HPC Systems Engineer

Job title: HPC Systems Engineer

About the Role ExxonMobil is seeking an HPC Systems Engineer to design, implement, and operate a performant, reliable, and secure High-Performance Computing (HPC) environment. You will work within a team to develop and maintain HPC systems that enable global analytics and engineering workloads across our Upstream, Product Solutions and Low Carbon initiatives.

What You'll Do

• Establish strategies for overall support of the HPC system.
• Evaluate new hardware and software and assess benefits/impacts.
• Perform hardware maintenance and software installations/upgrades (OS and applications).
• Monitor system performance and health; manage data in the environment.
• Provide user support to resolve problems and enable effective system use.
• Collaborate with business customers and globally distributed technical teams across time zones.
• Engage with vendors for problem resolution and roadmaps for evaluations.
• Foster a collaborative, cross-organizational work environment and maintain contacts to execute work.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field (or equivalent).
• At least 3 years of hands-on Linux experience (RHEL/CentOS) and production infrastructure support (networking, storage, monitoring, compute, installation, configuration, maintenance, upgrades).
• Experience in system administration and technical support (installation, configuration, maintenance, upgrade, retirement, problem resolution).
• Experience with HPC technologies (Lustre/GPFS), high-speed interconnects (Infiniband/Omni-Path), and HPC batch schedulers (PBSPro/SLURM).
• Proficiency in technical writing and documentation; strong data center operations knowledge (networking, cooling, power).
• Strong teamwork, self-motivation, and excellent technical, analytical, and communication skills.

Nice to Have

• IT skills in infrastructure and applications; experience supporting large-scale production environments.
• Experience implementing changes and security controls in a global framework.
• Knowledge of installing/compiling vendor and open-source software.
• Experience deploying and supporting applications/infrastructure in major cloud environments.
• Willingness to relocate to Bengaluru and work the 1:30 PM–10:30 PM IST shift.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package.
• Medical plans, maternity leave, life, and AD&D benefits.
• Retirement benefits; global networking and cross-functional opportunities.
• Annual vacations and holidays; day care assistance; training and development programs.
• Tuition assistance; workplace flexibility; relocation assistance; transportation facility.
• Benefits subject to eligibility and changes over time.