IMC
HPC Systems Architect
$200K–$225K
Chicago, United States · Full-time · Posted Oct 22, 2025
- Experience
- Typically 10+ years in HPC architecture, system design, or a similar role within a large-scale compute environment.
- Education
- Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
About the job
Leads the design, implementation, and optimization of IMC’s global HPC infrastructure for computational workloads, including machine learning.
What you'll do
- Architect and optimize HPC systems, infrastructure, and resource utilization, including monitoring and performance troubleshooting.
- Lead HPC project delivery and coordinate global teams on system design, standards, resource allocation, budgets, and timelines.
- Partner with researchers, engineers, traders, and senior leadership to translate computational needs into scalable solutions and advise on HPC trends.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- Typically 10+ years of experience in HPC architecture, system design, or a similar role in a large-scale compute environment.
- Deep expertise in some or all of the listed HPC areas, including system design, Linux administration, storage, management tools, processors, networking, datacenters, or AI/ML integration.
- Exceptional communication skills and proven ability to influence decisions and align global teams.
Pay
$200,000 — $225,000 USD base salary
Tools
Vast, DDN, Isilon, Kubernetes, Docker, Slurm, InfiniBand, Ethernet
AI focus
Integrates AI/ML frameworks and machine learning workloads into HPC systems.
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