Ai Application Support Specialist

Organisation/Company: BARCELONA SUPERCOMPUTING CENTER
Department: Operations
Research Field: Computer science » Computer systems
Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1), Recognised Researcher (R2)
Positions: Research Support Positions
Country: Spain
Application Deadline: 30 Sep 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Madrid)
Type of Contract: Temporary
Job Status: Full-time
Hours Per Week: 37.5
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme
Reference Number: 606_24_OP_US_ASS
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer Description Context And Mission
Are you passionate about technology, Linux systems, Artificial intelligence trends, and high-performance computing? Do you want to be part of a leading supercomputing center in Europe? Look no further The Barcelona Supercomputing Center - Centro Nacional de Supercomputación (BSC-CNS) is seeking a talented individual to join our Operations Department as a User Support specialist on AI projects.
Supercomputers are essential for tackling the most challenging and complex scientific and technological problems. Beyond simulations, they now enable the use of neural networks and large language models to address engineering challenges, empowering companies to achieve their goals through AI technologies. This position will be part of the operations department within the User Support team. The team will focus on supporting AI applications for key projects utilizing BSC resources, including performance optimization, code porting, specialized AI tutoring, and enhancing the scalability and performance of models.
BSC hosts one of the biggest supercomputers in Europe within the framework of EUROHPC-JU. The pre-exascale machine at BSC, named MareNostrum 5, delivers a sustained performance of 205 PFlops, with over 180 PFlops powered by the latest NVIDIA technology using H100 GPUs. The HPC support team plays a crucial role in optimizing the use of this machine and assisting key projects with their daily operations.
The funding for these actions/fellowships and contracts comes from the European Union Recovery and Resilience Facility - Next Generation, within the framework of the General Invitation by the public business entity Red.es to participate in the talent attraction and retention programs within Investment 4 of Component 19 of the Recovery, Transformation, and Resilience Plan.
For more information, please check: BSC Career Opportunities
Key Duties Optimize and adapt scientific application codes to new pre-exascale architectures and systems, focusing on AI applications and technologies.
Improve the performance of existing AI environments, enhancing serial efficiency and scalability, modifying code as necessary, or assisting developers with required modifications.
Choose and adapt algorithms and/or library routines to improve applications for specific computer architectures (accelerators, new programming models, etc.).
Provide consultancy to scientists on AI solutions that can enhance their research.
Generate performance analysis and benchmarks for selected applications and report results to application developers.
Collaborate with other functional groups at European and International levels on technical matters related to supporting AI scientific application work.
Minimum Requirements A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline with a focus on Artificial Intelligence at a technical level is required. A Master's degree in a related field is desirable.
Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience:
Experience working with AI models and running them in parallel in HPC systems.
Experience using performance analysis tools and parallel debuggers for GPUs.
Experience supporting and collaborating with external partners.
Good understanding of the Linux environment and Shell scripting.
Experience working with Parallel programming codes (MPI and OpenMP) and batch systems like SLURM as a user.
At least 2 years of experience in a similar position working with AI solutions.
Additional Knowledge and Professional Experience:
Experience in managing big and collaborative projects and experience with git and SVN.
Experience porting codes to accelerators specifically NVIDIA GPUs.
A thorough understanding of high-performance computing architectures.
Experience porting and optimizing applications on UNIX-based systems, experience in Fortran, C, MPI, OpenMP, and parallel methods.
Competences:
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to work within a team to complete tasks on schedule.
Analytical problem-solving ability.
Additional Information The position will be located at BSC within the Operations Department.
We offer a full-time contract (37.5h/week), a good working environment, a highly stimulating environment with state-of-the-art infrastructure, flexible working hours, extensive training plan, restaurant tickets, private health insurance.
Duration: 4 years.
Holidays: 23 paid vacation days plus 24th and 31st of December per our collective agreement.
Additional Expenses Grant: Each fellowship will be associated with a grant for additional expenses, such as IT equipment, travel, training, stays, etc.
Starting date: asap - the incorporation for this vacancy must be before the 16th of December 2024.
Selection Process All applications must be submitted via the BSC website and contain:
A cover/motivation letter with a statement of interest in English, clearly specifying for which specific area and topics the applicant wishes to be considered. Additionally, two references for further contacts must be included. Applications without this document will not be considered.
Development of the Recruitment Process
The selection will be carried out through a competitive examination system ('Concurso-Oposición'). The recruitment process consists of two phases:
Curriculum Analysis: Evaluation of previous experience and/or scientific history, degree, training, and other professional information relevant to the position. - 40 points
Interview phase: The highest-rated candidates at the curriculum level will be invited to the interview phase, conducted by the corresponding department and Human Resources. In this phase, technical competencies, knowledge, skills, and professional experience related to the position, as well as the required personal competencies, will be evaluated. - 60 points. A minimum of 30 points out of 60 must be obtained to be eligible for the position.
The recruitment panel will be composed of at least three people, ensuring at least 25% representation of women.
In accordance with OTM-R principles, a gender-balanced recruitment panel is formed for each vacancy at the beginning of the process. After reviewing the content of the applications, the panel will begin the interviews, with at least one technical and one administrative interview. At a minimum, a personality questionnaire as well as a technical exercise will be conducted during the process.
The panel will make a final decision, and all individuals who participated in the interview phase will receive feedback with details on the acceptance or rejection of their profile.
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