TS/SCI Linux HPC Systems Engineer

Plus3 IT; Charlottesville (VA); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Plus3 IT is seeking a Linux Systems Engineer (HPC) in Charlottesville, VA, onsite. The role requires active TS/SCI clearance and DoD 8140 IAT Level II certification, with a minimum of six years’ Linux systems administration experience in HPC or distributed compute environments.

You will deploy and sustain multi-node HPC clusters, manage schedulers, and optimize GPU-enabled workloads. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering (or equivalent with 4 years of experience in

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance required.
• Active DoD 8140 IAT Level II certification (e.g., Security+) required.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or similar; an additional 4 years of experience will be considered in lieu of degree

Responsibilities

• Deploy, configure, and sustain multi-node Linux HPC cluster environments, including node provisioning, integration, and day-to-day operational support.
• Administer and troubleshoot workload scheduling platforms, including queue configuration, job submission workflows, and scheduler performance optimization.
• Support distributed and containerized compute workloads leveraging parallel frameworks and container technologies within the cluster environment.
• Monitor and analyze performance across compute, storage, and network layers including high-performance networking technologies and drive resolution of cluster communication issues.
• Support GPU-enabled compute environments and CUDA-based workloads, ensuring proper resource allocation and integration with the scheduling platform.
• Develop and maintain operational scripts and automation tooling (Bash, Python) to improve cluster administration efficiency and reduce manual toil

Skills

Linux

HPC

Workload schedulers

CUDA

MPI/OpenMP

Automation (Bash/Python)

DoD/IC experience

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Ansible

Puppet

Job description

Plus3 IT is seeking a Linux Systems Engineer (HPC) in Charlottesville, VA, onsite. The role requires active TS/SCI clearance and DoD 8140 IAT Level II certification, with a minimum of six years’ Linux systems administration experience in HPC or distributed compute environments.

You will deploy and sustain multi-node HPC clusters, manage schedulers, and optimize GPU-enabled workloads. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering (or equivalent with 4 years of experience in