Lead HPC Systems Engineer for 24/7 Forecasting

General Dynamics Information Technology; United States; On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

401K with company match

Full-flex work week

Military-friendly workplace

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology seeks a Systems Engineer Principal to support NOAA's National Weather Service HPC infrastructure, leading daily operations, system reliability, and performance across two large-scale supercomputers.

The role requires 8+ years of relevant experience, Linux administration, HPC schedulers, scripting, and US citizenship; on-call rotation and occasional travel are expected, with a commitment to delivering high-impact weather forecasting capabilities.

Qualifications

• : Bachelor of Arts/BS required.
• : 8+ years of related experience.
• : Proficiency with Linux system administration and HPC schedulers (PBS Pro, Slurm) and scripting.
• US citizenship required.
• Ability to participate in an on‑call rotation and travel occasionally.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage, and support daily HPC system operations and the reliability of the scheduling and system software stack that powers NOAA’s 24/7 numerical weather prediction mission
• Collaborate with experienced GDIT HPC engineers, system administrators, developers, and NWS operational staff to troubleshoot issues, enhance system performance, and ensure consistent delivery of high‑impact forecasting products
• Drive improvements in system efficiency, scheduler reliability, job throughput, and operational resiliency by analyzing complex problems, proposing innovations, and supporting implementation of technical enhancements
• Utilize Linux system administration, HPC scheduler expertise (PBS Pro/Slurm), scripting languages, performance monitoring tools, and parallel computing technologies to keep two large‑scale supercomputing systems running at peak performance

Skills

Linux admin

HPC scheduler

PBS Pro

Slurm

Python

Bash

MPI workloads

Troubleshooting

On-call

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

PBS Pro

Slurm

Job description

General Dynamics Information Technology seeks a Systems Engineer Principal to support NOAA's National Weather Service HPC infrastructure, leading daily operations, system reliability, and performance across two large-scale supercomputers.

The role requires 8+ years of relevant experience, Linux administration, HPC schedulers, scripting, and US citizenship; on-call rotation and occasional travel are expected, with a commitment to delivering high-impact weather forecasting capabilities.