http://www.hpcwire.com/ Copyright 2013, Tabor Communications Tue, 21 May 2013 07:42:25 EDT Tue, 21 May 2013 07:42:25 EDT Xtenit http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en-us http://www.hpcwire.com/jobbank/2013-05-17/web_developer_(research_engineering_scientist_associate_iii).html Purpose Individual will join the Advanced Computing Interfaces group of the Texas Advanced Computing Center. Position will move beyond basic web development and start building advanced web components that can be readily composed into powerful applications that really make an impact on the state of science in the world. Essential Functions Participate in the design and development of web components leading to a platform for building powerful web applications. Work will enable the computational scientists of the world to more easily make the leap to discovery using our high performance computing infrastructure through intelligent interfaces. Interact and collaborate with researchers at UT and nationally to build a better platform for web-based science. Research technologies and ideas for their applicability to projects. Perform maintenance and provide support to software deployed in a production environment. Publicize the results of activities through presentations at conferences and workshops, and through publications in conference proceedings and professional journals. Fri, 17 May 2013 12:12:48 EDT http://www.hpcwire.com/jobbank/2013-05-17/web_developer_(research_engineering_scientist_associate_iii).html Genaro Ramirez North America http://www.hpcwire.com/jobbank/2013-05-17/mobile_application_developer_[research_engineering_scientist_associate_iii].html The Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC), is a research organization within University of Texas at Austin. TACC?s mission is to power discoveries that change the world. We?re building the tools here at TACC in the Advanced Computing Interfaces group that enable the computational scientists of the world to more easily make the leap to discovery using our high performance computing infrastructure through intelligent interfaces. We are looking for a talented, inspired individual who wants to contribute to building powerful mobile applications that will enable scientific discoveries that change the world. We are looking to extend our expertise building powerful web and iOS applications into the Android space. Duties: Participate in the design and development of mobile device applications, including native Android and iOS apps. Participate in the development of web applications that will support and complement native mobile applications. Interact and collaborate with researchers at UT and nationally to build applications that will improve access to high performance tools. Research technologies and ideas for their applicability to projects. Utilize good software development practices. Perform maintenance and provide support to software deployed in a production environment. Communicate well in person, over email, and over instant messenger. Be a responsible individual. Be willing to participate in writing publications for journals and presenting work at conferences Fri, 17 May 2013 12:12:48 EDT http://www.hpcwire.com/jobbank/2013-05-17/mobile_application_developer_[research_engineering_scientist_associate_iii].html Genaro Ramirez North America http://www.hpcwire.com/jobbank/2013-05-17/research_programmer.html The National Center for Supercomputing Applications at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has one or more Research Programmer position(s) available in our Advanced Digital Services Directorate within the Information Resources Group (IRG). This position(s), serving XSEDE, will be assigned to IRG, a group responsible for the development and operation of the XSEDE account and proposal management functions. XSEDE is a single virtual system that scientists can use to interactively share computing resources, data and expertise. People around the world use these resources and services ? resources like supercomputers, collections of data and new tools ? to improve our planet. In particular, this position(s) will assist in the design, development and implementation of supporting infrastructure for proposal submission along with new portal interfaces for administration and request review functions. This will require skills in state of the art web interface development and expertise with database application development. In addition, this position(s) works with team members to design, implement, integrate and maintain NCSA's state-of-the-art software tools, especially the software related to web application environments. This includes the programming, design, and interaction between various information tools. The research programmer will be responsible for programming and code documentation, on multiple platforms, relying on underlying relational database systems. Fri, 17 May 2013 12:12:48 EDT http://www.hpcwire.com/jobbank/2013-05-17/research_programmer.html Genaro Ramirez North America http://www.hpcwire.com/jobbank/2013-05-17/information_assurance_specialist.html Secure Mission Solutions is currently seeking an Information Assurance Specialist. Responsibilities will consist of: ? Determining enterprise information assurance and security standards ? Identifying, Reporting and Resolving security violations ? Coordinating, Developing and Evaluating security programs ? Performing analysis, design and development of security features for system architectures ? Performing vulnerability scans and providing risk analysis assessments in regards to computer systems and applications Fri, 17 