Sr. DevOps Engineer - HPC/EDA/SLURM

We are looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer to join a high-performance computing and electronic design automation infrastructure team on a 12-month contingent engagement onsite 3 days a week. This role operates within an IT datacenter organization and is designed for an experienced professional who can work independently with minimal ramp-up time. You'll play a central role in platform operations, infrastructure automation, datacenter migrations, and enterprise identity integration

Start: November

Rate: $60- $63/hr Plus benefits

Location: Rancho Cordova, Ca - 3 days onsite

Duration: 1 year with possible extension ( No 3rd party vendors or C2C candidates)

Experience Requirements

● 5+ years of experience in a DevOps, Platform Engineering, or Linux Systems Engineering role

● Hands-on HPC cluster administration experience, including SLURM or equivalent workload managers

● Demonstrated experience supporting EDA or scientific computing environments

● Strong Ansible automation skills with production-grade playbook and role development

● Experience with bare-metal provisioning tools (RackN, Cobbler, or equivalent)

● Proven ability to plan and execute datacenter or infrastructure migrations with minimal disruption

● Enterprise Linux identity and authentication stacks (SSSD, LDAP, AD, NIS, Okta)

● Experience with NetApp or comparable enterprise storage platforms in HPC contexts

● Ability to author formal technical documentation (MOPs, runbooks, architecture diagrams)

● Strong verbal communication skills; capable of coordinating across multiple teams

Preferred Qualifications

● SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 12 and/or 15 in an enterprise environment

● Familiarity with RackN / Digital Rebar Provision for bare-metal OS deployment

● Hands-on experience with Kiwi NG or similar tools for custom OS image creation

● Knowledge of VMware vSphere for HPC support VM provisioning

● Experience migrating configuration artifacts and binaries to Artifactory

● Background in semiconductor, storage, or high-tech manufacturing IT environments

Key Responsibilities

HPC / EDA Platform Operations

● Support and administer SLURM-based HPC compute environments, including partition configuration and migration planning

● Plan and execute HPC/EDA compute and storage infrastructure migrations across datacenters

● Develop migration strategies and evaluate implementation options, risks, dependencies, and operational tradeoffs

● Author formal Method of Procedure (MOP) documents and runbooks for infrastructure changes and service cutovers

● Verify storage volumes, application access, and service continuity following migrations or infrastructure changes

● Define HPC storage service tiers and gather performance and capacity requirements for EDA workloads

Linux Systems Engineering & OS Deployment

● Administer SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 12 and SLES 15 systems in a production HPC environment

● Build and maintain custom Linux OS images and installation media using Kiwi NG and related tooling

● Enable and maintain bare-metal provisioning workflows via RackN / Digital Rebar Provision for SLES and ESXi deployments

● Provision and configure VMware vSphere virtual machines for HPC service workloads

● Troubleshoot production issues in Linux HPC operational scripts, services, and system daemons

Automation & Infrastructure as Code

● Develop, maintain, and extend Ansible playbooks and roles for Linux system setup, authentication, and platform configuration

● Ensure multi-version Ansible playbook compatibility across SLES 12 and SLES 15

● Manage Git repositories and Artifactory artifact storage; migrate large binaries and configuration artifacts out of source control

● Contribute GitHub pull requests, conduct code reviews, and manage inner-source infrastructure repositories

● Drive production environment changes through change management workflows using ServiceNow

Identity & Access Management

● Integrate and configure enterprise identity systems including Okta, Active Directory, LDAP, NIS, VAS, and SSSD for Linux/HPC environments

● Audit and reconcile Linux user and group identity data (UID/GID) across multiple directory and authentication domains

● Validate authentication methods and access behavior across HPC compute and storage environments

● Extend SSSD-based corporate authentication to new compute environments and author corresponding Ansible automation

Please Apply Today!