HPC Linux System Administrator

Mclaurin Aerospace; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Mclaurin Aerospace is seeking an HPC Linux System Administrator to join the JETS II contract team at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX. You will help build and maintain the FSL compute environment, supporting ISS, Orion, SLS, and other programs through Linux, HPC schedulers, and container-based workflows.

The role requires 5+ years in related work, strong problem solving and teamwork, and experience with large-scale systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent certification in a related area and 5+ years of experience.
• Experience in Linux system administration.
• Experience with container-based HPC workflows.
• Experience with HPC job scheduler administration.
• Strong problem solving, planning, and communication skills.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Experience with large-scale system administration, with 2+ years in HPC administration.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain FSL services in a heterogeneous HPC environment.
• Perform HPC administration, high-end Linux workstation administration, and high-speed networking tasks.
• Manage high-speed parallel filesystems and related storage setups.
• Work with container technologies to optimize HPC workflows.
• Investigate system problems and monitor system health to support NASA missions.

Skills

Linux system administration

Container HPC workflows

CI/CD workflows

HPC job scheduler administration

Teamwork

Problem solving

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Docker

Podman

Apptainer

Luster

InfiniBand

Ansible

Foreman

SLURM

SPACK

Job description

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.

HPC Linux System Administrator

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

If selected you will:

• 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