May 2013 12:12:48 EDT http://www.hpcwire.com/jobbank/2013-05-17/information_assurance_specialist.html Genaro Ramirez North America http://www.hpcwire.com/jobbank/2013-05-17/technical_facilities_engineer.html Secure Mission Solutions is currently seeking a Technical Facilities Engineer responsible for improving and maintaining the program?s technical equipment, power distribution and cooling infrastructure, material and facilities. Responsibilities will consist of: ? Ensuring that all information systems are functional and secure ? Developing or modifying procedures in order to solve complex problems involving computer equipment capacity, facility electrical power distribution, computer room floor plans, HVAC control, limitations and operation time ? Facilitating and refining quality improvement efforts in regards to business and user needs ? Managing and facilitating electrical, HVAC, and construction subcontractors engaged in facility modifications ? Diagnosing computer output instructions and machine stoppage or error conditions Fri, 17 May 2013 12:12:48 EDT http://www.hpcwire.com/jobbank/2013-05-17/technical_facilities_engineer.html Genaro Ramirez North America http://www.hpcwire.com/jobbank/2013-05-17/systems_administrator-1.html Secure Mission Solutions is currently seeking a System Administrator responsible for troubleshooting network and computer system hardware and software failures. Responsibilities will consist of: ? monitoring network performance ? maintaining web/email/file/application/database servers ? installation of new hardware and software ? implementation of procedures and protocols that provide network security Position will involve working directly with government. Position will include understanding customer requirements and being able to document system administration procedures. Fri, 17 May 2013 12:12:48 EDT http://www.hpcwire.com/jobbank/2013-05-17/systems_administrator-1.html Genaro Ramirez North America http://www.hpcwire.com/jobbank/2013-05-17/sr._systems_engineer-1.html Secure Mission Solutions is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer responsible for analyzing all system level requirements, in reference to the design, development and integration of hardware/software/man-machine interfaces. Day-to-day duties will include ? Developing integrated system test requirements and strategies as they relate to the devices being analyzed ? Performing overall system level testing. ? communications activities?planning, designing, developing, testing and installing. Position will involve working with government. Fri, 17 May 2013 12:12:48 EDT http://www.hpcwire.com/jobbank/2013-05-17/sr._systems_engineer-1.html Genaro Ramirez North America http://www.hpcwire.com/jobbank/2013-05-17/network_engineer.html Secure Mission Solutions is seeking a Network Engineer Position responsible for designing, building and implementing network systems. Responsibilities will consist of: ? analyzing network traffic and providing capacity planning solutions ? monitoring network performance and information systems operations ? performing system level design and configuration of product specifications?hardware/OS/platforms ? evaluating new and existing software Activities will involve working with the government and interfaces with vendor support service groups. Position will include planning large-scale systems projects and performing quality assurance reviews. Fri, 17 May 2013 12:12:48 EDT http://www.hpcwire.com/jobbank/2013-05-17/network_engineer.html Genaro Ramirez North America http://www.hpcwire.com/jobbank/2013-05-17/security_engineer.html The National Center for Supercomputing Applications at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has one or more Security Engineer position(s) available in our Cybersecurity Directorate. This position is responsible for implementing security plans; assisting other NCSA groups in hardening and protecting their systems; and developing, administrating and utilizing NCSA?s state-of-the-art cybersecurity monitoring infrastructure in support of the Center?s objective of providing a highly reliable and functional computing environment. Working with other Security Engineers, this position will identify and investigate cybersecurity incidents across NCSA networks and systems and respond to these events, interdicting malicious behavior, mitigating security vulnerabilities, remediating compromised systems and adjusting cybersecurity controls as appropriate to ensure similar malicious behavior is prevented in the future. Fri, 17 May 2013 12:11:37 EDT http://www.hpcwire.com/jobbank/2013-05-17/security_engineer.html Genaro Ramirez North America http://www.hpcwire.com/jobbank/2013-05-17/systems_administrator.html Systems Administrator KAUST (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology) Job Location: Saudi Arabia Job Type: Non-Academic Job Summary The HPC Systems Administrator will manage all aspects of the delivery of HPC systems and services within the KAUST Supercomputing laboratory. Major Responsibilities ? Software installation and management for the HPC systems within the Center ? Review and prepare documentation for systems, tests and installation of software ? Administer systems solutions for multiple projects within the Center ? Provide user management support. ? Perform a variety of assignments associated with the monitoring and controlling of the computer systems, to include the installation and testing of software, initiating and performing preventive maintenance on the operating systems, and performing diagnostic tests as necessary. ? Will review and prepare documentation for the