Systems Engineer 3 - HPC

International Executive Service Corps; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Retirement plan

Paid/unpaid leave

Disability and life insurance

Education assistance

Wellness initiatives

401(k) options

Job summary

International Executive Service Corps is seeking a candidate with an active TS/SCI clearance to support their HPC team. The role involves developing architectural methods for high-performance computing systems, including documentation and test strategies. Ideal candidates will have experience with JIRA and Confluence, and relevant certifications. The compensation for this position in Maryland ranges from $120,000 to $200,000, along with comprehensive benefits including healthcare and retirement plans.

Qualifications

• Candidate must have an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
• Experience with JIRA, Confluence, and CAMEO is required.
• CompTIA Security+ and/or CompTIA Network+ certifications are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support the HPC team by developing and maintaining architectural direction.
• Contribute to and deliver systems engineering documentation.
• Analyze and document alternatives among competing architectures.

Skills

Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph

Systems engineering

HPC architecture

Documentation and testing strategies

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

CAMEO

Job description

Company Overview

DCCA is a veteran‑owned IT business specializing in innovative solutions for government agencies and commercial enterprises since 1982. DCCA is the prime contractor for a growing, high‑profile government program delivering technical solutions with emerging technologies for processing large amounts of data. The program includes commercial cloud technologies, high‑performance computing, and enterprise architecture.

Candidate Requirements

Candidate must have an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.

Responsibilities

The candidate will support the HPC team by developing and maintaining architectural direction and methods for HPC systems, including compute, memory, interconnect, network, and storage architectures to meet mission requirements. The role includes supporting the development, test, and integration of commercial and custom HPC solutions, providing rigorous end‑to‑end systems engineering services throughout the HPC development and acquisition life‑cycle.

Specific Activities

• Develop test and configuration management strategies tailored for each system.
• Contribute to and/or deliver systems engineering documentation at program and system levels.
• Propose and evolve HPC architecture concepts, ensuring consistency with strategic plans and vendor roadmaps.
• Analyze and document alternatives among competing architectures.
• Justify architectural elements based on mission applications and proxies.
• Draft architecture documentation and diagrams illustrating features and functions.
• Specify and recommend HPC system aspects: processor/accelerator technology, interconnect/network performance, memory capacity/bandwidth, storage hierarchy, HPC‑facing network structure.
• Establish, expand, and focus mission application performance of each architecture, supported by abstract modeling.

Additional Skills

• Experience with JIRA, Confluence, and CAMEO.
• CompTIA Security+ and/or CompTIA Network+ certifications.

Compensation & Benefits

Salary range for this position in Maryland: $120,000 to $200,000, determined based on qualifications and experience. Comprehensive benefits include healthcare, retirement plan, paid/unpaid leave, disability and life insurance, employee assistance, education assistance, wellness initiatives, 401(k) options, and more.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Equal Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vets.