HPC Technical Lead

General Dynamics Information Technology; Silver Spring (MD); Hybrid; USD 212,000 - 286,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology seeks an HPC Technical Lead to guide the architecture, optimization, and evolution of FDA Scientific Computing environments in College Park, MD, or Gaithersburg, MD. The role demands hands-on HPC expertise and the ability to advise scientists on modernization and future-state HPC strategies.

The position is contingent on contract award, expected to begin January 2027, with hybrid on-site work options and travel as needed.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in HPC engineering or scientific computing.
• Linux, HPC schedulers, parallel computing, GPUs, and large-scale storage experience.
• Ability to communicate complex concepts to scientists, engineers, and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the senior technical authority for HPC operations, architecture, and performance optimization across compute, schedulers, networking, and storage.
• Support workloads including genomics, bioinformatics, modeling, simulation, and AI/ML pipelines.
• Lead technical strategy for scientific data storage, parallel file systems, high-speed networking, and large-scale data workflows.
• Coordinate with scientists and computational users to align resources with mission needs.

Skills

Customer Engagement

High Performance Computing

Networking

Technical Strategy

Job description

Job Qualifications:

Customer Engagement, High Performance Computing (HPC), Networking, Technical Strategy

Job Description:

Pipeline

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

None

Clearance Level Must Be Able To Obtain:

None

Public Trust/Other Required:

MBI Full 5C (T3)

Job Family:

Technical Solutions

Skills:

Job Qualifications:

Customer Engagement, High Performance Computing (HPC), Networking, Technical Strategy

Certifications:

None

Experience:

10 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

No

Job Description:

GDIT is seeking HPC Technical Lead to help support an upcoming contract for FDA Scientific Computing in College Park, MD (primary office) or Gaithersburg, MD.

PLEASE NOTE: This position is contingent upon contract award, expected to start in January 2027.

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT:

The High-Performance Computing (HPC) Technical Lead is the senior technical expert guiding the architecture, optimization, and evolution of Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) high‑performance computing and scientific data ecosystems. This role bridges scientific research needs with advanced computing solutions, providing technical leadership across HPC clusters, parallel storage, scientific applications, cloud/HPC hybrid environments, and performance engineering. The ideal candidate combines deep hands‑on HPC experience with the ability to advise scientists and guide modernization.

• Serve as the senior technical authority for HPC operations, architecture, and performance optimization across compute, schedulers, networking, and storage.
• Support scientific workloads including genomics, bioinformatics, modeling, simulation, statistical computing, and AI/ML pipelines.
• Optimize user workloads through job sizing, code porting, compilation, parallelization, GPU acceleration, and performance tuning.
• Lead technical strategy for scientific data storage, parallel file systems, high‑speed networking, data movement, and large‑scale data workflows.
• Provide guidance on future‑state HPC and hybrid cloud architectures, expansion planning, and modernization initiatives.
• Support integration of laboratory instruments, scientific workstations, private networks, middleware, and specialized scientific software.
• Coordinate with FDA scientists and computational users to ensure computing resources match scientific mission needs.
• Troubleshoot complex issues across distributed compute systems, storage platforms, scientific applications, and instrument‑connected environments.
• Prepare technical documentation, configuration guidance, and engineering recommendations.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED - REQUIRED:

• Citizenship: US Citizen or Green Card Holder
• Clearance: Ability to obtain a Public Trust
• Education: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related technical field.
• Year’s Experience: 10–12+ years of experience in HPC engineering, scientific computing, bioinformatics platforms, or advanced research infrastructure.
• Technical Skills:
• Strong expertise with Linux environments, HPC schedulers, parallel computing, GPUs, and large‑scale storage systems.
• Experience optimizing scientific workloads and supporting research computing users.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts to scientists, engineers, and program stakeholders.
• Location: HYBRID - Employee must be willing to report onsite in College Park, MD (primary office) or Gaithersburg, MD several days a week.
  

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Education: Master’s Degree or PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, Scientific Computing, or related field.
• Technical Skills:
• Experience with Slurm, TORQUE/Moab, GPFS, Lustre, MPI, or containerized scientific environments.
• Experience with genomics, next‑generation sequencing, or bioinformatics pipelines.
• Knowledge of cloud/HPC hybrid architectures (AWS preferred).
• Experience supporting scientific computing in federal environments.
  

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:

At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.

• Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
• Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
• Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
• Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY:

Explore a career in program management at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your passion for the mission and delivering results.

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The likely salary range for this position is $211,531 - $286,189. 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.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40

Travel Required:
50-75%

Telecommuting Options:
Hybrid

Work Location:
USA MD College Park - Customer Proprietary (MDC016)

Additional Work Locations:
USA MD Gaithersburg - 9801 Washingtonian Blvd Suite 200 (MDS073)

Total Rewards At GDIT:
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 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. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

Our 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:

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.

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