computer system and supports the planning of system/environment requirements for research projects. Organization: Core Labs and Major Facilities Division: Core Lab: Shaheen Deep Computing Technical Skills ? Knowledge of HPC systems and applications ? Proficient documentation skills ? Ability to support research activities in a HPC environment ? Ability to work successfully in a highly collaborative research environment Required Education BA/BS degree, formal training in a technical discipline, preferred. Required Experience Five plus years of related experience. Some experience in GPFS and load leveler is highly desirable. For more details and to apply, visit http://apptrkr.com/332248 Fri, 17 May 2013 12:11:37 EDT http://www.hpcwire.com/jobbank/2013-05-17/systems_administrator.html Genaro Ramirez EMEA http://www.hpcwire.com/jobbank/2013-05-17/senior_hpc_scientist_technical_lead.html PMaC Laboratories is seeking a talented and highly motivated HPC Scientist/Technical Lead to support the research and development of performance/energy analysis tools for current and emerging HPC architectures such as ARM and Xeon Phi. We are looking for someone who is capable of leading and collaborating on innovations in HPC performance modeling and power-efficient computing, and developing software in support of those projects. Duties and Responsibilities: - Understand and evaluate current and future HPC platforms with a focus on performance and energy usage. - Work with researchers to extend existing C, C++ and Java HPC application analysis tools to support ongoing research efforts. - Develop new tools to support ongoing HPC research and application analysis activities. - Contribute to writing proposals and contract/grant applications. - Provide technical presentations and briefings, and lead discussions at client meetings. Fri, 17 May 2013 12:11:37 EDT http://www.hpcwire.com/jobbank/2013-05-17/senior_hpc_scientist_technical_lead.html Genaro Ramirez North America http://www.hpcwire.com/jobbank/2013-05-17/graphics_systems_programmer.html The Center for Computation and Visualization (CCV) is looking for a Graphics Systems Programmer with a strong background in developing graphics applications making use of OpenGL, Cuda, Open-CL and GLSL. The primary responsibilities will be to continue development of an x-ray image based motion camera system designed to track bone motion for the XROMM project (http://www.xromm.org). Implementation includes the use of image processing and computer vision techniques in using OpenGL, Cuda and Open-CL. This position will help support use of Brown?s Cave virtual reality (VR) systems, and large scale immersive displays. This includes working with researchers to develop new applications and methodologies for use of VR in scientific research and scholarship. The position will help maintain a portfolio of existing applications and datasets on Brown?s two Cave systems. This is a 3 year grant funded position with the possibility of additional years. Fri, 17 May 2013 12:11:37 EDT http://www.hpcwire.com/jobbank/2013-05-17/graphics_systems_programmer.html Genaro Ramirez North America http://www.hpcwire.com/jobbank/2013-05-17/xsede_scientific_workflow_application_support_specialist.html The Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment (XSEDE) is seeking an individual with a proven track record as a Scientific Workflow Application Support Specialist for a one-year appointment (renewable) to the Extended Collaborative Support Service (ECSS) of the XSEDE project funded by the National Science Foundation. ECSS teams members of the XSEDE user community with expert staff members for an extended period to work together to solve challenging research and education problems through the application of cyberinfrastructure. The position can be filled via a consulting contract or on a sub-award basis, depending on an applicant's particular circumstance, and compensation will be commensurate with experience and qualifications. This position will provide Scientific Workflow Application expertise to the ECSS team, and reports to the Co-Directors of ECSS. To apply, submit a letter of interest, resume, and names and contact information for two professional references by close of business on May 31, 2013, to careers@xsede.org. Key Responsibilities: The successful candidate will be responsible for the selection, adaptation and deployment of programmatic workflow solutions as part of ECSS projects and activities, to maximize the productivity of XSEDE users. ? Identifies and reviews XSEDE user projects expected to benefit from the deployment and application of programmatic scientific workflow engines and tools connecting a distributed set of digital resources and services, including those integrated by XSEDE. ? Leads the planning and execution of the subset of such projects recommended by the XSEDE allocation reviewers for extended collaborative support (ECS). This will entail working with the XSEDE architecture; software development and integration; and operation teams to select, test and deploy the most suitable tools for the users? application. ? Proposes new programmatic workflow tools for evaluation by the XSEDE Technology Investigation Service. ? Develops documentation and training content for the XSEDE community (both users and staff) to build their expertise in the identification, deployment, and application of programmatic workflow tools. ? Teaches this content to ECSS staff, other XSEDE stakeholders, XSEDE users and prospective users. Fri, 17 May 2013 12:11:37 EDT http://www.hpcwire.com/jobbank/2013-05-17/xsede_scientific_workflow_application_support_specialist.html