Senior HPC Team Lead - Scientific Computing (Hybrid)

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.; Rockville (MD); Hybrid; USD 132,000 - 178,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plan options

Health Savings Accounts

Dental plan options

Vision plan

401(k) plan with company match

Flexible work weeks

Paid time off

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. (GDIT) seeks an HPC Engineering Team Lead to guide a Scientific Computing team supporting high-performance computing for NIAID in Rockville, MD.

The role blends technical leadership with hands-on HPC administration and service delivery. The ideal candidate will mentor staff, collaborate with researchers, and drive reliable, scalable HPC services while balancing operations, stakeholder engagement, and project priorities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, scientific computing, or a related field and at least 5+ years experience in HPC.
• Strong experience supporting and administering Linux-based HPC environments.
• Experience with job schedulers such as Slurm and with supporting shared research computing environments.
• Experience installing, optimizing, and supporting scientific software, compilers, libraries, and module systems.
• Familiarity with storage systems, parallel filesystems, networking, and general HPC architecture.
• Experience supporting scientific users and workflows in a service-oriented environment.
• Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills.
• Experience leading technical teams, coordinating work, or mentoring junior staff.
• Familiarity with software build and package management tools such as Spack, EasyBuild etc.
• Experience with container technologies such as Apptainer/Singularity or Docker.
• Exposure to cloud or hybrid HPC environments.
• Ability to balance operational support, stakeholder engagement, and team leadership.
• Collaborative mindset with a focus on enabling scientific outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day technical leadership for the HPC engineering team supporting local scientific computing environments.
• Oversee administration, maintenance, and optimization of HPC systems, storage, compute and supporting services.
• Lead installation, configuration, testing, and lifecycle support of scientific software and module environments.
• Support scheduler operations, resource management, and troubleshooting for user jobs and workflows.
• Collaborate with researchers and scientific support staff to understand needs and improve HPC usability and service delivery.
• Develop and document operational processes, standards, and best practices for HPC support.
• Mentor engineers, coordinate priorities, and help drive continuous improvement across the team.
• Serve as an escalation point for complex technical issues involving compute, storage, networking, and scientific applications.

Skills

HPC

Linux

Slurm

Spack

EasyBuild

Docker

Singularity

Cloud/hybrid HPC

Team leadership

Documentation

Education

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

Tools

Apptainer/Singularity

Docker

Job description

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. (GDIT) seeks an HPC Engineering Team Lead to guide a Scientific Computing team supporting high-performance computing for NIAID in Rockville, MD.

The role blends technical leadership with hands-on HPC administration and service delivery. The ideal candidate will mentor staff, collaborate with researchers, and drive reliable, scalable HPC services while balancing operations, stakeholder engagement, and project priorities.