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Now recruiting

Date of update : 2024/03/11

End date of accepting applications : 2024/06/30

Work location : Kyushu and Okinawa district - Okinawa

Date of publication : 2024/03/11

HPC and Research Computing Engineer

D124030588

Private university

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University

Research field : Informatics - Unspecified

Research/Educational Assistance : Contract employee - Nontenured - Non-tenure track - Probationary period present

Job description

Background of the recruitment and description of the project

The Scientific Computing and Data Analysis (SCDA) section, under the Research Support Division (RSD), promotes the effective use of High-Performance Computing (HPC) in OIST research environment. The SCDA manages OIST scientific computing resources and services to support computationally intensive research studies, ranging from bioinformatics to computational physics.
The HPC and research computing member will support and enhance the usage of OIST’s substantial HPC and scientific computing services. Under the direction of the SCDA Leader, the member will support usage of OIST computing resources, which involves day to day management of OIST HPC clusters and computing services, as well as general systems administration and programming tasks.
Work content and job description

Responsibilities:
1.Supports day-to-day operations for the HPC team by monitoring computing resource performance, managing configurations, and addressing security administration
2.Installs, configures, and performs document management for cluster infrastructure components (OS, scheduler, storage, network, etc.)
3.Investigates, debugs, maintains hardware and apply revisions to system firmware and software
4.Deploys and operates management and monitoring tools to ensure proper HPC system operation
5.Engages and collaborates with vendors to assist with support and maintenance activities as required
6.Explores emerging technologies and technical developments to address expanding analytical requirements
7.Stays current with best practices in the HPC field
8.Contributes to a team culture of trust and transparency by sharing information openly, and deliberately
9.Performs other related duties as assigned or requested by the Section Leader
Assigned department

Existing departments

Scientific Computing & Data Analysis Section

Job type

Research/Educational Assistance

Research field

Informatics - Unspecified

Wages

Annual Salary : 4 million yen ~ 7 million yen

Working hours

Working hours :09:00-17:30

Overtime and other explanations : Discretionary Labor System (Deemed working hours:7.5hours/day) is applied.

Application requirements

Qualifications

Education and Degree Requirements

Bachelor

1.Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as computer science, computer information systems, etc., or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
Work experience

Qualifications:
(Required)
1.Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as computer science, computer information systems, etc., or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
2.3+ years of operation and administration experience in HPC environment for research computing using Linux/Unix variants
3.Good organization and communication skills, verbal and written, either in Japanese or in English
4.Ability to develop positive working relationships and a strong rapport with team members
5.Ability to identify and resolve problems
6.Ability to learn and apply new concepts, methods and practices
7.Shell scripting commands - bash, perl, ruby or python or any combination
8.Daily usage of version control tools such as Git (preferred), SVN, CVS, etc
(Preferred)
1.Expertise with system administrating, monitoring, and maintaining secure Linux/Unix-based HPC environment
2.Automation/configuration management experience (Puppet, Ansible, Chef, Salt, Cobbler, Kickstart, etc.)
3.Experience with HPC system software cluster management tools (SLURM, Docker/Singularity, Enroot, etc.)
4.Familiarity with shared and distributed memory parallelism (OpenMP, MPI) and accelerators (GPUs)
5.Experience with HPC parallel storage, file systems (Lustre, GPFS, NFS, ZFS, TSM, Isilon, etc.), and computer node storage (SSD, NVME, etc.)
6.Experience with OOB management technology (BMC, IPMI, iDrac, iLO, etc.)
7.Hands-on experience of physically deploying cluster (racking, cabling, part swapping, etc.)
8.Good understanding of networking concepts

Employment Type

Contract employee

Contract period

Nontenured - Non-tenure track

Full-time, fixed term appointment for 2 years. Contract initially with 3-month probationary period (inclusive). This contract may be renewed.

Probationary period present

Traial Period 3-month

Work location

904-0495 Okinawa Main Campus: 1919-1 Tancha, Onna-son, Kunigami-gun, Okinawa

Compensation

Various systems

Pay increase system : available

Transportation expenses : available

Retirement age : available
Insurance

Employees' Health Insurance : available

Employees' Pension Insurance : available

Worker's accident insurance : available

Employment insurance : available

Application Considerations

Considerations for conducting interviews (e.g., those who live far away, such as overseas)

The interview could be held online for the applicants living overseas and outside of Okinawa.

Number of hired

1 person(s)

Application period

2024/03/11~2024/06/30 Deadline for receipt

Applications will be accepted until all positions are filled.
*Application will be closed once the position is filled.

Application method

Attached documents

Application Form : Online Submission

Other online application forms
■Submission Documents
・Cover letter in English and Japanese*
・Curriculum vitae in English and Japanese*
・Names and contact information of 3 referees, one of which should be a previous employer

* Japanese nationals are required to submit both documents in English and Japanese
* Please be sure to indicate where you first saw the job advertisement.
* Up to 3 references may be requested during the final interview stage.
* Prior to the start of employment all new hires are required to successfully complete a background check. Personal information including employment history and academic background should be submitted to third-party administrators after a conditional offer of employment.
Return of application documents

We will dispose of all application documents responsibly.

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■Submitting
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