Genaro Ramirez North America http://www.hpcwire.com/jobbank/2013-05-17/hpc_systems_administrator.html HPC Systems Administrator UT Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, Texas The Departments of Biophysics and Cell Biology and the Green Center for Systems Biology at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, are seeking a talented and goal-oriented individual to join us as an HPC Systems Administrator (Department Systems Administrator III). You will support our high-performance infrastructure, large-scale data storage system and an HPC cluster, which are integrated with high-performance desktop workstations for parallel computing and data visualization. Under the supervision of the Director of IT operations for these departments, you will work on the installation, ongoing operations and user support for high-end computing systems. Your core responsibilities will include system administration, software maintenance, system monitoring and troubleshooting for advanced systems and related infrastructure. You will have the opportunity to work with a range of systems and technologies, such as compute clusters, parallel-file systems, high-speed interconnects, GPU-based computing and database servers. You will also provide user support, documentation and consultation to help ensure the effective use of HPC resources by faculty members and their students. Job Requirements: Must have a knowledge of Linux operating systems (SLES, CentOS, Redhat, Fedora, Ubuntu), Linux system administration experience, software installation and maintenance experience and fluency in at least one common scripting language (e.g., ksh, bash, Perl, Python). Also requires a working knowledge of computer architecture, storage and networking concepts, as well as good problem solving skills and attention to detail. Must have strong oral and written English communication skills, good interpersonal skills and the ability to work well in a team environment, plus willingness to work off-hours when needed. A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field is ideal. Web programming, wiki and database management experience is preferred, as well as an understanding of workload managers, installation and system usage. Experience with highly parallel, clustered or supercomputing systems, installation testing and test reporting and GPUs is a plus. A background in automating system administration tasks and processes, parallel programming, deploying and maintaining a distributed Windows computing infrastructure and parallel file systems is also preferred. Company Overview: As one of the premier academic medical centers in the world, UT Southwestern leads the way in patient care, research and medical education. For the second consecutive year, we've earned a place on the Hospitals & Health Networks' "Most Wired" list. With 12 specialties earning national recognition from U.S. News & World Report for 2012?13, UT Southwestern is a dynamic institution in which to advance your career. We are the future of medicine, today. We offer a supportive, culturally diverse environment, competitive salaries and state of Texas benefits that begin the first day of employment. To the extent provided by applicable law, no person shall be excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or be subject to discrimination under any program or activity sponsored or conducted by The University of Texas System or any of its component institutions, on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or disability. Response Information: Applicants must complete the online application at utsouthwestern.edu/careers. The job ID for this position is #504814. This position will remain open until filled. Fri, 17 May 2013 12:11:37 EDT http://www.hpcwire.com/jobbank/2013-05-17/hpc_systems_administrator.html Genaro Ramirez North America http://www.hpcwire.com/jobbank/2013-05-17/senior_technical_support_engineer.html In this exciting position, you will provide the highest level of Technical Support to MapR?s rapidly growing customer base. You will provide help to these enterprises throughout the Pre and Post Sales process. If you consider yourself a technical dynamo, looking for a challenge in a trailblazing company we want to hear from you! Fri, 17 May 2013 12:11:37 EDT http://www.hpcwire.com/jobbank/2013-05-17/senior_technical_support_engineer.html Genaro Ramirez North America http://www.hpcwire.com/jobbank/2013-05-17/senior_software_engineer.html You will design & develop features in MapR?s Hadoop distribution and related products using proper software engineering practices. You must be self-driven/motivated and enjoy a fast paced, technically challenging startup environment working with the industry?s best experts in Hadoop, MapReduce, Distributed Big Data and Database technologies. Fri, 17 May 2013 12:11:37 EDT http://www.hpcwire.com/jobbank/2013-05-17/senior_software_engineer.html Genaro Ramirez North America http://www.hpcwire.com/jobbank/2013-05-17/senior_engineer_-_virtualization_storage_job.html Senior Engineers are independent technology leaders at CDW. Senior Engineers understand customer business needs and apply the necessary technical breadth to drive successful customer projects and CDW offerings and achieve high customer satisfaction. Primarily responsible for providing high quality technical support, problem resolution, technical change implementation, telephone and one-on-one technical support for Managed Service clients. Additionally, the candidate will be expected to provide direction and guidance to local and remote team members. Candidate must have a