Systems Engineer Principal

Remotedxb; Dubai; On-site; AED 260,000 - 480,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical, dental, and ves

401(k) plan with company match

Full-flex work weeks

Paid time off including vacation, sick

Job summary

GDIT is a global technology and professional services company delivering solutions to major agencies across the U.S. government. The role focuses on leading HPC system operations, maintaining the scheduler and software stack, and driving performance improvements for reliable, scalable compute environments.

Applicants should have a Bachelor's degree, 8+ years in Linux/HPC, and experience with PBS Pro/Slurm. A 24/7 on-call rotation is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree.
• 8+ years of related experience.
• Proficiency in Linux system administration (Rocky/SLES preferred).
• Experience with HPC batch schedulers such as PBS Pro or Slurm.
• Scripting abilities in Bash, Python, or Perl.
• Understanding of HPC architectures, distributed computing, and MPI-based workloads.
• US citizenship.
• Ability to participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support daily HPC system operations and reliability of the scheduler and software stack.
• Collaborate with engineers, administrators, and developers to troubleshoot issues and enhance performance.
• Drive improvements in system efficiency, scheduler reliability, and operational resiliency.
• Utilize Linux administration, HPC schedulers (PBS Pro/Slurm), and parallel computing technologies to maintain supercomputing systems.

Skills

Linux administration

HPC schedulers (PBS Pro/Slurm)

Scripting: Bash/Python/Perl

HPC architectures & MPI workloads

On-call readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

PBS Pro

Slurm

Rocky/SLES Linux

Job description

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage, and support daily HPC system operations and the reliability of the scheduling and system software stack for NOAA's National Weather Service
• Collaborate with engineers, administrators, and developers to troubleshoot issues and enhance system performance
• Drive improvements in system efficiency, scheduler reliability, and operational resiliency
• Utilize Linux administration, HPC schedulers (PBS Pro/Slurm), and parallel computing technologies to maintain supercomputing systems

Requirements

• Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree
• 8+ years of related experience
• Proficiency in Linux system administration (Rocky/SLES preferred)
• Experience with HPC batch schedulers such as PBS Pro or Slurm
• Scripting abilities in Bash, Python, or Perl
• Understanding of HPC architectures, distributed computing, and MPI-based workloads
• US citizenship
• Ability to participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plan options
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Full-flex work weeks for better work-life balance
• Paid time off including vacation, sick, personal, and parental leave

About the Company

GDIT is a global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense, and intelligence community.