Job Reference
761_24_ES_EMW_RE1
Position
HPC Workflows Engineer (RE1)
Closing Date
Thursday, 28 November, 2024
About BSC
The Barcelona Supercomputing Center - Centro Nacional de Supercomputación (BSC-CNS) is the leading supercomputing center in Spain. It houses MareNostrum, one of the most powerful supercomputers in Europe, was a founding and hosting member of the former European HPC infrastructure PRACE (Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe), and is now hosting entity for EuroHPC JU, the Joint Undertaking that leads large-scale investments and HPC provision in Europe. The mission of BSC is to research, develop and manage information technologies in order to facilitate scientific progress. BSC combines HPC service provision and R&D into both computer and computational science (life, earth and engineering sciences) under one roof, and currently has over 1000 staff from 60 countries.
We are particularly interested for this role in the strengths and lived experiences of women and underrepresented groups to help us avoid perpetuating biases and oversights in science and IT research. In instances of equal merit, the incorporation of the under-represented sex will be favoured.
We promote Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, fostering an environment where each and every one of us is appreciated for who we are, regardless of our differences.
Context And Mission
Within the Computational Earth Sciences group, the selected candidate will be part of the Models and Workflows team to develop software to run modeling experiments in Pre-Exascale High-Performance Computing facilities.
The Models and Workflows team (MWT) studies and develops essential frameworks and tools to efficiently run modeling experiments on HPC facilities. It is a growing team of a dozen members with intense collaboration with the Performance and Data teams and scientific groups.
The candidate will be part of an international workgroup developing modeling workflows for state-of-the-art Digital Twins. These workflows will preferably run with the Autosubmit workflow orchestrator, developed by the same team, and scale within top-notch EuroHPC Pre-Exascale systems.
Learn more about the Models and Workflows team Key Duties Develop workflow scripts and libraries to execute Earth models on state-of-the-art HPCs. Contribute to the development and execution of automated tests. Work within an Agile framework, attend project meetings and contribute to writing project reports. Contribute to the porting and testing of state-of-the-art Digital Twins to Pre-Exascale systems. Requirements Education
Bachelor's in Computer Science, Telecommunications, Physics or related discipline. Master's degree will be valued. Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience
Good development skills and experience with UNIX/LINUX environments. Experience in Python programming and/or scripting languages (Bash). Experience in version control in a collaborative environment, including SVN or Git. Additional Knowledge and Professional Experience
Understanding of HPC computer architecture issues, including CPU, accelerators, memory, interconnect, parallel I/O, and computational performance in general. Experience with coding and documentation best practices and standards. Troubleshooting and debugging skills. Previous experience in a scientific area related to the research position will be appreciated. Fluent in English with good written and verbal skills. Competences
Excellent problem-solving skills and a proactive attitude. Demonstrated learning capacity and motivation to maintain a learning progression during the contract. Ability to coordinate with members from other institutions and disseminate advances in international workshops. Conditions Located at BSC within the Earth Sciences Department. Full-time contract (37.5h/week), good working environment, flexible working hours, extensive training plan, restaurant tickets, private health insurance, support for relocation procedures. Open-ended contract due to technical and scientific activities linked to the project and budget duration. 23 paid vacation days plus 24th and 31st of December per our collective agreement. Competitive salary based on qualifications and experience, according to the cost of living in Barcelona. Starting date: ASAP. Applications procedure and process
All applications must be made through BSC website and contain:
A full CV in English including contact details. A Cover Letter with a statement of interest in English, including two contacts for further references. Applications without this document will not be considered.
In accordance with the OTM-R principles, a gender-balanced recruitment panel is formed for every vacancy at the beginning of the process. After reviewing the content of the applications, the panel will start the interviews, with at least one technical and one administrative interview. A profile questionnaire as well as a technical exercise may be required during the process. The panel will make a final decision and all candidates who had contacts with them will receive feedback with details on the acceptance or rejection of their profile.
Deadline
The vacancy will remain open until a suitable candidate has been hired. Applications will be regularly reviewed and potential candidates will be contacted.
OTM-R principles for selection processes
BSC-CNS is committed to the principles of the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers of the European Commission and the Open, Transparent and Merit-based Recruitment principles (OTM-R). BSC-CNS is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or any other basis protected by applicable state or local law.
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