minimum of five years of experience with the Windows operating system. Additional experience with Microsoft Cluster Server, Windows Deployment Services, Active Directory, Windows Server Update Services, Microsoft Hyper-V, and Windows Automation is desirable. This Senior Level position providing consulting and support to Managed Service clients. Fri, 17 May 2013 12:11:37 EDT http://www.hpcwire.com/jobbank/2013-05-17/senior_engineer_-_virtualization_storage_job.html Genaro Ramirez North America http://www.hpcwire.com/jobbank/2013-05-17/senior_engineer_-_virtualization_storage_job-1.html Senior Engineers are independent technology leaders at CDW. Senior Engineers understand customer business needs and apply the necessary technical breadth to drive successful customer projects and CDW offerings and achieve high customer satisfaction. Primarily responsible for providing high quality technical support, problem resolution, technical change implementation, telephone and one-on-one technical support for Managed Service clients. Additionally, the candidate will be expected to provide direction and guidance to local and remote team members. Candidate must have a minimum of five years of experience with the Windows operating system. Additional experience with Microsoft Cluster Server, Windows Deployment Services, Active Directory, Windows Server Update Services, Microsoft Hyper-V, and Windows Automation is desirable. This Senior Level position providing consulting and support to Managed Service clients. Fri, 17 May 2013 12:11:37 EDT http://www.hpcwire.com/jobbank/2013-05-17/senior_engineer_-_virtualization_storage_job-1.html Genaro Ramirez North America http://www.hpcwire.com/jobbank/2013-05-17/senior_technical_support_engineer-1.html Pentaho is looking for an individual who is a talented and excellent troubleshooter with exceptional communications skills. This individual is the first point of contact for customers and will interact directly with the customer to troubleshoot, document defects or enhancements. You will be answering a wide variety of technical and best practices questions related to Pentaho?s business intelligence and data integrations products. You will work closely with other teams within Pentaho such as QA, Engineering, Professional Services, Sales and others. We rely on our customer support team members to strive to be the best technical support team among the business intelligence community. Fri, 17 May 2013 12:11:37 EDT http://www.hpcwire.com/jobbank/2013-05-17/senior_technical_support_engineer-1.html Genaro Ramirez North America http://www.hpcwire.com/jobbank/2013-05-17/software_engineer_customer_support.html Job Summary: As a member of Technical Staff in Engineering Product Support, you will be a member of a team providing engineering support for released products through to product end of life. Specific areas of focus will be in diagnosing, reproducing, and identifying solutions to customer reported problems of all sorts. This could be the right job for you, if: you like solving puzzles, love working "under the covers" of complex systems to understand what makes them work, and enjoy digging into operating system level code. On the job, you will work with storage, RAID and High Availability technologies. You will demonstrate your technical problem solving and debugging skills. You will make recommendations to product developers on how to improve NetApp products. You will also develop defect fixes for future releases of NetApp's Data ONTAP operating system. You will be trained to troubleshoot Data ONTAP software running on NetApp hardware to assist customers with problem isolation and resolution. Essential Functions: Team with senior EPS Engineers in resolving customer issues in the Data ONTAP Storage Operating System. Collaborate with senior EPS engineers in debugging system failures. Identify software defects using source code debugging and various other troubleshooting tools. Perform root cause analysis to identify product defects. Make recommendations for remediating problems in the form of workarounds and source code changes. Contribute to the development of software solutions and software patches for customer found problems. Develop test plans based on the customer reproduction scenarios. Implement test cases on system simulators or lab hardware. Focus on an area of technical specialization and attend classes, complete lab projects, read and work with other engineers on technical issues which will help cultivate that expertise. Fri, 17 May 2013 12:11:37 EDT http://www.hpcwire.com/jobbank/2013-05-17/software_engineer_customer_support.html Genaro Ramirez North America http://www.hpcwire.com/jobbank/2013-04-12/research_engineering_scientist_associate_iii-1.html Purpose of position Research Engineering/Scientist Associate III position for the Data Mining and Statistics Group. Position will work with experts from areas of high performance and parallel computations, large scale data management and advanced visualization and access to latest cutting edge technology hardware. Essential functions Position will test, install and maintain latest data analysis package on computing cluster. Position to research and develop new parallel/distributed data analysis methods. Position will consult for national users to meet their data analysis needs. Position will consult for national users to meet their data analysis needs. Position to participate in writing grant proposal and peer-reviewed publications. Fri, 12 Apr 2013 11:33:48 EDT http://www.hpcwire.com/jobbank/2013-04-12/research_engineering_scientist_associate_iii-1.html Genaro Ramirez North America