Senior HPC Systems Administrator – GPU Compute & Cloud Ready

AV; Maryland; On-site; USD 150,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401K with company matching

9/80 work schedule

Holiday shutdown

Job summary

AeroVironment is seeking a System Administrator to sustain and evolve a high-performance IT environment. You will own systems, document meticulously, and optimize workflows to accelerate future engineering efforts. The role requires hands-on GPU-accelerated compute management and strong data center collaboration.

You will work with virtualization, drive IT modernization, and engage with cloud/LLM infrastructure planning. A TS/SCI with Polygraph is required for this position.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in IT/IS/CE or related field.
• 9+ years of IT/systems administrationExperience in Linux-based, mission-critical environments.
• Direct experience with enterprise GPU-accelerated compute hardware (NVIDIA).

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and maintain HPC hardware including NVIDIA GPUs.
• Lead hardware deployment, sustainment, and lifecycle in a data center/warehouse setting.
• Maintain precise documentation, network diagrams, and SOPs for scalable deployments.
• Collaborate with on-site data center admins to streamline troubleshooting and keep mission priorities.
• Partner with contract engineering teams to optimize system performance and workflows.
• Support virtualization efforts and future cloud/LLM infrastructure integration (AWS).

Skills

Linux administration

GPU-accelerated HPC

Data center deployment

Virtualization

Networking troubleshooting

Technical writing

TS/SCI with Polygraph

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT/IS/CE or related field

Tools

NVIDIA GPUs

Hypervisors

Job description

AeroVironment is seeking a System Administrator to sustain and evolve a high-performance IT environment. You will own systems, document meticulously, and optimize workflows to accelerate future engineering efforts. The role requires hands-on GPU-accelerated compute management and strong data center collaboration.

You will work with virtualization, drive IT modernization, and engage with cloud/LLM infrastructure planning. A TS/SCI with Polygraph is required for this position.