HPC Web Engineer

The Scientific Computing and Data Analysis (SCDA) section, under the Research Support Division (RSD), promotes the effective use of High-Performance Computing (HPC) in OIST research environment. The SCDA manages OIST scientific computing resources and services to support computationally intensive research studies, ranging from bioinformatics to computational physics. 

The HPC Web engineer will contribute to enhancing the usage and support of OIST’s HPC and scientific computing services. Under the direction of the SCDA Leader, the section member will be involved in the design, development, and maintenance of software and tools for OIST computing resources and services, as well as general systems administration and programming tasks. 

(Required)

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as computer science, computer information systems etc., or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience 
• A least one year of experience in software or web portal development 
• Familiar with modern Web technologies 
• Familiar with version control tools such as Git (preferred), SVN, CVS, etc 
• Ability to read and write technical documents in English. 
• Good organization and communication skills, verbal and written, either in Japanese or in English 
• Ability to develop positive working relationships and a strong rapport with team members. 
• Ability to identify and resolve problems. 
• Ability to learn and apply new concepts, methods, and practices.