Sys Admin II (HPC Storage)

Vibrint; Corridor North (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Vibrint is seeking a System Administrator focused on Storage to support HPC clusters and multi-vendor environments in a high-security setting in Maryland. The role requires an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph and US citizenship.

You will configure and tune storage for virtualization, cloud, and file services, and work with a broad toolset including GPFS, Lustre, and Slurm. You will collaborate with engineers to ensure reliable storage performance, manage NFS/CIFS appliances, and contribute

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline or equivalent experience.
• At least five years of system administration experience; DoD 8570 IAT II is preferred.
• Strong Linux/Unix administration, scripting, and troubleshooting skills.

Responsibilities

• Configuration, tuning, testing, and advanced storage troubleshooting for HPC and virtualization.
• Support multi-vendor HPC servers, clusters, and storage environments.
• Work with RedHat/Suse/Solaris OS components related to file services and FC.
• Manage networked storage, NFS/CIFS, and data deduplication products.
• Operate storage and data protection tools, including Data Domain or similar.
• Collaborate with teams using Jira, Confluence, Grafana, Prometheus, Nagios, Slurm, and Ansible.
• Support planning, testing, and optimization of storage in cloud-based implementations such as Hadoop.
• Provide ongoing maintenance and incident response for high-security HPC infrastructure.

Skills

BASH scripting

TCP/IP networking

OS install

Troubleshooting

Jira

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline

Five+ years system administration experience

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Grafana

Prometheus

Nagios

Slurm

git

Salt

Ansible

GPFS

Lustre

Job description

Vibrint transforms national security missions through advanced technology, data, and responsible intelligence solutions. Our teams design, secure, and sustain critical capabilities that enable faster, more informed mission decisions across some of the nation's most complex operational environments. By joining this particular High Performance Computing (HPC) prime contract, you'll help maintain and advance the computing infrastructure that powers unprecedented mission-critical analysis, scientific discovery, and scalable national security outcomes.

As a System Administrator focused on Storage, you will help deliver enhanced HPC capabilities across multi-vendor HPC servers, HPC clusters, and specialized processing environments. You'll have the opportunity to grow your technical expertise alongside highly skilled engineers, collaborate with exceptional teammates, and directly contribute to missions that strengthen our nation's security. You'll also end your day knowing that you're doing work that truly matters.

Position requires an active TS/SCI with polygraph level clearance. US citizenship is required.

Responsibilities:

• Configuration, tuning, testing and advanced level storage troubleshooting in support of virtualization products such as VMWare, Xen, and Solaris containers
• Configuration, tuning, testing and advanced level storage troubleshooting of cloud-based implementations, such as HADOOP
• Configuration, tuning, testing and storage troubleshooting in support of RedHat, Suse, and Solaris operating systems, as they relate to the file service and FC connectivity
• Network appliance clusters with direct attached and FC SAN storage
• Multi-vendor clustered file systems such as GPFS, Lustre
• Brocade FC switch network
• Enterprise class arrays
• Solid State Disk (SSD)
• NFS/CIFS based server/storage appliance
• Data Domain and similar deduplication products

Qualifications:

• Experience with OS install, file system configuration, TCP/IP networking, configuration, operating system and application troubleshooting, BASH scripting, software compilation and install
• Understanding of HPC architecture, knowledge of high-speed networks such as InfiniBand, Slingshot
• Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, Grafana, Prometheus, Nagios, Slurm, git, Salt, Ansible
• Proven troubleshooting skills - each system is slightly different and there's no "one fix" for a particular problem
• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline
  • Minimum five (5) years of demonstratable system administration experience or ten (10) years minimum experience in lieu of degree
• DoD 8570 IAT II level certification

The pay range for this position is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Our approach to crafting offers considers various factors to provide an equitable and competitive comprehensive compensation package. These considerations include, but are not limited to, contracted rates, education, certification(s), experience, specific competencies required for this position, and geographic location.

Vibrint's comprehensive compensation package includes but is not limited to: competitive salary; annual merit-based salary increase and discretionary bonus program; 401(k) plan with a company contribution; 11 paid federal holidays; 160 hours of paid time off; medical, dental, vision, life and short- & long-term disability insurance; employee assistance program; and a generous professional development allowance.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, family structure, marital status, disability, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by law in all phases of the employment process and in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.

An equal opportunity employer/disability/vet. Policy-Statement_EEO-EmployeesAndCandidates.pdf (vibrint.com).