HPC Specialist (f/m/d) for Parallel Programming Environments and Libraries

at  LeibnizRechenzentrum LRZ der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

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BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Applicants should have in-depth knowledge of at least one HPC programming language (C,

C++, Fortran), as well as a basic understanding of all these languages.

• Experience with the use of UNIX/Linux-based programming environments (compilers, scripting

languages, make, autoconf etc.) is required.

• Good knowledge of parallel programming (MPI, OpenMP) is expected.
• You like to share experiences and put procedures to the test in order to improve them with the

team.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience with tools for source code management and automatic generation of applications

with dependencies (e.g., Spack, Easybuild);

• Knowledge of testing frameworks like REFRAME or comparable tools;
• Gitlab/Github CI/CD;
• In-depth knowledge of the Message-Passing Interface (MPI) and middleware libraries;
• Knowledge of performance and correctness analysis tools;

Area High Performance Computing

BENEFITS

e.g. bus and subway (U6) on the doorstep, free parking,
pension plan of the Versorgungsanstalt des Bundes und der
Länder (VBL), state-of-the-art work equipment
What can you find with us?
Are you looking for a multifaceted and intellectually stimulating position in a dynamic, cooperative and
innovative work environment? Then LRZ is the place to be for you! Here at LRZ a collegial, appreciative
work environment meets an international crowd of experts who work together to advance IT services for
ground-breaking research. We offer flexible work schemes for an optimal work-life balance. Our staff
values their creative leeway. As an institute of the Bavarian Academy of Science and Humanities we
offer all the benefits of public service. And of course, no wishes remain unfulfilled at the LRZ in terms of
technical equipment. We share experiences, constantly review and improve our processes, and are
proud that our service-quality and data-security are regularly certified and rated highly.
We actively promote diversity and welcome applications from talented individuals, regardless of cultural
background, nationality, ethnicity, gender and sexual identity, physical abilities, religion and age. We
give priority to applications from people with disabilities who are equally qualified (SGB IX).

THE LRZ IN A NUTSHELL:

Since 1962, Bavarian universities and research institutions have relied on
the IT expertise of the Leibniz Supercomputing Centre of the Bavarian
Academy of Sciences and Humanities. When it comes to the digital
transformation of science, we are traditionally ahead of the game.
We are looking forward to receiving your complete application documents (including cover letter, CV
and certificates) in a single PDF file via e-mail (other file types are not accepted) by latest 06.05.2024:
E-Mail: jobs@lrz.de
Subject: Parallel Programming Environments (2024/21)
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• Installation, quality and performance verification of communication and message-passing

libraries (MPI, Global Arrays, OpenShmem, OpenCoarrays etc.) on the LRZ HPC systems.

• Setting up tools, workflows and further development of a test suite for analysing, isolating and

classifying performance and functional problems of the communication layer of the above-

mentioned libraries.

• Support in the development of containerised solutions for parallel HPC applications.
• Error tracking for identified software problems (via manufacturer ticket systems).
• Improving the integration of the communication libraries with the SLURM stack processing

system used at the LRZ.

• Ensuring the service quality of the parallel programming environment (especially after system

maintenance).

• Preparation of the software environment for SuperMUC-NG Phase 2 with special

consideration of the accelerator architecture used there.