HPC Storage Architect

The Company NorthMark Compute & Cloud (NMC²) is backed by dedicated leadership and investment, with a clear mission as it operates at the bleeding edge of technology. Its goal is to scale and enhance the high-performance computing (HPC) and cloud infrastructure that supports its clients' research, production, and delivery, enabling breakthroughs that shape the industries of tomorrow. Its engineers build critical infrastructure to eliminate friction in scientific research, simulations, analysis, and decision-making, accelerating discovery and driving faster innovation. The Position As an HPC Storage Solutions Architect, you will design, integrate, and optimize high-performance storage architectures that underpin HPC, AI/ML, and large-scale data-intensive workloads. You will act as a trusted advisor to customers, guiding them through the full solution lifecycle — from requirements discovery and workload analysis, through solution design, proof-of-concept, and deployment, to workflow optimization and long-term adoption. This is a customer-facing technical role with a focus on building scalable, resilient, and efficient storage systems. You will ensure that customer workloads — from simulation and AI training to data pipelines and scientific research — are matched with the right file systems, protocols, and architectures to deliver maximum performance. You will also collaborat [... source excerpt omitted ...] r partners, influencing both platform evolution and the adoption of emerging storage technologies. Responsibilities: Serve as the primary storage subject matter expert (SME) for customers deploying or scaling HPC environments. Partner with customers to capture workload storage requirements, performance objectives, and capacity planning needs. Design and document end-to-end storage architectures, including parallel/distributed file systems (e.g., Lustre, GPFS, Ceph, VAST), object storage, and tiered solutions. Lead proof-of-concept and benchmarking initiatives, validating performance, scalability, and resiliency of storage designs. Implement integration strategies across com [... source excerpt omitted ...] ine storage offerings and influence platform strategy. Partner with vendors (e.g., Dell, VAST, HPE, Rubrik) to integrate new features, evaluate emerging technologies, and provide customer-driven feedback into vendor roadmaps. Stay up to date with emerging storage technologies, protocols, and data management practices, providing future insight to customers on adoption strategies. Represent the team at customer workshops, technical reviews, and industry forums, building strong technical relationships. Requirements: Demonstrated experience in storage solution architecture, HPC storage engineering, or large-scale distributed storage design. Strong technical expertise in paralle