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SHELL OIL COMPANY Sr Systems Engineer HPC in Houston, Texas
The High-Performance Computing (HPC) Team core purpose is to deliver differentiated IT services in a secure, reliable and affordable manner enabling business value.
In this role, you will work with colleagues and users across Shell globally. The HPC environment within Shell is constantly changing as we adapt to evolving business needs with innovative solutions and reliable services to our Shell customers. The global nature and large-scale use of HPC within Shell provide a challenging and exciting work environment.
What youll be doing
- Own and manage the HPC operating system provisioning environment, ensuring reliable and repeatable deployments at scale
- Contribute to and influence architecture and design decisions for onprem and hybrid HPC platforms
- Operate and maintain hybrid cloud and onpremises compute clusters, ensuring high availability and performance
- Automate operational processes using Bash, Python, and Ansible to improve reliability, consistency, and efficiency
- Ensure systems remain compliant with security and technical policies, including OS patching, configuration management, and migrations between major OS releases
- Troubleshoot complex issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement scalable, longterm solutions
- Collaborate closely with HPC Project Management and suppliers to support hardware planning, procurement, and deployment activities
- Define, guide, and implement HPC operational best practices across platforms and services
What you bring
Must have legal authorization to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis for anyone other than the current employer
Bachelors Degree is required
7+ years of experience in a Linux-based High-Performance Computing (HPC) environment, including management and support of HPC simulation applications
Experience with cloud-native technologies such as AWS, Kubernetes, containerization, Terraform, Python, and AI/ML frameworks
Proficiency in programming languages including C, Pro*C, C++, Java, Perl, Python, Ansible, Lua, PHP, HTML, CSS
Experience with Unix/Linux operating systems, including Red Hat
Hands-on experience adminis