Systems Engineer - Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) supporting DIA's National Media Exploitation Center (NMEC) under our 10-year DOMEX Technology Platform (DTP) contract (TO4). ABSC is looking for a highly skilled GPU Engineer with deep expertise in operating systems, hardware, GPU, and high-speed networking. In this role, you will design, develop, and optimize GPU clusters that power enterprise AI for the mission customers.

This is a 100% on-site position. All work must be performed at the customer site in Bethesda at the Intelligence Community Campus (ICC-B).

Security Clearance Required: TS/SCI (eligibility) with the willingness to obtain and maintain a CI polygraph.

Responsibilities:

• GPU Cluster Engineering: Design, configure, and maintain GPU Clusters. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to define and optimize architectures, ensuring they meet performance, power efficiency, and feature requirements.
• Operating System Integration: Work closely with AI/ML engineers to ensure smooth GPU integration with Linux-based systems. Optimize GPU drivers for compatibility, reliability, and performance. Provide regular maintenance and updates.
• Performance Optimization: Analyze GPU performance, identify bottlenecks, and develop strategies to improve efficiency across hardware and software layers.
• Tooling and Automation: Build and maintain debugging tools, profiling utilities, and performance analysis software for Linux environments. Leverage scripting and configuration tools such as Bash, Python, Ansible, Puppet, and Salt.
• Compliance & Documentation: Maintain technical documentation, architectural specifications, and Linux best practices. Support ATO (Authority to Operate) and ensure compliance with federal security standards.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's or higher degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field with at least 12 years of related technical experience. Additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• 10+ years of relevant systems engineering experience
• Experience in managing NVIDIA GPU data center platforms. (DGX, HGX, H200, H100, L4s).
• Knowledge of enterprise server components (storage/network controllers, HBA, SSDs).
• Strong expertise with Linux distributions. (RHEL, Ubuntu, Oracle, and Rocky).
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to collaborate within a team.
• Candidate must, at a minimum, meet DoD 8570.11- IAT Level II certification requirements (currently Security+ CE, CCNA-Security, GICSP, GSEC, or SSCP along with an appropriate computing environment (CE) certification). An IAT Level III certification would also be acceptable (CASP+, CCNP Security, CISA, CISSP, GCED, GCIH, CCSP).

Desired Experience:

• Experience with Kubernetes cluster management and AI/ML workflow orchestration (Argo, Airflow, and Kubeflow).
• Familiarity with GPU virtualization and cloud computing.
• Experience with Prometheus/Grafana for monitoring.
• Knowledge of distributed resource scheduling systems (Slurm (preferred), LSF, etc.).

Salary is commensurate with experience. Salary range for this requisition is: $140k-$225k annual. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

Some of our benefits include:

• Generous PTO plus 11 Federal Holidays
• Retirement Planning - 401k Fully Vested with Match
• Annual Health and Wellness Allowance - buy an Apple Watch, a treadmill, or hit the gym on us
• Career Development - Annual Funds to spend on Education and Training
• Volunteer Time Off - Annually, all employees can spend 8 hours directly supporting a charity of choice
• Charitable Match - ABSC matches an employee's donation to a qualifying charity
• Referral Program - We pay for internal and external referrals!
• LOV Awards - Earn bonus awards throughout the year from our Living Our Values awards program

Apply to join our team today! We are always looking to grow our team - if you know someone who is seeking a new career opportunity, please share this job opening with them. ABSC offers generous external referral bonuses. You don't need to be an employee to benefit from our Referral Program.

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