About this opportunity
General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. lists this HPC Administrator opportunity in hamilton, Montana. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
We are seeking an HPC Administrator to join a Scientific Computing team supporting high-performance computing (HPC) and scientific research at NIAID. This role will provide local engineering support for HPC infrastructure and scientific software serving researchers, with strong emphasis on software installation, module support, systems troubleshooting, and scientific workflow enablement.
Biomedical research activities for a major federal health agency depend on the technologies and services you'll support in your role here at GDIT. Here, you'll be empowered to turn obstacles into action. Join us on the frontlines of scientific computing services and make an impact on the health of our nation.
This is a hybrid position located at Rocky Mountain Laboratories (RML), Hamilton, Montana. Onsite work will be required at least 1-2 times per month.
Responsibilities:
Administer, maintain, and troubleshoot Linux-based HPC infrastructure, including compute nodes, login nodes, storage systems, 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 researchers utilizing Scientific workflows (such as CryoEM) by assisting with the installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and optimization of CryoEM software applications and supporting HPC environments.
Collaborate with researchers to help ensure reliable execution of data processing pipelines and to improve the performance and usability of their scientific workflows on shared HPC resources.
Develop and maintain operational documentation, automation scripts, and standard procedures that improve the efficiency and reliability of HPC operations.
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 working in Linux-based HPC or research computing environments
Experience installing and supporting scientific software, compilers, and libraries
Familiarity with job schedulers such as Slurm and supporting shared scientific workloads
Experience supporting CryoEM software packages such as RELION, cryoSPARC, Imod or similar applications is highly desirable.
Strong troubleshooting skills across software, environment, and user workflow issues
Scripting experience in Bash, Python, or similar
Familiarity with software build and package management tools such as Spack, EasyBuild etc
Exposure to scientific applications and workflows used in research environments
Experience with containers such as Apptainer/Singularity is a plus
Ability to work closely with local stakeholders and provide dependable onsite support
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Worksite address
hamilton, MT, 59840, US
Who can apply
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