Job DescriptionGeoControl Systems, Inc.as a HUBZone company, is required to maintain a Federally mandated level of employees that reside (home residence) in a qualified HUBZone.
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We have an exciting opportunity for a
HPC Linux System Administrator to join the team with GCS, a teammate company.
Requisition Description:Are you excited about supporting NASA human spaceflight?If so, this could be the position for you.We have the need for an experienced HPC System Administrator at Johnson Space Center (JSC).This position, working on the Amentum JETS contract, will support the Flight Sciences Laboratory (FSL).
The FSL is one of JSC's primary compute labs and hosts a wide variety of analyses, which support all human-spaceflight programs at NASA including the International Space Station (ISS), Orion, Space Launch System (SLS), Commercial Crew Program, Human Landing System (HLS), Moon Base and many others.The FSL systems are currently comprised of over 700 machines, 26,000 cores and over 10 PB of storage, which serve more than 1000 users.
In this position you will be working with a team of HPC System Administrators to build and maintain all FSL services. This will include High Performance Compute (HPC) administration, high-end Linux workstation administration, high-speed networking, High-speed parallel filesystem administration, and more.
Some of the skillset we are looking for this position is a deep understanding of container technologies and how best they can be used in a High Performance Compute (HPC) environment.
The FSL System Administration Team is critical in supporting the FSL users in effectively utilizing the systems. The team's day to day tasks include investigating system problems, proactively monitoring system health, and working with FSL users to make sure they can support the NASA human spaceflight mission.
Requisition Qualifications:This position has been posted at multiple levels. Depending on the candidate's experience, requirements, and business needs, we reserve the right to consider candidates at any level for which this position has been advertised.
- Typicallyrequires a bachelor's degree or equivalent certification in a related areaand a minimum of 5 years of experience in the field or in a related area.
- Experiencein the following areas is needed for this position:
- Linuxsystem administration
- Systemconfiguration management
- ContainerBased HPC Workflows
- ComplexCI/CD Workflows
- HPCjob scheduler administration
- Demonstratedproblem solving, planning, and communication skills
- Abilityto work in a team environment
Experience with large-scale system administration, with 2 of those years in HPC administration
RequirementsRequisition Preferences: - Familiarity with the following is preferred but notrequired for the position:
- RedHat-basedsystems
- ContainerTechnology like Docker, Podman, and Apptainer
- Luster High-speed ParallelFilesystems
- InfiniBand
- Ansible/ Foreman
- SLURMresource manager
- SPACKsoftware manager
- Logconsolidation and monitoring
- Git/Gitlaband software development (CI/CD)
- JohnsonSpace Center campus network
- NASAsecurity mechanisms (security plans, POAMs, ATOs, Risk Assessments
BenefitsGCS health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Typical benefits offered include flexible work schedules and opportunities to work remotely, educational reimbursement, retirement benefits (401K, Roth), health benefits, tax saving options, disability benefits, life and accident insurance, voluntary benefits, paid time off and paid holidays, and parental and pregnancy leave.
