HPC Linux & Storage Systems Administrator II

TAP Engineering LLC; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 83,000 - 113,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off: 15–25 days

Retirement: Up to 15% employer 401(k)

Medical Coverage: Free employee health

Dental & Vision: Employer-paid

Insurance Coverage: Life, AD&D, disa

FSAs: Healthcare & dependent care

Tuition Reimbursement: Up to $36,000/​

Travel support

Performance bonuses

Referral bonuses

Job summary

TAP Engineering LLC in Annapolis Junction, MD seeks a System Administrator II to support HPC environments across multi-vendor servers, storage, and network infrastructure. The role blends Linux/Unix administration with hands-on storage support and troubleshooting in a challenging technical landscape.

The ideal candidate will have an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph, DoD 8570 IAT II certification, and 5+ years of relevant experience (or 10+ years without a degree).

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph (most recent poly within last 7 years)
• DoD 8570 IAT II certification
• Bachelor's degree or 10+ years of relevant experience without degree
• Strong experience with Linux/Unix system administration
• Hands-on storage experience and OS/configuration expertise
• Working knowledge of TCP/IP networking and HPC tech like InfiniBand/Slingshot
• Experience with Bash scripting and software installation/compilation
• Familiarity with HPC environments and related tooling (Slurm, etc.)
• Excellent troubleshooting and collaboration skills

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, maintain and troubleshoot Linux/Unix OS
• Support enterprise storage systems including configuration and monitoring
• Manage file systems, configurations, software installs and OS upgrades
• Monitor and troubleshoot servers, storage, and network components
• Diagnose Tier 1–2 issues and escalate complex problems
• Support HPC networking tech such as InfiniBand and Slingshot
• Develop and maintain Bash scripts to automate tasks
• Compile and maintain software within Linux environments
• Optimize performance and storage capacity; assist with capacity planning
• Maintain clear technical documentation and communicate status to stakeholders
• Collaborate with engineers to improve reliability and efficiency

Skills

Linux/Unix admin

TCP/IP networking

Bash scripting

Collaboration skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent with 5+ years experience

10+ years of relevant experience without a degree

Tools

Slurm

Salt

Ansible

Git

Jira

Confluence

Grafana

Prometheus

Nagios

Job description

TAP Engineering LLC in Annapolis Junction, MD seeks a System Administrator II to support HPC environments across multi-vendor servers, storage, and network infrastructure. The role blends Linux/Unix administration with hands-on storage support and troubleshooting in a challenging technical landscape.

The ideal candidate will have an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph, DoD 8570 IAT II certification, and 5+ years of relevant experience (or 10+ years without a degree).