HPC Cluster Engineer: Linux, InfiniBand & OpenShift

INflow Federal; Springfield (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

INflow Federal is seeking an Infrastructure & Cluster Engineer to manage the health and performance of a dedicated customer compute cluster. You will ensure a highly available, secure hardware foundation and oversee end-to-end administration of HPC workloads.

In this role you’ll work on cutting-edge projects with OpenShift, Run:AI, SLURM, and InfiniBand networking, partnering with teams to deliver scalable, compliant solutions for federal customers in a collaborative, veteran‑driven culture.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Linux systems administration and HPC infrastructure experience.
• Experience managing bare-metal servers, storage arrays, and InfiniBand networks.
• Proficiency with workload managers and AI orchestration tools (Run:AI, SLURM).
• Hands-on experience with OpenShift or Kubernetes.
• Scripting in Bash or Python to automate cluster maintenance.
• Strong ability to diagnose hardware, network, and OS issues.

Responsibilities

• Cluster Administration: Manage day-to-day operations of the customer compute cluster, incl. Linux admin, hardware monitoring, patching, upgrades.
• Resource and Job Management: Configure and optimize workload management using Run:AI to distribute AI/ML workloads.
• Infrastructure Optimization: Tune performance at hardware, OS, and network levels for efficiency and throughput.
• Storage and Network Management: Administer storage and InfiniBand networking for low latency.
• Environment Configuration: Provision environments and container platforms using OpenShift for model deployment.
• Security and Compliance: Ensure infrastructure meets federal security standards with access controls and accreditations.

Skills

Linux systems administration

High-performance computing

Troubleshooting

Automation scripting

Hardware troubleshooting

Tools

InfiniBand

OpenShift

Kubernetes

Run:AI

SLURM

Bash

Python

Job description

INflow Federal is seeking an Infrastructure & Cluster Engineer to manage the health and performance of a dedicated customer compute cluster. You will ensure a highly available, secure hardware foundation and oversee end-to-end administration of HPC workloads.

In this role you’ll work on cutting-edge projects with OpenShift, Run:AI, SLURM, and InfiniBand networking, partnering with teams to deliver scalable, compliant solutions for federal customers in a collaborative, veteran‑driven culture.