Hiring: HPC Orchestration Architect Company: NorthMark Strategies Location: Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 13:14:33 Target Skills & Keywords : AWS, Ansible, Azure, CI/CD, Data Pipeline, Encryption, GCP, GitLab, Jenkins, Kafka, Kubernetes, Red Hat, Spark, Systems Design, Systems Integration, Terraform About the job Experience: •Operational familiarity with data and analytics platforms (Kafka, Spark, or similar) integrated with HPC workflows. •Knowledge of automation and DevOps practices, including CI/CD (GitLab, Jenkins) and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Ansible). •Background in customer-facing engagements, such as leading workshops, technical reviews, or industry presentations. •Awareness of emerging compute technologies (next-gen GPUs, interconnects like InfiniBand/RDMA, and container runtimes for HPC). Required Skills: •Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of Solutions Architects across compute, storage, Kubernetes, networking, security, and systems integration •Act as the strategic link between customers, your team, and engineering, ensuring alignment between customer outcomes and platform evolution. •Build and maintain trusted advisor relationships with customers, enabling them to maximize the value of HPC architectures. •Oversee the creation of reference architectures and design blueprints to ensure repeatable, scalable solutions. •Guide proof-of-concept initiatives, validating solution performance and accelerating customer confidence in adoption. •Conduct technical design reviews and workload assessments, identifying opportunities to improve efficiency, resilience, and cost-effectiveness. •Recommend strategic design choices across compute, storage, networking, data pipelines, and security to align with customer-specific workloads. •Act as a trusted partner to product and engineering, providing field insights that shape platform roadmaps and features. Qualifications: •Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Experience •10+ years of experience in HPC, Solutions Architecture, or large-scale systems design. •3+ years of technical team leadership (managing architects/engineers across domains). •Proven leadership experience managing multi-disciplinary architecture or engineering teams within HPC, cloud, or large-scale distributed systems. •Strong architectural expertise across compute, storage, networking, Kubernetes, and security, with the ability to integrate domains into cohesive solutions. •Hands-on understanding of HPC technologies, including GPU acceleration (CUDA, NVIDIA ecosystem), workload schedulers (Armada, Slurm, Kubernetes), and distributed storage (VAST, Lustre, GPFS, object stores). •Proven success in customer-facing communication and engagement, with the ability to capture detailed technical requirements and translate them into tailored, scalable HPC system designs. •Skilled at articulating complex solutions across AI/ML, scientific computing, simulation, and data-intensive workloads to both technical stakeholders and executive audiences. •Demonstrated success in driving solution adoption and enabling measurable customer success. •Advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, or related technical field. Compensation: •Company-Paid Lunch Stipend: Lunch is provided via GrubHub Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!