HPC Advisory IT Consultant

Lenovo is looking for a seasoned storage focused HPC Consultant to join its Global HPC Professional Services team. You will be part of a global HPC team supporting customers and deploying projects primarily in the EMEA region but on occasion worldwide. You will participate in weekly collaborative planning calls and meetings. You are expected to work effectively in providing onsite technical services in the areas of Lenovo Storage platforms, HPC & AI and solutions. You will be responsible for designing and implementing the HPC solution at customer sites with a strong focus on Storage technologies but additionally Network, Power and Cooling, OS, and cluster management. This role is open to Bulgaria, Germany, Romania and the United Kingdom. What You will do:

• Implement and deliver HPC Cluster, Storage, and AI solution services around Lenovo products
• Perform Solution optimization, migration, upgradation and recommend strategies
• Operate on-site (includes travel) or remotely
• Work collaboratively, complementary with the hardware sales team, technical sales (presales) team, and Business Partners and on a billable basis (customer-paid projects)
• Willingness to travel to client sites as required for project implementation and support
  
  Strong focus on Storage technology - design, deployment, and configuration
• Proven track record in Data Management including encryption, backup, and recovery in HPC environments. In-depth knowledge of HPC Storage Hardware
• Strong understanding of networking concepts and technologies relevant to HPC storage, including InfiniBand, Ethernet, and RDMA.
• Demonstrated ability to optimize storage performance including tuning and troubleshooting. Familiarity with security best practices to protect storage systems including encryption, access control, and compliance.
The job responsibilities also involve providing knowledge transfer, troubleshooting, resolving and advising on the mentioned infrastructure and technologies. You must possess strong customer interaction skills and ability to make technical decisions. Collaborate during projects with several organization verticals, partners, and customers. Develop training and knowledge base documentation for technical skills throughout career. You have experience with:
• HPC storage clustered/distributed/parallel filesystems and scale-out storage technologies for example GPFS, Lustre, Ceph, BeeGFS, WEKA.
• Storage migration methods and in-depth knowledge of DSS-G storage product. Automation and script deployment processes for repeatability and standardization.
• Ethernet, InfiniBand, and OPA network technologies
• Experience in Linux (i.e. Suse, RHEL & CentOS). Experience in HPC system troubleshooting and support. Knowledge of performing Storage benchmarks e.g. IO500; and Visio, Excel and PowerPoint
  
  Why Work at Lenovo
We are Lenovo. We do what we say. We own what we do. We WOW our customers. Lenovo is a US$57 billion revenue global technology powerhouse, ranked #248 in the Fortune Global 500, and serving millions of customers every day in 180 markets. Focused on a bold vision to deliver Smarter Technology for All, Lenovo has built on its success as the world's largest PC company with a full-stack portfolio of AI-enabled, AI-ready, and AI-optimized devices (PCs, workstations, smartphones, tablets), infrastructure (server, storage, edge, high performance computing and software defined infrastructure), software, solutions, and services. Lenovo's continued investment in world-changing innovation is building a more equitable, trustworthy, and smarter future for everyone, everywhere. Lenovo is listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange under Lenovo Group Limited (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY). This transformation together with Lenovo's world-changing innovation is building a more inclusive, trustworthy, and smarter future for everyone, everywhere. To find out more visit www.lenovo.com, and read about the latest news via our StoryHub (https://news.lenovo.com/) . Description and Requirements Lenovo is the Number 1 Supercomputing provider in the world measured by Top 500 entries, and we keep going. Our Global HPC Professional services team is dedicated to fostering an environment that encourages entrepreneurism and ownership - a workplace where your talents can be challenged, and your efforts recognized and rewarded.


• A multitude of professional and personal opportunities.
• An open and stimulating environment within one of the most forward-thinking IT companies.
• Flat structures and fast decision-making processes and an international team with a high focus on Diversity.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any federal, state, or local protected class.