Senior Site Reliability Engineer, Unix

You are a hands-on Unix/Linux engineer who enjoys understanding how systems work and solving infrastructure problems at their root.

You will apply those skills to large-scale infrastructure supporting engineering teams globally. You will also have the opportunity to deepen your experience with HPC and grid computing environments, including workload management technologies such as IBM Spectrum LSF, Slurm, PBS Pro, and Grid Engine.

Responsibilities

• Administer and troubleshoot large-scale Unix/Linux environments supporting business-critical engineering workloads across global development teams
• Investigate production issues affecting system performance, availability, resource utilization, and engineering users
• Support HPC and grid computing infrastructure and develop your expertise with workload schedulers such as IBM Spectrum LSF, Slurm, PBS Pro, and Grid Engine
• Support infrastructure and development platforms including GitHub, GitLab, Perforce, and Artifactory
• Build automation, scripts, tools, and operational documentation that reduce repetitive work and improve reliability
• Monitor infrastructure health and performance and identify potential issues before they affect engineering productivity
• Participate in production support and an on-call rotation supporting globally distributed systems, including occasional evening, weekend, or early morning coverage
• Contribute to root cause analysis and implement corrective actions that reduce recurring infrastructure problems
• Work closely with experienced team members while progressively taking ownership of increasingly complex infrastructure

Requirements

• 5+ years of hands-on Unix/Linux system administration and troubleshooting experience in production environments
• Strong knowledge of Unix/Linux operating systems, including system administration, performance troubleshooting, system configuration, and production support
• Experience troubleshooting infrastructure issues across compute, storage, networking, processes, filesystems, system performance, and resource utilization
• Experience supporting production or business-critical infrastructure where system availability and performance matter
• Strong scripting and automation skills using Bash, Shell, Python, Perl, or similar technologies
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to methodically investigate unfamiliar technical issues
• Ability and motivation to quickly learn new infrastructure technologies and become productive in a complex engineering environment
• Good communication skills and the ability to collaborate with infrastructure teams, software engineers, and technical users
• Experience with HPC, grid computing, cluster computing, or engineering compute environments would be beneficial
• Exposure to workload management technologies such as IBM Spectrum LSF, Platform LSF, Slurm, PBS Pro, Grid Engine, or similar schedulers would be beneficial
• Experience with GitHub, GitLab, Perforce, Artifactory, infrastructure monitoring, configuration management, or related DevOps practices would be beneficial

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical and healthcare plans that work for you and your family
• Time away: company holidays, ETO, and FTO programs
• Family support: maternity and paternity leave, parenting resources, adoption and surrogacy assistance, and more
• ESPP: purchase Synopsys common stock at a 15% discount, with a 24-month look-back
• Retirement plans: save for your future with our retirement plans that vary by region and country
• Competitive salaries