Job ID: JR0230843

Job Category: Software Engineering

Primary Location: Hillsboro, OR US

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Job Type: College Grad

HPC Systems Administrator

Job Description

If you are interested in being on the team that is working to deploy one of the world's fastest supercomputers, read on. The Accelerated Computing Systems and Graphics group's Super Compute Platform Validation Team is looking for someone to join us who is interested in delivering the next generation of supercomputing. Our solutions are being used today to solve some of the world's most challenging scientific problems such as climate research, bio-medical research, genome analysis, renewable energy, and other areas that require the world's fastest supercomputers to tackle. Intel is delivering Exascale class systems, and we need your help to deliver the next generation in HPC.

We have a need for a motivated, individual to join our Systems Administration, DevOps and Infrastructure team as an HPC Systems Administrator. As a member of the team, you will have the opportunity to work across a wide swath of technologies, from racking and standing up small/medium-sized clusters with multiple network configurations, working on the setup and support of cutting-edge development platforms, deploying and maintaining compute infrastructure, and developing the automation and applications that support the operation of these systems.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

Install and help maintain cluster and development platform HW/SW
Develop Ansible code to provision cluster and development platforms with the latest software available
Troubleshoot and Debug bring-up automation against OpenHPC and vendor OS HPC systems
Partner with our validation team to assist with platform validation efforts
Build solutions to enable tracking of software deployments and changes
Support the backup and recovery of critical infrastructure and development systems
Debug board level components, specifically server platforms
Respond to support requests for system issues and general user questions
Debug and correct FW and HW related issues on latest Intel platforms

Behavioral Attributes Sought:

Strong oral and written communication skills
Self-motivated, self-starter, solutions oriented
Creative and disciplined
Team oriented
Desire to learn and willing to expand knowledge
Good listener and collaborator
Excellent problem-solving skills
Comfortable driving resolution to issues through collaboration with others

Qualifications

This is an entry-level position, and will be compensated accordingly

Minimum Education and Qualifications:

A Bachelorâ€™s in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, Project / Technology Management or another directly relevant field with 1+ years industry experience in one, or more, of the following areas:

Linux (SLES, CentOS, Ubuntu)
Linux command-line, BASH in particular
Hardware, Software, or Server support
Coding or scripting with Perl, Python, PIP, JSON or a similar language

Preferred Qualifications:

Servers/Clusters/HPC HW experience
Performing firmware/BIOS updates
System backup and restore processes
Network design and support knowledge
USB Blaster II, Dediprog, and I2C Bus analyzers
EFI shell, EFI utilities/SW, and BIOS configuration
Intel debug tools: ITP/XTP, pythonSV, and Lauterbach
HW reworks experience
Configuration Management, preferably using Ansible
Agile software development methodologies - Kanban, Scrum, Scrumban
HPC systems, OpenHPC

Inside this Business Group

The focus of Accelerated Computing Systems and Graphics (AXG) is to accelerate our execution in strategic growth areas of high-performance computing and graphics. AXG is chartered with delivering high performance computing and graphics solutions (IP, Software, Systems), for both integrated and discrete segments across client, enterprise and data center.Â Our mission is to make zeta-scale computing accessible to every human on the planet by the end of this decade and to entertain, educate and connect billions of people with buttery smooth visual experiences.

Intel strongly encourages employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Intel aligns to federal, state, and local laws and as a contractor to the U.S. Government is subject to government mandates that may be issued. Intel policies for COVID-19 including guidance about testing and vaccination are subject to change over time.

Posting Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.

Work Model for this Role

This role will be eligible for our hybrid work model which allows employees to split their time between working on-site at their assigned Intel site and off-site.