Hpc Architect - Geneve, Schweiz - EPFL

EPFL

Geprüftes Unternehmen

Geneve, Schweiz

vor 2 Wochen

Geschrieben von:

Lena Schneider

beBee Recruiter

Beschreibung

EPFL, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, is one of the most dynamic university campuses in Europe and ranks among the top 20 universities worldwide.

The EPFL employs more than 6,000 people supporting the three main missions of the institutions:
education, research and innovation.

The EPFL campus offers an exceptional working environment at the heart of a community of more than 16,000 people, including over 12,000 students and 4,000 researchers from more than 120 different countries.

HPC Architect (W/M):

Your mission:

The aim of the EPFL Blue Brain Project (BBP), a Swiss brain research initiative founded and directed by Professor Henry Markram, is to establish simulation neuroscience as a complementary approach alongside experimental, theoretical and clinical neuroscience to understanding the brain, by building the world's first biologically detailed digital reconstructions and simulations of the mouse brain.

Main duties and responsibilities include:

Lead architectural design of future HPC and cloud solutions for BBP software stack
Lead and coordinate the cellular simulator design & development with the team and the collaborators
Explore emerging hardware platforms to efficiently run software toolchains of BBP
Lead roadmap planning and implementation with the team to achieve the desired goals periodically
Participate in technical meetings across the organisation for cellular toolchain and transitioning towards future HPCcloud technologies
Lead discussions with technology partners for transitioning towards cloud and setup new collaborations
Participate in the writing of scientific articles, technical reports and other documents
Participate in and lead meetings within the group and the section
Mentor junior team members in their technical work

Your profile:

Master's degree or higher in High Performance Computing or a related field
Professional experience in C++/Python Software development, testing, release, compilation, debugging, and documentation.
Experience in Linuxbased system administration.
Strong knowledge of objectoriented, parallel, and distributed programming.
Experience in software development on supercomputers and distributed systems.
Involvement in Open Source communities, interests in Software development, compilation and packaging.
Qualitydriven work ethics.
Good team player and fluent English in speech and writing.

We offer:

A worldrecognized leader in simulationbased research in neuroscience
A dynamic, multidisciplinary, international and collaborative working environment committed to benefitting the global community
A modern working environment, based at the Biotech Campus in Geneva Sécheron