Lenovo

Position Description:

Lenovo is seeking an experienced High-Performance Computing (HPC) Solutions Architect who will play a key role in supporting the development and deployment of HPC-related service offerings, including Professional and Managed Services.

The chosen candidate will be part of Lenovo Solutions & Services Group (SSG) as a member of the Center of Excellence team, driving service offering design and definition for our Professional Services, Managed Services, and TruScale Services businesses.

• This role is primarily internal but includes some customer-facing work.

• This is a remote-only role.

In this role you will:

• Support the development and delivery of HPC service offerings for enterprise, research, and government customers.

• Work with leading enterprises, research institutions, and cloud providers to integrate customer and market requirements into service offerings and technology roadmaps.

• Architect full-stack HPC infrastructure solutions, including compute, networking, storage, security, and workload management components, to support high-performance computing workloads.

• Demonstrate expertise in HPC technologies, including cluster computing, high-speed interconnects (InfiniBand, Ethernet), parallel file systems (Lustre, GPFS), and workload orchestration tools (Slurm, PBS, LSF).

• Leverage experience with on-premises, hybrid, and cloud-based HPC environments, optimizing workload placement and performance.

• Work across internal teams, divisions, and external partners to develop and deliver innovative HPC solutions that drive business and research advancements.

• Demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present solutions to customers, internal stakeholders, and partners.

• Drive strategic relationships with HPC enterprises, research institutions, cloud service providers (CSPs), and technology partners.

• Act as the technical lead for HPC-based infrastructure solutions, collaborating with the HPC Practice leader throughout the service offering lifecycle, including:

o Assisting in the creation of new service offerings, from concept development to implementation guidance.

o Leading initial implementations alongside Technical Consultants.

• Deliver presentations in support of:

o Offering development and go-to-market strategies.

o Field enablement and training initiatives.

o Service delivery execution.

• Assist in documentation of project requirements, statements of work, and service descriptions.

• Collaborate with business partners to enhance solution capabilities and integration.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree, MBA, or equivalent experience required.

• 7+ years of experience architecting and deploying enterprise HPC solutions.

• Minimum of 5+ years of experience working with at least one cloud platform (VMware, AWS, Azure, GCP) or on-premises HPC clusters.

• Proven expertise in designing, developing, and delivering large-scale HPC platforms and solutions.

• Experience implementing high-availability, high-performance computing architectures with defined scalability and fault-tolerance objectives.

• Strong background in HPC system design, workload scheduling, parallel computing, and data-intensive computing frameworks.

• Hands-on experience with automation tools such as Terraform, Ansible, and SaltStack for HPC environments.

• Certification in HPC technologies or cloud-based HPC solutions preferred.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience developing infrastructure strategy and reference architectures for HPC deployments.

• Hands-on expertise in HPC hardware, software, and cloud-native architectures for scientific computing and AI workloads.

• Experience designing and implementing highly available, secure, and scalable HPC solutions.

• Strong scripting/programming skills (Python, Bash, C, MPI, OpenMP) for automation and performance tuning.

• Deep knowledge of high-speed networking (RDMA, InfiniBand), distributed storage, and parallel computing models.

• Experience with monitoring, observability, and performance optimization for HPC clusters.

• Expertise in defining and delivering HPC migration, implementation, operations, and optimization initiatives.

• Industry knowledge in key HPC-driven sectors such as scientific research, healthcare, financial modeling, and engineering simulations.

• Experience in systems integration and managing direct/channel sales engagements.

• Strong understanding of HPC containerization, workflow management, and cloud-bursting strategies.

• Demonstrated ability to present technical solutions and recommendations to customers, engineering teams, and leadership.

• Experience in a customer-facing HPC services environment, providing professional and managed services.

• TOGAF 9 Certified or equivalent architecture framework certification preferred.