Technical/ Functional Expert (HPC)

the-swift-group; Maryland; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Swift is currently seeking an HPC Technical/Functional Expert to design, optimize, and support high-performance computing systems from Annapolis Junction, MD. You will work with cross-functional teams to ensure performance, reliability, and scalability of HPC environments.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree or 15 years of IT experience in large, complex environments, plus 10 years of HPC experience and hands-on Red Hat and SUSE Linux, xCAT, Nagios, RES, LSF, and SLURM.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or 15 years of experience in a large complex IT environment providing functional industry expertise with the listed skills.
• 10 years’ experience in a large complex IT environment providing functional industry expertise with the listed skills.
• Experience with HPC MPP systems.
• Experience with Red Hat and SUSE Linux.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced-level troubleshooting, tuning, and support for HPC infrastructure and applications.
• Administer and support high-performance parallel file systems such as XFS, GPFS, and Lustre.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement best practices for system performance, resource utilization, and fault tolerance.
• Conduct system testing and validation to ensure seamless integration and operational efficiency.
• Develop and maintain documentation for system configurations, procedures, and troubleshooting guides.

Skills

HPC Systems

Linux (RHEL/SUSE)

xCAT

Nagios

SLURM/LSF

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline

15 years IT in large complex environments

Tools

RES

LSF

SLURM

Job description

Swift is a privately held, mission-driven and employee-focused services and solutions company headquartered in Reston, VA. Our capabilities include Software Development, Engineering & IT, Data Science, Cyber Enablement, Logistics, and Training. Founded in 2019, Swift supports Civilian, Defense, and Intelligence Community customers across the country and around the globe.

We’re looking for an HPC Technical/ Functional Expert to work in Annapolis Junction, MD.

Job Description

The HPC Technical/ Functional Expert will design, maintain, configure, optimize and provide advanced level support to ensure optimal performance, reliability, and scalability of HPC systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced-level troubleshooting, tuning, and support for:
  • HPC infrastructure and associated applications including Nagios, xCAT, failover software, and compilers.
  • Distributed computing environments utilizing RES, LSF, and SLURM workload managers.
  • Enterprise Linux operating systems, specifically Red Hat and SUSE.
• Administer and support high-performance parallel file systems such as XFS, GPFS, and Lustre.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement best practices for system performance, resource utilization, and fault tolerance.
• Conduct system testing and validation to ensure seamless integration and operational efficiency.
• Develop and maintain documentation for system configurations, procedures, and troubleshooting guides.

Required Skills

• 10 years’ experience working in a large complex IT environment providing functional industry expertise with the skills listed above.
• A bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline
  • In lieu of a bachelor’s degree, 15 years of experience working in a large complex IT environment providing industry functional expertise with the skills listed above.
• Experience with HPC MPP systems
• Experience with enterprise Linux operating systems, specifically Red Hat and SUSE

Security Clearance

• A current government clearance, background investigation, and polygraph are required.