Akand Islam
High Performance Computing (HPC) Engineer
- Role
- Principal Solutions Architect at Schrödinger
- Location
- Escondido, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Akand Islam
An experienced HPC Engineer. • An experienced technical lead, DevOps (SRE) Engineer, and system administrator.• Proficient in data ETL techniques and have experiences of parallel file systems (Lustre, BeeGFS) and data storage (NAS).• Proficient in Shell scripting for UNIX/Linux HPC platforms (RedHat, CentoOS, Ubuntu); have experiences of Python, Fortran, Perl coding.• Hands-on expertise of HPC scheduler (PBS Pro, Slurm, Torque) for queueing tasks, assigning priorities, distributing, and controlling job runs cluster-wide.• Have worked in a server operations role for a large environment. Also, have configured simulation runs in Cloud Computing environments (TACC, AWS, Azure).• Have worked with container-orchestration system (Puppet, Kubernetes) for automating computer application deployment, scaling, and management.• Proficient with Docker (Podman) container for deployment and running applications.• Have managed centralized patching and software management using Foreman/Satellite (Red Hat Satellite).• Experience in virtualization platforms (VMs).• An experienced Data analyst and expertise in data acquisition, data processing and validations.• Developed system modeling and parameters optimizations for design of experiments.• Engaged in failure mode and root cause analysis to support design rule creations.
Experience
Principal Solutions Architect
Mar 2023 — Present
Manage optimal software performances in the customer environment (from small on-prem server setups to sophisticated HPC and cloud environments). • Design and implement deployment strategies and custom interfaces for integration with customer systems and technologies. • Help customers tackle thorny technical issues by collaborating to create smart, efficient and effective solutions. • Work closely with customers on the installation, configuration, and update/maintenance of on-premises or cloud hosted installations of our scientific computing and enterprise software applications.• Collaborate with product managers, developers and scientists, to improve deployment, support, and configuration of Schrodinger applications (SAAS, PAAS).• Partner with global IT team to support and improve internal infrastructure.
Education
The University of Alabama
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Chemical Engineering
2010 — 2012
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Master's degree, Chemical Engineering
2007 — 2009
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
Bachelor's degree, Chemical Engineering
2000 — 2005
Barisal Cadet College
HSC
1993 — 1999
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