Senior HPC Systems Administrator (TS/SCI)

Vibrint; Corridor North (MD); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Vibrint is seeking a System Administrator to advance HPC capabilities across multi‑vendor HPC servers and clusters. You will work with expert engineers, build robust computing environments, and support mission‑critical analysis in national security domains.

The role requires an active TS/SCI with polygraph and US citizenship, with responsibilities spanning OS hardening, system monitoring, and inter‑department coordination. Competitive compensation is offered.

Qualifications

• Experience with OS install, file system configuration, TCP/IP networking, configuration, OS and application troubleshooting, BASH scripting, software compilation and install
• Understanding of HPC architecture, high‑speed networks (InfiniBand, Slingshot)
• Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, Grafana, Prometheus, Nagios, Slurm, git, Salt and Ansible
• Proven troubleshooting skills across varied systems
• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline; 5+ years of system administration, or 10 years in lieu of degree
• DoD 8570 IAT II level certification

Responsibilities

• Configure, maintain Linux and Unix OS and loads; troubleshoot and optimize OS, network components for reliability and performance
• Provide support for IT systems implementation, troubleshooting and maintenance
• Assist users in accessing and using IT systems
• Provide Tier 1 (Help Desk) and Tier 2 (Escalation) problem identification, diagnosis and resolution
• Support IT systems day‑to‑day operations, monitoring and problem resolution for client/server/storage/network devices and mobile devices
• Escalation and communication of status to agency management and internal customers
• Optimize system operations and resource utilization, and perform system capacity analysis and planning

Skills

Linux

Unix

Networking (TCP/IP)

Troubleshooting

BASH scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline

DoD 8570 IAT II certification

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Grafana

Prometheus

Nagios

Slurm

git

Salt

Ansible

Job description

Vibrint is seeking a System Administrator to advance HPC capabilities across multi‑vendor HPC servers and clusters. You will work with expert engineers, build robust computing environments, and support mission‑critical analysis in national security domains.

The role requires an active TS/SCI with polygraph and US citizenship, with responsibilities spanning OS hardening, system monitoring, and inter‑department coordination. Competitive compensation is offered.