ASKUSR0148805 Site Reliability Engineer II (SRE) - HPC Operations

• →Monitor HPC computing systems, storage, networking, and data center infrastructure to maintain operational availability.
• →Review and respond to alerts, troubleshoot technical issues, and escalate incidents to appropriate support teams.
• →Develop, maintain, and enhance monitoring tools, alerting pipelines, and automated response systems.
• →Create scripts and software solutions to automate routine operational tasks, improve reliability, and prevent recurring incidents.
• →Integrate HPC system APIs with monitoring and notification platforms.
• →Support observability technologies such as Prometheus, VictoriaMetrics, and Alertmanager.
• →Configure and maintain applications and monitoring tools to support growing infrastructure demands.
• →Utilize ServiceNow for incident tracking, documentation, and service management workflows.
• →Collaborate with infrastructure, engineering, networking, and operations teams to resolve complex technical issues.
• →Coordinate monitoring and diagnostic activities during scheduled maintenance.
• →Conduct physical and logical inspections of data center equipment, including cooling systems, power distribution units, and environmental infrastructure.
• →Maintain accurate documentation of incidents, outages, maintenance activities, and corrective actions.

• Experience supporting large-scale data centers, critical IT infrastructure, or high-availability computing environments, or willingness to work within a 24/7 onsite operations team.
• Strong hands-on knowledge of Linux operating systems, shell environments, and command-line tools, including SSH.
• Experience developing scripts or software using Python, Perl, C, C++, Java, or comparable programming languages.
• Understanding of software development practices, automation, and troubleshooting methodologies.
• Knowledge of network protocols, network security, firewalls, and access control lists (ACLs).
• Experience troubleshooting infrastructure and application reliability issues.
• Ability to work collaboratively across multiple technical teams.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to learn and implement new monitoring, automation, and infrastructure management technologies.
• Ability to work onsite during the required overnight schedule.
• U.S. citizenship is required for this assignment.

• Experience supporting high-performance computing (HPC) clusters, scientific computing environments, or large-scale enterprise data centers.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Prometheus, VictoriaMetrics, or Alertmanager.
• Experience implementing or customizing ServiceNow.
• Familiarity with IT Service Management (ITSM) practices and service lifecycle management.
• Experience building monitoring pipelines and automated incident response workflows.
• Familiarity with building management systems, cooling infrastructure, and power utilization.
• Practical experience developing or deploying Agentic AI solutions or autonomous automation tools to streamline technical tasks and improve proactive system monitoring.

The position includes hands-on data center operations. Essential physical requirements include:

• Safely lifting up to 20 pounds.
• Climbing and balancing on ladders up to six feet.
• Working in restricted underfloor spaces approximately 3 feet 11 inches in height.
• Completing required safety training and demonstrating the ability to safely enter, exit, and self-rescue from designated workspaces.
• Performing physical and environmental inspections of data center infrastructure.

Reasonable accommodations will be considered for qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable law.

This position is compensated on an hourly basis. Actual compensation will be confirmed during the hiring process.

Eligible employees may receive benefits in accordance with Essnova Solutions, Inc.'s applicable benefits plans and policies. Specific benefits, eligibility requirements, and applicable paid leave will be communicated during the recruitment process.

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