Sys Admin II (HPC Storage)

Vibrint; Maryland; On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive benefits package

401(k) with company match

Paid holidays

Professional development allowance

Job summary

Vibrint seeks a System Administrator focused on Storage to strengthen HPC capabilities across multi-vendor servers and clusters. The role supports high-performance computing environments, virtualization, and advanced storage troubleshooting with a focus on data integrity and performance.

The candidate will contribute to mission-critical analysis, ensure secure storage, and collaborate with engineers on complex systems. Active TS/SCI with polygraph and US citizenship are required.

Qualifications

• Experience with OS installation, file system configuration and TCP/IP networking.
• Troubleshooting OS, applications and storage; scripting with BASH.
• Experience with software compilation and install; HPC environments.
• Familiarity with HPC architectures and high-speed networks (InfiniBand, Slingshot).
• DoD 8570 IAT II level certification; Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline.

Responsibilities

• Configure, tune, test and troubleshoot storage for virtualization products (VMWare, Xen, Solaris containers).
• Configure and troubleshoot cloud storage using Hadoop; multi-vendor HPC storage.
• Support RedHat, Suse and Solaris OS relating to file service and FC connectivity.
• Manage network appliances, FC SAN storage, GPFS and Lustre file systems.
• Operate Brocade FC switches; manage enterprise storage arrays and SSDs.

Skills

Storage administration

BASH scripting

TCP/IP networking

HPC concepts

DevOps tools

VMware/Xen

SolariS (Solaris)

Education

Bachelor's degree in technical discipline

Tools

VMware

Xen

Solaris

RedHat

SUSE

Hadoop

GPFS/Lustre

Brocade FC

SSD

NFS/CIFS

Data Domain

Slurm

Ansible

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).