HPC Systems Administrator (Hardware & Infrastructure Operations)

Stanford University · Stanford, CA, United States

Location
Stanford
Job Type
Full-time
Posted
July 08, 2026

Job Description

**Job Description**

The Sherlock HPC cluster is the flagship of Stanford’s research computing environment, supporting thousands of users and a massive variety of scientific workloads. We are looking for an **HPC Systems Administrator** who thrives at the intersection of high-density hardware and Linux systems engineering.

In this role, you will be the primary steward of the physical infrastructure on Sherlock and other platforms. You will ensure that our 1,500+ compute nodes, high-density GPU racks, and petabyte-scale storage arrays are meticulously maintained, expertly tuned, and highly available.

**Why Stanford?**

You won't just be swapping parts; you will be managing the physical backbone of a world-class research environment. From debugging errors on NVIDIA H200s to optimizing InfiniBand cabling for our Lustre scratch tiers, your work is the foundation upon which Nobel-caliber research is built.

**Primary Responsibilities**

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