HPC Linux System Administrator

Mclaurin Aerospace; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Work-life balance

Employer paid insurance

11 paid holidays

Generous PTO

401k with employer match

Education assistance

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Mclaurin Aerospace is seeking a highly skilled HPC Linux System Administrator to join the JETS II contract team at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX. The role focuses on building and maintaining HPC environments, managing containers, and ensuring high availability of compute resources.

The ideal candidate has extensive Linux administration experience, HPC scheduling, and a track record in scalable system administration. This on-site position offers competitive compensation and benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent certification in a related area.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in the field or in a related area.
• Experience with Linux system administration, system configuration management, and HPC workflows.
• Experience with container-based HPC workflows and complex CI/CD workflows.
• HPC job scheduler administration experience and strong problem solving, planning and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain all FSL services as part of the HPC team.
• Support High Performance Compute, high-end Linux workstations, and high-speed networking.
• Work with container technologies to optimize HPC environments.
• Monitor system health and assist users to ensure NASA missions run smoothly.

Skills

Linux system administration

System configuration management

Container Based HPC Workflows

CI/CD Workflows

HPC job scheduler administration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Docker

Podman

Apptainer

Lustre

Ansible

Foreman

SLURM

SPACK

Git/Gitlab

Job description

Job Overview

Are you passionate about human space exploration, understanding the origins of the universe, and working with a passionate and diverse team to make a difference? If you are, we need you!

We need your talent, teamwork, and energy to help us achieve great things that inspire people all over the globe. We need you to bring creative ideas and diverse backgrounds to help us envision, shape, and deliver systems that will enable the exploration of space while benefiting people here on Earth. We are excited about what we do, and we need you on our team as we take on exciting challenges for NASA's pursuits in deep space exploration.

We have an exciting opportunity for a HPC Linux System Administrator to join our JETS II contract team at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX.

Responsibilities

• The FSL is one of JSC's primary compute labs and hosts a wide variety of analyses, which support all human-spaceflight programs at NASA including the International Space Station (ISS), Orion, Space Launch System (SLS), Commercial Crew Program, Human Landing System (HLS), Moon Base and many others. The FSL systems are currently comprised of over 700 machines, 26,000 cores and over 10 PB of storage, which serve more than 1000 users.
• In this position you will be working with a team of HPC System Administrators to build and maintain all FSL services. This will include High Performance Compute (HPC) administration, high-end Linux workstation administration, high-speed networking, High-speed parallel filesystem administration, and more.
• Some of the skillset we are looking for this position is a deep understanding of container technologies and how best they can be used in a High Performance Compute (HPC) environment.
• The FSL System Administration Team is critical in supporting the FSL users in effectively utilizing the systems. The team's day to day tasks include investigating system problems, proactively monitoring system health, and working with FSL users to make sure they can support the NASA human spaceflight mission.

Qualifications

This position has been posted at multiple levels. Depending on the candidate's experience, requirements, and business needs, we reserve the right to consider candidates at any level for which this position has been advertised.

• Typically requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent certification in a related area and a minimum of 5 years of experience in the field or in a related area.
• Experience in the following areas is needed for this position:
  • Linux system administration
  • System configuration management
  • Container Based HPC Workflows
  • Complex CI/CD Workflows
  • HPC job scheduler administration
• Demonstrated problem solving, planning, and communication skills
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Experience with large-scale system administration, with 2 of those years in HPC administration.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with the following is preferred but not required for the position:
  • RedHat-based systems
  • Container Technology like Docker, Podman, and Apptainer
  • Luster High-speed Parallel Filesystems
  • InfiniBand
  • Ansible / Foreman
  • SLURM resource manager
  • SPACK software manager
  • Log consolidation and monitoring
  • Git/Gitlab and software development (CI/CD)
  • Johnson Space Center campus network
  • NASA security mechanisms (security plans, POAMs, ATOs, Risk Assessments)

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Positive work-life balance
• 100% Employer paid insurance including: Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment, short-term disability, and long-term disability
• 11 paid holidays annually
• Generous PTO
• 401k after 12 months of service with employer match
• Education assistance
• Relocation assistance (if applicable)

US Citizenship and the ability to pass a comprehensive security background investigation is required.

Mclaurin is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.