Senior HPC Storage Engineer - Linux & Parallel Filesystems

AMERICAN SYSTEMS; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

AMERICAN SYSTEMS, a 100% employee-owned federal contractor, seeks a Senior HPC Data Storage Engineer to design, deploy, and optimize high-performance storage for mission-critical scientific computing. You’ll work with HPC, systems, network, and cybersecurity teams to keep data secure, available, and tuned for demanding workloads in a controlled environment.

The role requires a strong Linux foundation, hands-on storage experience (SAN/NAS), expertise with parallel filesystems such as Lustre or

Qualifications

• Current Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility
• DoD 8140 IAT II level or higher certification (e.g., Security+ CE)
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical field
• 5-7 years of related experience supporting HPC, Linux systems, storage, systems administration, or infrastructure engineering
• Experience administering, monitoring, or troubleshooting a parallel filesystem such as Lustre, BeeGFS, GPFS
• Experience supporting production Linux systems and enterprise storage including SAN, NAS, disk arrays, or tape/archive systems
• Scripting experience with Bash, Python, Perl, or similar
• Working knowledge of Linux filesystems, storage administration, permissions, quotas, and networking concepts
• Ability to diagnose system, storage, software, and performance issues
• Ability to work effectively in a secure controlled-access environment and communicate technical information clearly

Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain high-performance storage supporting Linux-based HPC systems
• Manage storage capacity, quotas, data placement, utilization, and performance
• Monitor and troubleshoot parallel filesystems, storage hardware, and related infrastructure
• Support SAN, NAS, archive, and other enterprise storage technologies
• Analyze storage performance and recommend improvements for HPC users and mission workloads
• Develop scripts and automation using Bash, Python, Perl, or similar tools
• Support system maintenance, upgrades, incident response, and technical documentation
• Apply required security, access control, and configuration management practices
• Collaborate with HPC users, systems engineers, network engineers, cybersecurity personnel, and government stakeholders
• Provide remote technical support to a counterpart at an alternate site as needed

Skills

Linux systems

Storage management

Scripting (Bash, Python, Perl)

HPC experience

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science / related

Tools

Lustre

BeeGFS

GPFS

SAN/NAS storage technologies

Job description

AMERICAN SYSTEMS, a 100% employee-owned federal contractor, seeks a Senior HPC Data Storage Engineer to design, deploy, and optimize high-performance storage for mission-critical scientific computing. You’ll work with HPC, systems, network, and cybersecurity teams to keep data secure, available, and tuned for demanding workloads in a controlled environment.

The role requires a strong Linux foundation, hands-on storage experience (SAN/NAS), expertise with parallel filesystems such as Lustre or