Senior HPC Administrator for Scientific Computing

General Dynamics Information Technology; Kentucky; Hybrid; USD 106,000 - 144,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) is seeking an HPC Administrator to join a Scientific Computing team supporting high-performance computing and research at NIAID. The role emphasizes software installation, module support, troubleshooting, and enabling scientific workflows.

This hybrid position is located at Rocky Mountain Laboratories in Hamilton, MT, with onsite work 1–2 times per month and close collaboration with researchers on shared HPC resources.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, scientific computing, bioinformatics, or a related field.
• 8+ years of related experience.
• Experience working in Linux-based HPC or research computing environments.
• Experience installing and supporting scientific software, compilers, and libraries.
• Familiarity with job schedulers such as Slurm and supporting shared scientific workloads.
• Experience supporting CryoEM software packages such as RELION, cryoSPARC, Imod or similar applications is highly desirable.
• Strong troubleshooting skills across software, environment, and user workflow issues.
• Scripting experience in Bash, Python, or similar.
• Familiarity with software build and package management tools such as Spack, EasyBuild etc
• Exposure to scientific applications and workflows used in research environments.
• Experience with containers such as Apptainer/Singularity is a plus
• Ability to work closely with local stakeholders and provide dependable onsite support

Responsibilities

• Administer, maintain, and troubleshoot Linux-based HPC infrastructure, including compute nodes, login nodes, storage systems, and supporting services.
• Support the deployment, configuration, monitoring, and lifecycle management of HPC hardware, operating systems, and core infrastructure components.
• Assist with datacenter activities including hardware configuration, cabling, component replacement, and system validation during deployments and upgrades.
• Monitor system health, investigate performance issues, and help ensure the reliability, availability, and security of shared HPC resources.
• Support researchers utilizing Scientific workflows (such as CryoEM) by assisting with the installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and optimization of CryoEM software applications and supporting HPC environments.
• Collaborate with researchers to help ensure reliable execution of data processing pipelines and to improve the performance and usability of their scientific workflows on shared HPC resources.
• Develop and maintain operational documentation, automation scripts, and standard procedures that improve the efficiency and reliability of HPC operations.

Skills

High Performance Computing

HPC Architecture

Scientific Software

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, scientific computing, bioinformatics, or a related field

Tools

Slurm

Apptainer/Singularity

Spack/EasyBuild

Job description

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) is seeking an HPC Administrator to join a Scientific Computing team supporting high-performance computing and research at NIAID. The role emphasizes software installation, module support, troubleshooting, and enabling scientific workflows.

This hybrid position is located at Rocky Mountain Laboratories in Hamilton, MT, with onsite work 1–2 times per month and close collaboration with researchers on shared HPC resources.