HPC Systems Administrator (AI Infrastructure) - Hunter Bond

Job Title: HPC Systems Administrator (AI Infrastructure)

Client: Elite Technology Firm

Salary: Up to $300k CAD Base + Exceptional Bonus

Location: Montreal (Hybrid)

Sells:

• Build and scale one of the most advanced AI research computing environments in the industry.
• Huge technical ownership, exceptional resources, a genuinely collaborative culture, and stunning Montreal offices with hybrid working
• Best benefits in the industry

An Elite Technology Firm is expanding its AI infrastructure team and looking for exceptional Systems Engineers who thrive on solving complex problems across large-scale Linux environments.

Role

• Building out a large-scale Linux-based AI research compute environment with an unlimited budget Working on performance and availability issues across distributed systems
• Optimising high-performance storage platforms
• Work closely with developers and researchers to improve system performance
• Design and implement next-generation compute and storage infrastructure
• Working with a DevOps mindset

Skills

• Strong Linux/HPC Engineering background with a DevOps mindset
• Experience with distributed resource management systems (Kubernetes, Slurm etc.)
• Experience with high-performance storage technologies (Lustre, Weka, GPFS, Ceph, VAST etc.)
• Strong scripting ability, ideally Python
• Experience working on LLM/AI Infrastructure
• They're looking for someone passionate about tech in and outside of work

Sells

• Flexible hours/work options
• The chance to work with the most cutting-edge technology in the Industry
• Technologists only report to technologists
• Techies treated as top commodity so ‘spoiled’
• Small team size in a growing company so an ability to make a significant impact
• Constantly exciting greenfield projects in an ever-evolving environment
• No red tape
• Beautiful offices