HPC Administrator

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.; Leisure Village (MT); Hybrid; USD 88,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plan options (including HSAs)

Dental plan options

Vision plan

401(k) with company match

Health/wife flex work weeks

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. seeks an HPC Administrator to join the Scientific Computing team at Rocky Mountain Laboratories in Hamilton, Montana.

The role focuses on Linux HPC infrastructure, software install/support, and enabling scientific workflows for researchers. You will manage compute/login/storage nodes, assist CryoEM software deployments, and collaborate with researchers to optimize data processing pipelines in a hybrid work setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, scientific computing, bioinformatics, or a related field; 5+ years of related experience.
• Experience in Linux-based HPC or research computing environments.
• Experience installing and supporting scientific software, compilers, and libraries.
• Familiarity with Slurm and shared scientific workloads.
• Experience with CryoEM software packages such as RELION, cryoSPARC, Imod or similar.
• Strong troubleshooting across software, environment, and user workflows.
• Scripting in Bash or Python.
• Familiarity with Spack, EasyBuild, etc.
• Exposure to scientific applications and workflows in research environments.
• Experience with containers such as Apptainer/Singularity is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Administer, maintain, and troubleshoot Linux-based HPC infrastructure and storage.
• Support deployment, configuration, monitoring, and lifecycle management of HPC hardware and OS.
• Assist with datacenter activities including hardware configuration and validation.
• Monitor system health and ensure reliability, availability, and security of HPC resources.
• Support researchers with CryoEM software installations and HPC environments.
• Collaborate to ensure reliable execution of data processing pipelines.
• Develop and maintain operational docs and automation scripts.

Skills

HPC Architecture

HPC Systems

Scientific Software

Slurm scheduling

CryoEM software

Bash scripting

Python scripting

Apptainer/Singularity

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/Scientific computing

Tools

Spack

EasyBuild

CryoEM packages (RELION, cryoSPARC, Imod)

Apptainer/Singularity

Job description

Type of Requisition

Regular Clearance Level Must Currently Possess: None Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None Public Trust/Other Required: None Job Family: IT Infrastructure and Operations

Job Qualifications

• Skills: High Performance Computing (HPC) Architecture, High-Performance Computing (HPC) Systems, Scientific Software

Job Description

We are seeking an HPC Administrator to join a Scientific Computing team supporting high-performance computing (HPC) and scientific research at NIAID. This role will provide local engineering support for HPC infrastructure and scientific software serving researchers, with strong emphasis on software installation, module support, systems troubleshooting, and scientific workflow enablement. Biomedical research activities for a major federal health agency depend on the technologies and services you’ll support in your role here at GDIT. Here, you’ll be empowered to turn obstacles into action. Join us on the frontlines of scientific computing services and make an impact on the health of our nation. This is a hybrid position located at Rocky Mountain Laboratories (RML), Hamilton, Montana. Onsite work will be required at least 1-2 times per month.

Responsibilities

• Administer, maintain, and troubleshoot Linux-based HPC infrastructure, including compute nodes, login nodes, storage systems, and supporting services.
• Support the deployment, configuration, monitoring, and lifecycle management of HPC hardware, operating systems, and core infrastructure components.
• Assist with datacenter activities including hardware configuration, cabling, component replacement, and system validation during deployments and upgrades.
• Monitor system health, investigate performance issues, and help ensure the reliability, availability, and security of shared HPC resources.
• Support researchers utilizing Scientific workflows (such as CryoEM) by assisting with the installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and optimization of CryoEM software applications and supporting HPC environments.
• Collaborate with researchers to help ensure reliable execution of data processing pipelines and to improve the performance and usability of their scientific workflows on shared HPC resources.
• Develop and maintain operational documentation, automation scripts, and standard procedures that improve the efficiency and reliability of HPC operations.

Required Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, scientific computing, bioinformatics, or a related field and at least 5 years of related experience.
• Experience working in Linux-based HPC or research computing environments.
• Experience installing and supporting scientific software, compilers, and libraries.
• Familiarity with job schedulers such as Slurm and supporting shared scientific workloads.
• Experience supporting CryoEM software packages such as RELION, cryoSPARC, Imod or similar applications is highly desirable.
• Strong troubleshooting skills across software, environment, and user workflow issues.
• Scripting experience in Bash, Python, or similar.
• Familiarity with software build and package management tools such as Spack, EasyBuild etc.
• Exposure to scientific applications and workflows used in research environments.
• Experience with containers such as Apptainer/Singularity is a plus.
• Ability to work closely with local stakeholders and provide dependable onsite support.

Salary

The likely salary range for this position is $88,130 - $115,000. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Schedule and Locations

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Travel Required: None

Telecommuting Options: Hybrid Work Location: USA MT Hamilton

Additional Work Locations:

Benefits (Total Rewards at GDIT)

• medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts
• dental plan options
• vision plan
• 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match.
• full flex work weeks where possible
• variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave.
• short and long-term disability benefits
• life, accidental death and dismemberment
• personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance
• We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

Identity Verification Process

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.

About Our Work

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