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HPC Architecture Leader

Viridien
USA
Full-time
Senior · 8+ years experience
Hybrid
Discovered 3 weeks ago

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Key Responsibilities

  • Set the end-to-end HPC architecture vision and roadmap, aligning priorities across engineering, operations, security, and product/program stakeholders.
  • Drive vendor strategy and partnerships—co-designing solutions, negotiating trade-offs, and optimizing for performance, reliability, supply constraints, and total cost of ownership.
  • Build and run a performance engineering and validation program (benchmarks, success criteria, POCs), coaching the team in rigorous experimentation and data-driven decision-making.
  • Oversee deployment and integration of new HPC platforms into production, ensuring operational readiness, monitoring, incident learnings, and lifecycle planning.
  • Partner with leaders across the organization to translate business needs into scalable architectures, capacity plans, and investment proposals.
  • Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing HPC architecture team—establishing clear roles, growth plans, and a culture of engineering excellence.
  • Own team execution and delivery outcomes: planning, sequencing work, removing blockers, and ensuring commitments are met with high quality.
  • Establish team operating mechanisms (cadence, reviews, architecture governance, decision records) to improve transparency, consistency, and speed of execution.
  • Required Qualifications & Experience
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in a STEM discipline (Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, or equivalent).
  • 8+ years of experience designing, implementing, and scaling large-scale HPC compute and storage architectures, with demonstrated ownership of outcomes in production environments.
  • 3+ years managing and leading an HPC technology team. Demonstrated people leadership (direct or dotted-line): mentoring, coaching, setting expectations, and building strong team culture.
  • Proven expertise in designing performance-optimized, high-density systems utilizing both CPU and GPU technologies.
  • Deep technical command of the HPC stack, including next-gen processors, memory subsystems, and high-speed interconnects.
  • Comprehensive mastery of Linux-based environments and the broader HPC ecosystem.
  • Familiarity with HPC benchmarking, monitoring, and performance-tuning tools.
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to align teams and drive decisions across a matrixed organization.
  • Experience leading cross-functional initiatives, including planning, risk management, and driving execution across globally distributed teams and vendors.
  • Curious, self-driven mindset with a passion for learning and applying emerging HPC technologies.

Nice to Have

  • Experience building and scaling technical teams (hiring, onboarding, and developing talent) in a fast-changing environment.
  • Ability to communicate technical trade-offs to senior stakeholders and influence investment and roadmap decisions.
  • Change leadership experience (introducing standards, improving processes, and raising engineering maturity across teams).
  • Knowledge of high-performance networking and interconnects (e.g., InfiniBand, high-speed Ethernet fabrics).
  • Experience with high-performance storage technologies such as Lustre, Ceph, or BeeGFS.
  • Exposure to cloud-native and hybrid HPC technologies.
  • Our Hiring Process
  • At Viridien, we are committed to delivering a respectful, inclusive, and transparent recruitment experience.
  • Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may not be able to provide individual feedback to every applicant. Only candidates whose qualifications closely match the role criteria will be contacted for an interview. We do, however, aim to share personalized feedback with those who progress to the first round of interviews and beyond.
  • We are also dedicated to ensuring that our hiring process accessible to all. If you require any reasonable adjustments to fully participate in the application or interview stages, please don’t hesitate to contact your recruiter directly.
  • We see things differently. Diversity fuels our innovation, we value the unique ways in which we differ, and we are committed to equal employment opportunities for all professionals.

Qualifications

  • Experience building and scaling technical teams (hiring, onboarding, and developing talent) in a fast-changing environment.
  • Ability to communicate technical trade-offs to senior stakeholders and influence investment and roadmap decisions.
  • Change leadership experience (introducing standards, improving processes, and raising engineering maturity across teams).
  • Knowledge of high-performance networking and interconnects (e.g., InfiniBand, high-speed Ethernet fabrics).
  • Experience with high-performance storage technologies such as Lustre, Ceph, or BeeGFS.
  • Exposure to cloud-native and hybrid HPC technologies.
  • Our Hiring Process
  • At Viridien, we are committed to delivering a respectful, inclusive, and transparent recruitment experience.
  • Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may not be able to provide individual feedback to every applicant. Only candidates whose qualifications closely match the role criteria will be contacted for an interview. We do, however, aim to share personalized feedback with those who progress to the first round of interviews and beyond.
  • We are also dedicated to ensuring that our hiring process accessible to all. If you require any reasonable adjustments to fully participate in the application or interview stages, please don’t hesitate to contact your recruiter directly.
  • We see things differently. Diversity fuels our innovation, we value the unique ways in which we differ, and we are committed to equal employment opportunities for all professionals.

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