Abhay Kumar
Albuquerque,United States
Summary
Innovative HPC Hardware Engineer with a proven track record in designing, developing, and testing advanced hardware components. Expertise in troubleshooting complex technical issues and implementing strategic solutions that enhance system performance. Skilled in collaborating with diverse teams and clients, fostering a culture of continuous learning and adaptability to meet the demands of dynamic projects. Committed to driving innovation and excellence in all aspects of hardware engineering.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
HPC Hardware Engineer
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Sandia National Laboratory
08.2023 - Current
- Achieved 99.999% uptime targets while operating Eldorado and APU HPC clusters.
- Managed lifecycle of ROCM driver and firmware for compute fleets.
- Diagnosed issues related to APU hardware memory topology and Infinity Fabric firmware.
- Conducted troubleshooting of InfiniBand to maintain communication stability in distributed systems.
- Executed automated updates for provisioning, patching, and firmware across all clusters.
- Oversaw root cause investigations and confirmed effectiveness of hardware refreshes.
- Designed and validated hardware components for high-performance computing systems.
Cloud Operations Engineer I
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Seattle, United States
06.2022 - 06.2023
- Assisted customers with AWS Managed Services to enhance their operational efficiency.
- Independently diagnosed and identified solutions to resolve system issues.
- Responded to live chat rooms to answer and resolve customer queries, elevating customer satisfaction with immediate support.
- Employed user-focused approach to identify impracticalities hindering user experience.
- Stayed current on policies, procedures and standards to offer optimal support.
Linux System Administrator
Edgewater Federal Solutions, Inc.
Sandia National Laboratory
04.2021 - 06.2022
- Linux System Administrator supporting a team that designs, implements, maintains, and supports enterprise class systems.
- Maintaining over 5000+ systems and analyzing performance statistics to support tuning, automation, and optimization activities.
- Managed Linux server environments, ensuring optimal performance and uptime.
- Implemented system updates and patches to enhance security and stability.
- Automated routine tasks using shell scripting to increase efficiency.
- Monitored system performance, identifying and resolving issues proactively.
Linux System Administrator
Saic - Science Applications International
Sandia National Laboratory
07.2019 - 04.2021
- Linux System Administrator supporting a team that designs, implements, maintains, and supports enterprise class systems.
- Maintained over 5000 systems, analyzing performance statistics to support tuning, automation, and optimization for optimized system performance.
- Managed Linux servers by applying patches, maintaining security compliance, and resolving customer issues.
- Configured, operated, and maintained documentation for centralized and distributed physical and virtual Linux servers, ensuring comprehensive information availability.
- Provided technical expertise in system upgrades and process improvements, ensuring adherence to security requirements and enhancing infrastructure during customer projects.
- Maintaining corporate applications which support High Performance Computing.
IS3 Mac Tech Lead @ Sandia National Labortory
Belcan
Albuquerque, New Mexico
06.2018 - 07.2019
- As the Tier III Mac Technical lead, my role is to respond to service requests & incident management services, generated by the Service Desk & by customers.
- Functioned as primary contact for troubleshooting unresolved technical issues escalated from Tier I and II technicians, delivering timely resolutions.
- Resolve more complex issues escalated from the Service Desk & reported by the computing customer (Primarily on Mac OS, occasionally on Windows or Linux OS.)
- Delivered comprehensive desk side support and troubleshooting for Mac OS and software applications, enhancing user experience.
- Troubleshot and resolved user issues related to virtual desktops, improving accessibility and functionality for users.
- Test application compatibility (deployment testing) & support cyber initiatives.
Education
Bachelor Of Science - Information Engineering Technology
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, NM12.2015
Associate Of Science - Computer Information Technology
Dona Ana Community College
Las Cruces, NM12.2012
Skills
- Administration of cloud infrastructure and hardware
- System installation and optimization
- Ensuring compliance through troubleshooting
- Data interpretation and report creation
- HP Synergy management
- HPC PBS, SQL, PHP, HTML, Active Directory
- Dell iDrac testing proficiency
- GitLab CI proficiency
- System administration: Windows, Linux, macOS
- Tools: Nagios XI, Puppet, Chef, Ansible, Cloudera, OpenShift
- AWS infrastructure expertise
- Superdome and cluster management
- Quality management systems, Risk assessment, Client service, Hardware documentation
Certification
Active Clearance: DOE Q
Timeline
HPC Hardware Engineer
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
08.2023 - Current
Cloud Operations Engineer I
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
06.2022 - 06.2023
Linux System Administrator
Edgewater Federal Solutions, Inc.
04.2021 - 06.2022
Linux System Administrator
Saic - Science Applications International
07.2019 - 04.2021
IS3 Mac Tech Lead @ Sandia National Labortory
Belcan
06.2018 - 07.2019
Associate Of Science - Computer Information Technology
Dona Ana Community College
Bachelor Of Science - Information Engineering Technology
New Mexico State University
Websites, Portfolios, Profiles
linkedin.com/in/abhay-kumariccyblu3