Type of Requisition:
Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
None

Public Trust/Other Required:
Other

Job Family:
IT Infrastructure and Operations

Job Qualifications:

Skills:
High Performance Computing (HPC), High-Performance Computing (HPC) Systems, Scientific Software
Certifications:
None
Experience:
8 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required:
No

Job Description:

We are seeking an HPC Engineer to join a Scientific Computing team supporting high-performance computing (HPC) and scientific research at NIAID. This role focuses on administration and support of HPC systems, scientific software, and user-facing services, with particular emphasis on installing, maintaining, and troubleshooting software and module environments used by scientific researchers.

This position is located in Rockville, MD and requires 2-3 days a week onsite

Responsibilities:

• Administer, maintain, and troubleshoot Linux-based HPC infrastructure, including compute nodes, login nodes, storage systems, InfiniBand networking, and supporting services.
• Support the deployment, configuration, monitoring, and lifecycle management of HPC hardware, operating systems, and core infrastructure components.
• Assist with datacenter activities including hardware configuration, cabling, component replacement, and system validation during deployments and upgrades.
• Monitor system health, investigate performance issues, and help ensure the reliability, availability, and security of shared HPC resources.
• Support job scheduler operations, resource management, and troubleshooting of compute, storage, and networking issues affecting HPC users.
• Collaborate with engineering team members to plan, test, and implement infrastructure upgrades, maintenance activities, and new HPC technologies.
• Assist with the installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of scientific software, compilers, libraries, and module environments to support research workloads.
• Develop and maintain operational documentation, automation scripts, and standard procedures that improve the efficiency and reliability of HPC operations.
• Work closely with scientific support staff to resolve infrastructure-related issues impacting scientific workflows and user productivity.

Required Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, scientific computing, bioinformatics, or a related field and at least 5 years of related experience.
• Experience supporting Linux systems in HPC, research computing, or similar technical environments
• Familiarity with datacenter best practices, server hardware, and basic networking components is preferred. Experience with hardware installation and maintenance in HPC or enterprise environments is a plus.
• Experience installing and supporting scientific applications, compilers, libraries, and module systems
• Working knowledge of job schedulers such as Slurm and shared compute environments
• Experience troubleshooting user issues across software, environment, and workflow layers
• Strong scripting skills in Bash, Python, or similar
• Familiarity with software build and package management tools such as Spack, EasyBuild etc
• Exposure to containers such as Apptainer/Singularity
• Experience supporting scientific workflows in bioinformatics, computational biology, chemistry, physics, or related domains
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to manage multiple priorities

The likely salary range for this position is $123,250 - $166,750. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40

Travel Required:
None

Telecommuting Options:
Hybrid

Work Location:
USA MD Rockville

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

Our Identity Verification Process:
As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.