Lead Cloud HPC Engineer
First seen by Alion on Sep 30, 2026.
Job Role : Lead Cloud HPC Engineer.
The Opportunity :
Can you build and command a cloud supercomputer? Are you interested in running one of the largest high-performance computing grids in the financial industry? We are looking for an expert to orchestrate trillions of calculations across thousands of cloud cores to price the firm's entire trading book in minutes.
Key Responsibilities :
- Architect, build, and manage a massive-scale, distributed compute grid on public cloud platforms (AWS, GCP) for running financial pricing models.
- Design and implement the orchestration layer responsible for distributing millions of pricing tasks efficiently across hundreds of thousands of CPU/GPU cores.
- Deploy, manage, and version control a diverse library of quantitative pricing models, ensuring they run optimally in a distributed environment.
- Obsessively monitor and optimize the performance, cost, and resource utilization of the cloud grid, driving continuous efficiency improvements.
- Collaborate with quantitative development teams to seamlessly integrate new and updated pricing models into the production grid.
- Engineer the data logistics to ensure that the correct market data, trade data, and model configurations are available for every calculation at runtime.
- Ensure the pricing engine is highly available, resilient, and capable of meeting stringent recovery time objectives.
Technical Skills :
- Strong programming skills in languages common to high-performance computing, such as C++ and Python.
- Expert-level, hands-on experience with at least one major public cloud provider (AWS or GCP), including their batch processing, container, and serverless offerings.
- Deep expertise in containerization and orchestration technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Experience in designing, building, and running applications on massive-scale compute grids.
- Prior experience in a similar role within the financial industry (e.g., running large-scale Monte Carlo simulations, VaR calculations, or XVA pricing grids) is highly desirable.
- A strong background in distributed systems, performance tuning, and infrastructure-as-code principles.
- Exceptional problem-solving skills, with an ability to diagnose and resolve complex issues in a high-pressure, large-scale environment.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively with quantitative research, trading, and risk management teams.
Education :
- A degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
Skills
Cloud Services, AWS, C++, Python, Kubernetes, Docker, HPC, IAC Terraform, Monitoring Tools