High Performance Computing Analyst

Reporting to the Director, Business Operations the HPC Analyst brings professional HPC expertise and advice to researchers, professors, research associates and graduate students and provides specialized support in parallel programming and scientific computing (use of MPI, OpenMP and other HPC tools) as well as in code analysis, optimization and performance tuning for research applications. Acts as an advisor for the development of information system strategies while providing leadership in the organization, development and delivery of training courses and materials. Maintains expertise in the latest HPC software tools and techniques and oversees the implementation of short and long term plans.

Key Roles:

Provide consulting expertise to the University community and high level information systems support and services that enhance and maintain the University's existing central systems; and provide local area network management services for a wide variety of administrative and academic units, ensuring the security and confidentiality of data. Manage the administrative activities of a department/unit. Participate in establishing strategic direction and oversee implementation of short and long-term plans related to information systems support and services. Provide professional expertise in the development and implementation of information technology policies, programs and systems that support unit initiatives. Monitor progress and results. Deliver or support the delivery of information systems support and services in situations involving diverse practices and precedents. Provide guidance and leadership to department/unit members and other professionals. Ensure the implementation of new initiatives that support the strategic direction of the department/unit, by keeping abreast of new developments and trends in the field of information technology. Represent the department/unit at internal and/or external meetings.

Education/Experience:

Undergraduate degree

BSc, MSc or PhD (preferred) in a scientific or engineering discipline with computational background and experience

Five (5) years' related experience

Other Qualifying Skills and/or Abilities:

Ability to work under pressure while remaining customer-focused. Minimum two (2) years experience in providing specialized support and training to researcher communities in an HPC environment. Expertise in parallel programming with MPI (various flavours), OpenMP as well as parallel IO. Experienced in code analysis, optimization and performance tuning. Advanced programming skills in C++, C, Python and Fortran. Experience with scientific applications such as Matlab, Octave and Abaqus. Specialized experience with GPU programming including CUDA and OpenCL and in visualization tools and techniques for large complex datasets. A strong base of experience with Linux and Unix systems programming and knowledge of the underlying system architectures. English and French, spoken and written.

How to Apply:

PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION, RESUME AND COVER LETTER INDICATING CLEARLY THE REFERENCE NUMBER BY:

MAIL FAX: (514)398-5315

McGill University

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APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED WITHIN EIGHT (8) WORKING DAYS OF THE DATE OF PUBLICATION (February 13, 2012).

Original posting at:

http://www.mcgill.ca/hr/posting/1/high-performance-computing-analyst

CLUMEQ est l'un des consortiums de calcul de haute performance regroupés sous Calcul Canada. Le centre CLUMEQ de l'Université Laval opère Colosse, une grappe de calcul d'envergure internationale, et la deuxième en importance au pays.

CLUMEQ est à la recherche d’un professionnel pour offrir un soutien aux chercheurs en tant que spécialiste dans divers domaines reliés au calcul de haute performance :

- offrir un soutien en calcul parallèle aux utilisateurs du CLUMEQ en programmation MPI, OpenMP, en débogage et profilage de code parallèle, en support de logiciels scientifiques spécialisés

- rédiger des documents pour faciliter l’utilisation de l’infrastructure par les chercheurs

- veiller à l’amélioration constante de l’efficacité des différentes composantes logicielles

- travailler en collaboration avec ses collègues des autres sites du CLUMEQ et de Calcul Canada

Nous sommes à la recherche d’un professionnel pour offrir un soutien aux chercheurs en tant que spécialiste dans divers domaines reliés au calcul de haute performance :

offrir un soutien en calcul parallèle aux utilisateurs du CLUMEQ en programmation MPI, OpenMP, en débogage et profilage de code parallèle, en support de logiciels scientifiques spécialisés
rédiger des documents pour faciliter l’utilisation de l’infrastructure par les chercheurs
veiller à l’amélioration constante de l’efficacité des différentes composantes logicielles
travailler en collaboration avec ses collègues des autres sites du CLUMEQ et de Calcul Canada

Exigences

Baccalauréat en informatique ou discipline pertinente
3 ans d'expérience
expérience en développement sur systèmes UNIX
expérience programmation en C/C++
expérience en programmation et I/O parallèle
compréhension approfondie des systèmes d’exploitation
maîtrise des langues française et anglaise, tant à l'oral qu'à l'écrit

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