HPC Software Engineer

Job Title: HPC Software Engineer – Application Porting (Contract)

Rate: Up to $810 per day

Duration: 2-3 months

Location: Sydney CBD (1-2 days onsite per week, hybrid)

About the Role

A leading global technology consultancy is seeking an experienced HPC Software Engineer for a short-term contract (2-3 months) to support a major High Performance Computing (HPC) migration project.

You will be responsible for porting application workloads from a primary HPC environment to a Disaster Recovery (DR) HPC system. The focus will be on ensuring all nominated applications are successfully migrated with minimal performance impact – no rewriting of application code is expected.

Key Responsibilities

• Port existing HPC applications to the DR HPC environment, ensuring execution performance does not exceed the primary system by more than 5%
• Perform minor enhancements or maintenance modifications as required
• Package and distribute applications/software across all environments in line with customer policies
• Utilise industry-leading HPC tools, including Intel OneAPO, Cray Programming Environment, Arm Forge (DDT & MAP), standards-compliant compilers (Fortran, C, C++, Python) with OpenMP and OpenACC, and an HPC-appropriate MPI library
• Promote code branches in GitLab for Fortran or IDL projects

Essential Skills & Experience

• Proficiency in Fortran and C (Python and shell scripting highly desirable)
• Familiarity with version control systems such as GitLab or GitHub
• Experience using conda for environment and package management
• Parallel programming expertise using MPI and OpenMP frameworks

Nice to Have

• Experience in HPC application porting or optimisation
• Exposure to scientific, modelling, or weather simulation workloads

Example Workloads to be Ported

NAS, Access G4/GE4, Access C4/CE4, Auswave, Adept, TC-BC, JIP Wave, Fire Weather, Storm Surge Tide, Fuzzy Fog, Ocean Analysis, Ocean, Steps, Improved, OceanMaps, AWRA, Access S2, Calibrated Thunder, ACC2ARL, AQFX.

Contract Details

• Duration: 2-3 months
• Rate: Up to $810 per day
• Location: Sydney CBD (1-2 days onsite per week, remainder remote)

If you’re an HPC software specialist with strong Fortran/C skills and experience in scientific or engineering application workloads, we’d like to hear from you. Apply now to be part of a high-impact project with a leading global technology consultancy.