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Principal HPC Network Engineer (remote in the US)

Mirantis · Remote, USA · Remote

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About Mirantis

Mirantis is the Kubernetes-native AI infrastructure company, enabling organizations to build and operate scalable, secure, and sovereign infrastructure for modern AI, machine learning, and data-intensive applications. Backed by Insight and Sapphire.

About the role

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior HPC Networking Engineer to design, deploy, manage, and troubleshoot high-performance networking environments. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in InfiniBand technologies, strong general networking knowledge, and hands-on experience with Fortinet solutions. You will play a critical role in ensuring the performance, reliability, and scalability of HPC infrastructure.

What they're looking for

  • 5+ years of experience in network engineering, with a focus on HPC or data center environments
  • Strong hands-on experience with InfiniBand technologies (e.g., Mellanox/NVIDIA)
  • Solid understanding of networking fundamentals: TCP/IP, routing protocols (BGP, OSPF), VLANs, QoS, and network design
  • Proven experience deploying and troubleshooting Fortinet solutions (FortiGate, FortiManager, VPNs, firewall policies)
  • Experience with network performance analysis and troubleshooting tools
  • Familiarity with Linux systems and scripting for automation (e.g., Bash, Python)
More about this role

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior HPC Networking Engineer to design, deploy, manage, and troubleshoot high-performance networking environments. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in InfiniBand technologies, strong general networking knowledge, and hands-on experience with Fortinet solutions. You will play a critical role in ensuring the performance, reliability, and scalability of HPC infrastructure.

Design, deploy, and maintain high-performance network infrastructures for HPC environments, with a strong focus on InfiniBand fabrics.

Troubleshoot complex network issues across InfiniBand and Ethernet environments, ensuring minimal downtime and optimal performance.

Manage and optimize InfiniBand components, including switches, HCAs, subnet managers, and fabric configurations.

Perform performance tuning, monitoring, and capacity planning for HPC networking systems.

Implement and maintain network security using Fortinet solutions (FortiGate, FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer).

Diagnose and resolve issues related to routing, switching, latency, and throughput across hybrid network environments.

Collaborate with compute, storage, and platform teams to support HPC workloads and...

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