Principal/Sr. Principal HPC System Administrator (225485)

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Northrop Grumman Mission Systems (NGMS) is seeking a Principal or Sr. Principal HPC System Administrator. This position is located at Baltimore, MD location.

Responsibilities

• Support operation of a high-performance compute cluster
• Investigate, diagnose, and resolve acute system faults
• Maintain software deployments
• Maintain security compliance
• Monitor and maintain hardware
• Interface with user support staff

This is a dual level req and can be filled as a Principal or Sr. Principal HPC System Administrator

Basic Qualifications Principal HPC System Administrator:

• Bachelors degree with 5 years' relevant experience; 3 years' experience with a Master’s Degree; 0 years with PhD. Will consider 4 years additional experience in lieu of degree.
• Linux systems administration proficiency
• Basic knowledge and experience with file systems
• Basic knowledge and experience with user management
• Basic knowledge and experience with system security
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Active US Government security clearance per customers’ requirements

Basic Qualifications for Sr. Principal HPC System Administrator:

• Bachelors degree with 8 years' relevant experience; 6 years' experience with a Master’s Degree; 4 years with PhD. Will consider 4 years additional experience in lieu of degree.
• Linux systems administration proficiency
• Basic knowledge and experience with file systems
• Basic knowledge and experience with user management
• Basic knowledge and experience with system security
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Active US Government security clearance per customers’ requirements

Preferred Qualifications

• IAT Level II certification
• Basic knowledge and experience with networking concepts
• Red Hat Linux systems administration experience
• Knowledge and experience with concepts of high-performance computing system operations, including cluster management, multi-user login environments, job scheduling, and networked file systems
• Knowledge and experience maintaining compliance with Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs)
• Knowledge and experience with compiling software
• Knowledge and experience monitoring and maintaining high-performance compute cluster hardware
• Experience with MPI, high-speed low-latency network fabrics, parallel file systems, and/or GPUs
• Exhibited ability to contribute to a team of technical professionals