Help bring research to life and drive your career forward with the National Research Council of Canada (NRC), Canada's largest research and technology organization.

We are looking for a high-performance computing (HPC) and application optimization technical advisor to be a member of our Research Platform Support team. The advisor would be someone who shares our core values of Integrity, Excellence, Respect and Creativity.

This position will be a member of our Research Platform Support team responsible for supporting NRC’s users on local and cloud HPC systems. The candidate will be responsible in supporting users on HPC systems above the operating system layer (e.g.: applications, container images, job scheduler). The successful candidate will also be responsible for maintaining and completing technical documentation of the services.

Screening Criteria

Applicants must demonstrate within the content of their application that they meet the following screening criteria in order to be given further consideration as candidates:

Education

A University degree or college diploma in a field related to the position, such as (but not limited to) Computer Science or Computer Engineering.

For information on certificates and diplomas issued abroad, please see Degree equivalency

Experience

• Significant is defined as 2 to 5 years of experience.
• Recent is defined as within the last five years.

Condition of Employment

Secret (II)

A Secret clearance must be obtained within 12 months of employment.

Language Requirements

English

Information on language requirements and self-assessment tests

Assessment Criteria

Candidates will be assessed on the basis of the following criteria:

Technical Competencies

Assets:

• Experience supporting scientific applications, languages and environments (e.g. CRAN-R, Ansys, OpenFOAM, Cobalt, etc);
• Experience with cloud computing platforms (e.g.: Azure, AWS);
• Experience with Azure container registry, Azure container instances, Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS) and Azure Batch Shipyard;
• Strong customer service skills;
• Experience with multiple scripting languages.

Behavioural Competencies

Competency Profile(s)

For this position, the NRC will evaluate candidates using the following competency profile: Technology Support

Relocation

Relocation assistance will be determined in accordance with the NRC's directives.

Compensation

From $89,548 to $112,660 per annum.

An incumbent occupying a position within the CS Group is currently entitled to receive a terminable allowance of $212 per month.

NRC employees enjoy a wide-range of competitive benefits including comprehensive health and dental plans, pension and insurance plans, vacation and other leave entitlements.

Notes

• A pre-qualified list may be established for similar positions for a one year period.
• Preference will be given to Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents of Canada. Please include citizenship information in your application.
• The incumbent must adhere to safe workplace practices at all times.
• We thank all those who apply, however only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.