Systems Administrator 2 (NHK - 011)

SageCor Solutions LLC.; Juneau (AK); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

SageCor Solutions LLC is seeking a senior Systems Engineer to support national security programs. You will work on Linux-based HPC environments, storage fabric administration, and high-speed network configurations, with a required TS/SCI w/ polygraph clearance.

Responsibilities include OS install/config, performance benchmarking, and integrating tools like Jira/Confluence for project tracking in a federal contracting setting.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience with BS, or 10+ years with IAT II.
• Proficient Linux OS install, config, and troubleshooting.
• Experience with HPC architecture and high-speed networks.
• Familiar with Jira, Confluence, Grafana, Prometheus, Nagios, Slurm, Git, Salt, Ansible.
• Storage Fabric/Networking focus: Lustre, DDN Exascaler, storage fabrics.
• Routers/switches Cisco/Juniper, Arista awareness and learning mindset.
• Experience with benchmarking tools (IOR, iperf, FIO, lnet_selftest).

Skills

Linux expertise

HPC architecture

TCP/IP networking

Scripting Bash

System troubleshooting

Proactive learning

Education

BS degree

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Grafana

Prometheus

Nagios

Slurm

Git

Salt

Ansible

DDN Exascaler

InfiniBand

SLES

Ubuntu

Job description

Serving Maryland and the Greater Washington D.C. area, SageCor Solutions (SageCor) is a growing company bringing complete engineering services and true full lifecycle System Engineering services to areas requiring (or desiring) nationally‑recognized expertise in high performance computing, large data analytics and cutting edge information technologies.

Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph required.

Required Experience:

5 YOE & B.S. or 10 YOE – IAT II

Required Skills:

• Strictly Linux (RHEL, CentOS, Rocky, SLES, Ubuntu [new])
• 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 about high-speed networks such as InfiniBand, Slingshot
• Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, Grafana, Prometheus, Nagios, Slurm, git, Salt, Ansible
• Good troubleshooting skills – each system is slightly different and there's no "one fix" for a particular problem
• Storage Fabric/Networking (focus areas in addition to above):
  • Lustre file system configuration and administration, troubleshooting knowledge
  • Experience with DDN Exascaler file system appliances
  • TCP/IP networking knowledge, specifically storage fabrics
• Routers/switches: Cisco and Juniper - Arista also starting to be incorporated
  • Genuine curiosity/proactive effort to learn/grow in what comes next: E1000s, ESNs, DAOS, Weka
  • Experience with benchmarking tools (e.g. IOR, iperf, FIO, lnet_selftest)

Consistent with federal and state law where SageCor conducts business, SageCor Solutions provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, or any other protected class.