Hybrid HPC Administrator for Scientific Computing

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.; Leisure Village (MT); Hybrid; USD 88,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plan options (including HSAs)

Dental plan options

Vision plan

401(k) with company match

Health/wife flex work weeks

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. seeks an HPC Administrator to join the Scientific Computing team at Rocky Mountain Laboratories in Hamilton, Montana.

The role focuses on Linux HPC infrastructure, software install/support, and enabling scientific workflows for researchers. You will manage compute/login/storage nodes, assist CryoEM software deployments, and collaborate with researchers to optimize data processing pipelines in a hybrid work setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, scientific computing, bioinformatics, or a related field; 5+ years of related experience.
• Experience in Linux-based HPC or research computing environments.
• Experience installing and supporting scientific software, compilers, and libraries.
• Familiarity with Slurm and shared scientific workloads.
• Experience with CryoEM software packages such as RELION, cryoSPARC, Imod or similar.
• Strong troubleshooting across software, environment, and user workflows.
• Scripting in Bash or Python.
• Familiarity with Spack, EasyBuild, etc.
• Exposure to scientific applications and workflows in research environments.
• Experience with containers such as Apptainer/Singularity is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Administer, maintain, and troubleshoot Linux-based HPC infrastructure and storage.
• Support deployment, configuration, monitoring, and lifecycle management of HPC hardware and OS.
• Assist with datacenter activities including hardware configuration and validation.
• Monitor system health and ensure reliability, availability, and security of HPC resources.
• Support researchers with CryoEM software installations and HPC environments.
• Collaborate to ensure reliable execution of data processing pipelines.
• Develop and maintain operational docs and automation scripts.

Skills

HPC Architecture

HPC Systems

Scientific Software

Slurm scheduling

CryoEM software

Bash scripting

Python scripting

Apptainer/Singularity

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/Scientific computing

Tools

Spack

EasyBuild

CryoEM packages (RELION, cryoSPARC, Imod)

Apptainer/Singularity

Job description

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. seeks an HPC Administrator to join the Scientific Computing team at Rocky Mountain Laboratories in Hamilton, Montana.

The role focuses on Linux HPC infrastructure, software install/support, and enabling scientific workflows for researchers. You will manage compute/login/storage nodes, assist CryoEM software deployments, and collaborate with researchers to optimize data processing pipelines in a hybrid work setting.