strategies for large cluster deployments.
• Ability to simplify complex HPC/cloud architectures for broader audiences.
• Strong cross-functional influence and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven ability to lead onsite/offshore teams, mentor engineers, and guide architecture decisions.
• Able to work across regions, functions, and cultures.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrates a mindset of diversity, inclusion, and continuous learning.
• Inspires collaboration, accountability, and innovation.
• Makes high-impact architectural and operational decisions independently.
• Incorporates diverse stakeholder input to develop robust solutions.
• Drives rapid and high-quality implementation of technical strategies.
• Accountable for architecture governance, delivery quality, and risk mitigation.
• Represents HPC function in customer meetings, architecture committees, and design reviews.
• Builds strong partnerships with internal teams, affiliates, and external vendors.
• Navigates change effectively and supports organizational transformation efforts.
• Challenges legacy designs and introduces new technologies for performance, automation, and cost efficiency.
• Identifies emerging trends in cloud HPC and applies them to business needs.
• Continuously seeks opportunities to enhance reliability, scalability, and scientific throughput.
• Operates within a high-complexity global environment with diverse scientific and cloud requirements.
• Requires deep subject matter expertise and the ability to consider enterprise‑wide impacts.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Computational Science, Engineering, or related field (required)
• 8–10+ years in cloud engineering, HPC operations, or scientific computing
• 5+ years architecting HPC workloads on AWS
• 3+ years leading distributed teams

Nice To Haves

• Master’s Degree (preferred)
• Preferred certifications: AWS Solutions Architect – Professional, AWS Advanced Networking / Data Engineering Specialty, Linux or HPC-specific certifications (optional)
• Experience with scientific research environments is a plus (chemistry, biology, genomics, material science)

Responsibilities

• Architect scalable HPC solutions using AWS ParallelCluster, AWS Batch, EC2 Spot, Auto Scaling, and other core AWS services.
• Design computing environments supporting computational chemistry, molecular dynamics, genomics, and high‑throughput scientific workloads.
• Develop and optimize data storage solutions using S3, EFS, FSx for Lustre, and high-performance data access patterns.
• Lead onsite activities and manage a team of ~10 offshore HPC/cloud engineers.
• Drive the planning, execution, integration, and operationalization of HPC projects.
• Ensure delivery quality, cost efficiency, and alignment with enterprise cloud strategy.
• Oversee cluster operations, job scheduling (Slurm), compute scaling, patching, and incident response.
• Implement best practices for observability using CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, and logging frameworks.
• Ensure high availability, reliability, and performance of HPC workloads and underlying infrastructure.
• Build infrastructure using Terraform and CloudFormation with fully automated IaC delivery pipelines.
• Deploy cloud-native automation for cluster lifecycle management, cost optimization, and environment provisioning.
• Lead PoCs to evaluate new HPC frameworks, containerization strategies (Docker, Singularity), and workflow engines (Nextflow, Cromwell).
• Recommend architectural enhancements and modernization approaches.
• Communicate architecture, progress, risks, and recommendations to technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Collaborate with scientific computing, research, security, and enterprise architecture teams.
• Act as a trusted advisor to business partners on HPC and cloud-enabled computing.

Benefits

• We offer a competitive compensation package including accrued vacation, medical, dental, vision, 401k with company matching, life insurance, and flexible spending accounts.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level