Senior High Performance Computing Systems Administrator

BAE Systems • UT

140d • $150,545 - $263,455

About The Position

Unlock the Power of Supercomputing: Join BAE Systems-One of the Leading Service Providers of HPCs. Contribute to one of our longest running programs where we orchestrate the support and sustainment of some of the world’s largest and most advanced supercomputers. We are more than just gatekeepers, we are the vanguard of support for the modern warfighter. Our dynamic and ever evolving teams are searching for exceptional individuals who yearn for a flexible work-life environment, thrive on pushing the limits of computational possibilities, and are driven by a sense of duty to empower those who serve our nation. We are seeking High Performance Computing Systems Administrator with demonstrated experience in system administration in support of a large client-server based IT enterprise. In this position you will be responsible for the installation, configuration, and networking of UNIX and/or NT based platforms. This shall include creating, modifying and deleting user accounts, performing system back-ups, and maintaining system configuration files. In addition, you will be responsible for installation and configuration of hardware, operating systems, and commercial software packages. You will develop and implement enterprise backup/recovery strategies, server configuration and consolidation, and verification of the health and status of the entire IT infrastructure. You will also provide support for enterprise services such as DNS, NFS, e-mail services, security protection mechanisms, and the interoperability of UNIX and NT based systems.

Requirements

• Must possess a TS/SCI clearance with appropriate poly.
• Must work onsite 100% of the time.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field, and ten (10) years of demonstrable experience in system administration and support of a large client-server based IT enterprise.
• Or five (5) years of full time computer science work that can be substituted for the Bachelor’s Degree, and ten (10) years of demonstrable experience in system administration and support of a large client-server based IT enterprise.
• Fundamental understanding of operating systems and familiarity with either UNIX or NT commands or utilities at the user level.
• Experience with installation, configuration, tuning, troubleshooting and administration of multi-vendor servers running numerous COTS, opensource, and in-house applications.
• Experience with multi-vendor servers running Red Hat or SuSe with direct attached, FC SAN storage or SSDs.
• Experience with distributing computing tools such as ReS, LSF, and SLURM.
• Experience with HPC farm systems, HPC MPP clustered systems, and Front End servers of Special Purpose devices (SPDs).
• Experience with IBM or HP Blade servers with FC/SAS/Network back end.
• Experience with multi-vendor filesystems such as XFS, GPFS and Lustre.
• Experience with Pre-Factory testing, Factory testing, System integration and Acceptance testing during the purchase process of the HPS systems.

Nice To Haves

• Valid RHCSA or higher Red Hat certification.
• Valid VMWare certification.

Responsibilities

• Installation, configuration, and networking of UNIX and/or NT based platforms.
• Creating, modifying and deleting user accounts.
• Performing system back-ups and maintaining system configuration files.
• Installation and configuration of hardware, operating systems, and commercial software packages.
• Developing and implementing enterprise backup/recovery strategies.
• Server configuration and consolidation.
• Verification of the health and status of the entire IT infrastructure.
• Providing support for enterprise services such as DNS, NFS, e-mail services, and security protection mechanisms.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Health savings accounts.
• 401(k) savings plan.
• Disability coverage.
• Life and accident insurance.
• Employee assistance program.
• Legal plan.
• Discounts on home, auto, and pet insurance.
• Paid time off.
• Paid holidays.
• Paid parental leave.
• Paid military leave.
• Paid bereavement leave.
• Federal and state sick leave.
• Company recognition program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees