Grid Operations Architect
Core
Architect and scale a global high-performance computing grid infrastructure supporting 3,000+ engineers in chip design, verification, and validation.
Role type
Senior IC infrastructure architect (HPC/Grid Computing)
Builds
Globally distributed HPC grids, scheduling platforms, and automation tooling for EDA workloads
Domain
Semiconductor/EDA industry + High-Performance Computing
Deliverable
infrastructure
Required skills
HPC grid architecture, scheduler consolidation strategy, capacity planning, hybrid cloud burst design, automation engineering, observability stack design, AI-assisted operations, disaster recovery planning
Preferred skills
Experience with Altair Grid Engine/Accelerator, SLURM, IBM LSF, Python, Infrastructure-as-Code, GitLab CI/CD, Elastic Stack, ServiceNow
Technologies
Altair Grid Engine, Altair Accelerator, IBM LSF, SLURM, NavOps, Elastic Stack, Grafana, Power BI, ServiceNow, Python, GitLab CI/CD
Responsibilities
Own multiyear roadmap for scaling grid capacity from 263K to 1M+ cores; Design phased migration from Altair Grid Engine to Accelerator; Architect hybrid and cloud burst strategies; Lead capacity planning and forecasting models; Establish architectural standards and governance; Mentor grid administrators and operations engineers.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic planning