Job Description

Ansys is the global leader in engineering simulation. We empower the world\'s most innovative companies to deliver transformational products to their customers. By offering the best and broadest portfolio of engineering simulation software solutions, we help our customers solve the most complex design challenges and engineer products limited only by imagination. Whether you are a software developer, product engineer, sales team member, or part of our corporate team, at Ansys we know that by embracing what makes us each unique, we become collectively better.

SUMMARY

Provide leadership and management for the IT HPC (High Performance Compute) services for internal use.

This role is responsible for developing and maintaining HPC services, staff, users, and vendor relationships. Internal HPC services are critical for Ansys\'s product development process, testing, benchmarking, and professional services. The HPC services currently include on-prem cluster provisioning, support, and maintenance as well as Cloud service offering from various public cloud providers utilizing cloud vendor specific products like Azure CycleCloud and AWS ParallelCluster.

Duties across these functions include but are not limited to project management, staffing decisions, mentoring team members, budgeting, customer relationship management, vendor relationship management, service management, and support.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Plan and implement new systems and infrastructure related to HPC including Cloud Migration plans
• Be responsible to maintain operational performance of assigned IT systems including day to day operations, patches and systems health
• Provide metrics on team and system performance including systems availability and utilization
• Understand user needs and develop HPC strategy to meet changing demands include for example GPU-based HPC
• Perform financial analysis on operating and capital expense for assigned systems
• Maintain CMDB items to the extent necessary to support functional duties
• Ensure team-related activities are completed in accordance with customer SLAs and to corporate quality standards
• Work closely with other IT and BU groups by eliciting requirements, monitoring, tracking and reporting progress on projects
• Engage with third-party vendors to establish requirements, training needs and support
• Mentor and grow a high-performance team focused on providing high-quality support
• Manage within a budget and provide cost information to finance representatives as appropriate

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor\'s degree in business, software engineering, computer science, or related field
• A minimum of 7 years overall related experience in managing a team, planning, supporting hardware and software systems, and working with third-party vendors
• A minimum of 5 years\' experience in project management and/or team leadership and/or management
• Demonstrated ability to lead a team of technical specialists and to mentor their career growth, excellent coaching skills and ability to motivate
• Excellent knowledge of systems and practices related to HPC
• Experience managing production systems
• Experience with colocation providers and cloud
• Strong organizational, leadership, decision-making, and communication skills
• Ability to take initiative, behave with integrity, and respond maturely to direction
• Strong written and interpersonal communication skills

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master\'s Degree is preferred
• Understanding and knowledge of database systems and/or Business Intelligence systems preferred
• Understanding and knowledge of HPC schedulers such as SLURM, UGE, or other HPC Scheduling software
• Experience managing remote staff across multiple time zones
• Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and communication skills (written/oral).
• Ability to lead, assess, and review enterprise IT requirements and solutions that align to business needs
• Ability to communicate with both Business and IT stakeholders
• Ability to take on projects with minimal supervision and work under minimal supervision

ALIGNING YOUR VALUES TO OUR SOLUTIONS
At Ansys, our diverse, collaborative teams give us the strength and insight to solve the world\'s most challenging engineering problems. Our ONE Ansys culture has at its core:

• Customer Focus
• Results and Accountability
• Innovation
• Transparency and Integrity
• Mastery
• Inclusiveness
• Sense of Urgency
• Collaboration and Teamwork

ENGINEERING YOUR CAREER AT ANSYS
At Ansys, you will find yourself among the sharpest minds and most visionary leaders across the globe. Collectively we strive to change the world with innovative technology and transformational solutions. With a prestigious reputation in servicing well-known, world-class companies, standards at Ansys are high - met by those willing to rise to the occasion and meet those challenges head-on. At Ansys, it\'s about the learning, the discovery and the collaboration. It\'s about the "what\'s next" as much as the "mission accomplished." And it\'s about the melding of disciplined intellect with strategic direction and results that have, can and do impact real people in real ways. All this is forged within a working environment built on respect, autonomy and ethics.

At Ansys, you will find yourself among those eager to drive the world towards the next best thing with hands planted firmly on the wheel. Our team is passionate about pushing the limits of world-class simulation technology, empowering our customers to turn their design concepts into successful, innovative products faster and at lower cost. As a measure of our success in attaining these goals, Ansys has been recognized as one of the world\'s most innovative companies by prestigious publications such as Bloomberg Businessweek and FORTUNE magazines.

Ansys is an S&P 500 company and a member of the NASDAQ-100. We are proud to have been recognized for the following awards: Bay Area Best Places to Work, a Pillar World Awards Gold Winner, Fast Company Best Places to Work for Innovators, a Gold Stevie Award for Great Employers, the FORTUNE Future 50, a DCA Silver Winner, an R&D100 Finalist, a 20% by 2020 Women on Boards winner, a 2020 Pittsburgh Tech 50 - finalist, and America\'s Most Responsible Companies.

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We are committed to creating a culture of inclusion and belonging where everyone thrives as ONE Ansys team.

Ansys is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.

Ansys does not accept unsolicited referrals for vacancies, and any unsolicited referral will become the property of Ansys. Upon hire, no fee will be owed to the agency, person, or entity.

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