Deputy Group Leader - HPC Environments Group; R&D Manager

What You Will Do

The High Performance Computing (HPC) Division provides production HPC and AI capabilities to Los Alamos National Laboratory. Our work spans acquisition, development, and production readiness of HPC and AI platforms, to the maintenance and operation of these systems and their facilities. We manage the network, parallel file systems, storage, and visualization infrastructure that support the Laboratory's national security mission.

The HPC Environments Group (HPC-ENV) is a team of 30+ staff members that ensures internal and external customers can effectively accomplish their extreme‑scale science goals on LANL's supercomputers, including AI/ML workflows. We provide direct customer support, manage the software environment, handle workload scheduling, and work closely with DOE HPC applications to ensure readiness on current and future systems.

As Deputy Group Leader, you'll be a key member of the ENV and HPC leadership team supporting strategic direction, providing technical oversight, and managing group operations. This position is approximately 50% management and 50% active technical work.

• Support strategic direction and provide oversight on technical initiatives
• Coordinate communication across organizational boundaries to deliver quality customer service
• Develop and foster cross‑organizational relationships

• Participate in budgeting, forecasting, and financial management
• Lead capabilities and staff development, succession planning, and performance management
• Build effective teams and ensure a safe, secure workplace

• Engage in active and funded programmatic technical work (~50% of role)

• Key contributor on cross‑functional HPC production or R&D teams
• Experience developing and executing vision, strategic plans, and goals
• Ability to influence stakeholders and gain acceptance in sensitive situations
• Exposure to management responsibilities such as budgets, projects, and/or staff

• Leadership‑level knowledge and experience in at least one area:
  • HPC/AI computing environments consulting
  • Workload management and scheduling
  • Programming and runtime environments
  • Porting and optimizing HPC applications
  • Data analytics and/or AI application support
  • Computing hardware and operating systems
  • Network infrastructure and technology

• Demonstrated ability to work with technical and non‑technical staff to achieve organizational goals
• Strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills
• Record of developing successful cross‑organizational teams

Position requires a Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution and 5 years related experience; or, an equivalent combination of education and experience directly related to the occupation.

• Advanced knowledge of governmental policies (personnel, budget, safety/security)
• Experience with large‑scale simulation or AI deployment
• Familiarity with DOE computing environment
• Active DOE Q clearance desired or clear ability to obtain. This typically requires U.S. citizenship. Experience working in a classified computing environment.

This position will be located in Los Alamos, NM, with the potential for a hybrid work arrangement (partially onsite/partially offsite) from a location within 2 hours ground commute of this location. Reporting onsite will be periodically required. Hybrid is at the discretion of management and can change at any time with appropriate notice.

Regular appointment employees are required to serve a period of continuous service in their current position in order to be eligible to apply for posted jobs throughout the Laboratory. If an employee has not served the time required, they may only apply for Laboratory jobs with the documented approval of their Division Leader. The position commitment for this position is 1 year.

Submit resume with cover letter addressing how your knowledge, skills, and abilities meet the minimum requirements.

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