Computational Scientist

Do IT Now is seeking a passionate and proactive Computational Scientist to join our team. Job functions include teaming with HPC support staff to answer user questions, solve technical problems and find solutions to challenging problems via ITSM, chat, virtual meetings, and email.

Tasks include, but they are not limited to, interactive issue troubleshooting, installing and tuning HPC applications, helping other researchers and engineers to develop and tune complex workflows, improving the efficiency, performance and scalability of their jobs, workflows, and scientific frameworks, developing and improving HPC software integrations, developing and improving automation pipelines, and documenting new implementations and resolutions in technical documentation.

You may also contribute to cutting-edge open source projects and participate in delivering training courses.

Core Values

Science Enablers – We are crucial in migrating workloads from desktop computers to HPC clusters and supercomputers. We work to bridge the gap between these two distant worlds by capacitating end users and upskilling them to bring their computational research to a world-class level.

Excellence – We strive for excellence in everything we do for our team members and clients. We are proud of our contributions and celebrate our client’s success as our own.

Empowering science with technology – We are a trusted partner that accelerates research and discovery thanks to our commitment to continuous innovation and the adoption of new technology.

Diversity and Inclusion – Our very talented team includes people with different mindsets, cultures, backgrounds, and experiences, making Do IT Now an inclusive company. Do IT Now embraces neurodiversity and is committed to an inclusive and respectful workplace where everyone is valued for their unique contribution. Our current team is from eight different countries and can speak ten other languages, but most importantly, we all speak science and tech no matter our background.

Gender equality – While we haven’t reached full gender equality yet, we see a new opportunity to get closer to that milestone in each hiring process. We are proud Women in HPC (WHPC) members and participate in activities to empower women in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics).

Job Requirements & Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in STEM or equivalent.

Eligible to live and/or work in NALA, with the ability to work in PST/PTD time zone working hours.

Excellent oral and written English skills.

Skills and Experience.

Required

• Minimum 5 years experience in Linux and HPC, cloud or AI environments

• Experience in Python, R and other scripting languages

• Experience with workload managers (Slurm, LSF, PBS, and others) and batch processing

• Experience with containers usage and deployment

• Knowledge git and CI/CD

• Fast learning and a strong interest in learning new technologies

• Engaged in helping users get the most out of HPC and cloud tools

• Strong teaching skills and innate abilities in diplomacy and tact

• Experience developing technical training and documentation

• Ability to work in multicultural and international team across different time zones

Desired

• Knowledge of EasyBuild and/or EESSI

• Knowledge of workflow managers (NextFlow, Snakemake)

• Experience in ElasticSearch, Grafana, or related monitoring software

• Experience with Kubernetes

• Experience with agentic AI

If you don’t have experience in one or any of the desired skills, we will provide you with the training and the resources required to achieve that knowledge.

Job Conditions

• We offer a permanent full-time position in a good working environment and a highly stimulating and challenging environment.

• Full-time remote office workplace based in NALA or available to work within PST/PDT business hours.

• Flexible working hours.

• We offer a competitive salary commensurate with the candidate’s qualifications and experience and according to the cost of living in the country.

• We offer outstanding resources for learning and building experience with new technologies, including internal development and testing clusters, access to an e-learning platform, internal training, and mentoring.

Contact

If you are interested, send an email to [email protected] with your updated CV, a short motivation letter, and the subject “EMEA-20261015”.