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HPC Systems Administrator

Helsing· Systems Architecture
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Hybrid (Munich), Hybrid (Tussenhausen)full-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

HPC Systems Administrator based in Munich responsible for on-premises HPC infrastructure supporting electromagnetics, CFD, and multi-physics simulation. Owns environment, ensures availability and performance, optimises resources, scales infrastructure, and supports simulation engineers. On-site in Munich with regular travel to Tussenhausen.

Responsibilities

  • Own the day-to-day administration of compute nodes, workload schedulers, parallel storage, high-speed interconnects, and licence servers
  • Ensure the environment remains highly available and consistently performant through proactive monitoring, patching, firmware updates, and incident response
  • Administer the workload scheduler (Slurm, PBS Pro, or similar), managing queues, fair-share policies, accounting, and quotas to optimise resource utilisation
  • Manage the simulation software stack and user environments using tools such as Lmod, Spack, or EasyBuild
  • Collaborate with hardware and software vendors to resolve support cases, process RMAs, and ensure upgrade quality
  • Automate operational workflows using Bash, Python, and Ansible to improve system efficiency and reduce manual intervention
  • Maintain the strict security posture required for cleared work and support ongoing compliance reviews
  • Onboard users and maintain comprehensive documentation to empower engineers to self-serve

Qualifications

  • administrated Linux systems within a production HPC or large shared compute environment
  • hands-on experience managing workload schedulers such as Slurm, PBS Pro, LSF, or similar
  • production experience with parallel filesystems (Lustre, BeeGFS, or GPFS) and high-speed interconnects (InfiniBand or RoCE)
  • scripting and automating complex workflows with Bash, Python, and Ansible
  • capable of managing commercial simulation software (CAE, CFD, or EM) and licence servers, including FlexLM

Skills

Required:Linux system administration (production HPC)Workload schedulingParallel filesystems & high-speed interconnectsScripting & automationSoftware licensing management

Benefits

  • Competitive salary
  • VSOP options
  • Relocation support: up to €2,500 and 4 weeks temporary accommodation
  • Learning: €500/£450 yearly allowance
  • Health & wellness: gym membership and mental health support (Nilo.health)
  • Social: regularly company events and monthly social allowances
  • Enhanced parental leave: 22 weeks fully paid for primary caregivers & 6 weeks for secondary caregivers
  • Family support: 5 days of paid family emergency leave, 100% remote work option during pregnancy and phased return to work
Last updated Jul 7, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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