High Performance Computing System Administrator

Career Area:
Technology, Digital and Data
Job Description:
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Job Summary:
Caterpillar Virtual Product Development (VPD) Systems & Platforms team lives at the intersection of engineering and information technology. One of the team's major responsibilities is enterprise ownership of High-Performance Computing (HPC) capability for engineering modeling and simulation. The HPC operations team has an opening for an engineer who will be responsible for HPC System administration of On-Premise and Cloud-based Linux computing technical infrastructure. This role is part of a global distributed team that shares responsibility for achieving excellence in its operational metrics for performance, availability, and user support.
What You Will Do:

• Configuration, deployment, and maintenance of the Linux Cluster Hardware and HPC Software applications suite, associated Storage, and network infrastructure. Administration of the teams Hosting and management systems that enables the HPC.
• Provide technical support and troubleshooting for end users' issues related to HPC hardware and Solver software applications, evaluate, and perform job performance and application testing.
• Work on HPC Operational and Strategic Projects efforts, participate in User Group Forums
• Ensure compliance to enterprise IT security and technology controls
• Evaluation and implementation of new tools and methods for improved operations and service delivery

What You Will Have:

• Problem Solving: Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.
• Application Design, Architecture: Knowledge of basic activities and deliverables of application design; ability to utilize application design methodologies, tools and techniques to convert business requirements and logical models into a technical application design.
• System and Technology Integration: Knowledge of the features and facilities of systems; ability to integrate and communicate among applications, databases and technology platforms.
• System Testing: Knowledge of system and software testing; ability to design, plan and execute system testing strategies and tactics to ensure the quality of software at all stages of the system life cycle.

Top Candidates will also have

• Typically 2+ years' experience in administration of heterogeneous IT compute and storage infrastructure
• Extensive knowledge of Linux operating systems
• Strong Scripting capability in one or more languages - Python, powershell, shell/bash,etc, Azure/Gitlab Dev-ops CICD pipelines
• Knowledge of TCP/IP fundamentals
• Demonstrated experience and relevant certifications with cloud-based computing resource deployment (Azure, AWS).
• Working knowledge of distributed/parallel file systems and storage appliances (Isilon, Netapp, Qumulo, etc)
• Experience with HPC deployment and middleware technologies (Bright Cluster manager, Altair PBS Pro, SLURM, Torque MOAB)

Additional Details:

• This position requires the candidate to work full-time at the Mossville, IL office.
• Domestic relocation assistance is available for this position.
• Visa sponsorship is NOT available with this position.

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Summary Pay Range:
$89,210.00 - $133,810.00
Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.
Benefits:
Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits.

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits*
• Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)*
• 401(k) savings plans*
• Health Savings Account (HSA)*
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*
• Health Lifestyle Programs*
• Employee Assistance Program*
• Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*
• Career Development*
• Incentive bonus*
• Disability benefits
• Life Insurance
• Parental leave
• Adoption benefits
• Tuition Reimbursement

* These benefits also apply to part-time employees
This position requires working onsite five days a week.
Relocation is available for this position.
Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position. This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as, H, L, TN, F, J, E, O. As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S which can be found through our employment website at www.caterpillar.com/careers.
Posting Dates:
January 21, 2026 - February 2, 2026
Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.
Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.
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