Senior HPC DevOps Engineer — Poly Cleared On‑Site

Peraton; College Park (MD); On-site; USD 146,000 - 234,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Potential for overtime

Discretionary bonus

Job summary

A prominent national security company is seeking a Senior HPC DevOps Engineer based in College Park, Maryland. The successful candidate will manage automation workflows for an HPC/AI compute cluster, requiring strong expertise in Ansible and Linux systems. With a focus on operational efficiency and incident automation, the role mandates a TS/SCI clearance. Candidates must have a minimum of 12 years of experience, with responsibilities including node onboarding and compliance management. Competitive salary range is between $146,000 and $234,000.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience and a BS in computer science or related technical field.
• 7+ years in Linux systems, including DevOps in HPC environments.
• 3+ years building and operating Ansible automation at scale.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage automation workflows for HPC/AI compute clusters.
• Implement desired state detection and alert on deviations.
• Automate responses to common incidents leveraging runbooks.

Skills

Ansible automation

Linux systems

Git workflow

Incident response

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, IT, or related field

Tools

Container tooling

PXE/iPXE

Job description

A prominent national security company is seeking a Senior HPC DevOps Engineer based in College Park, Maryland. The successful candidate will manage automation workflows for an HPC/AI compute cluster, requiring strong expertise in Ansible and Linux systems. With a focus on operational efficiency and incident automation, the role mandates a TS/SCI clearance. Candidates must have a minimum of 12 years of experience, with responsibilities including node onboarding and compliance management. Competitive salary range is between $146,000 and $234,000.