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General Dynamics Information Technology Senior HPC Software Support Engineer in Fairfax, Virginia
Req ID: RQ170578
Type of Requisition: Regular
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None
Public Trust/Other Required: NACLC (T3)
Job Family: Systems Engineering
Skills:
Git Version Control System,High Performance Computing (HPC),Python (Programming Language),Slurm Workload Manager,Software Support
Experience:
10 + years of related experience
Job Description:
GDIT is seeking a Senior High Performance Computing Software Support Engineer to join the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) team.
As a Senior HPC Software Support Engineer, you will bridge the gap between our researchers and the computing resources. You will be the face of research computing to the entire NIAID research community who will rely on you to help them get their important work done.
Work Visa sponsorship is not provided for this position.
HOW A SR HPC SOFTWARE SUPPORT ENGINEER WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:
Work with a 4000+ core HPC cluster, including installing and supporting bioinformatics applications for a large and diverse research community with needs in genomics, cryo-electron microscopy, AI/ML
Monitor the body of software applications and be proactive in planning for upgrades
Monitor and report on cluster performance and generate data to show usage and trends
Triage support requests from the research community and work with others in the Scientific Infrastructure team to develop solutions and fixes
Collaborate with researchers to guide them in effective use of the HPC resources, such as job scheduler submission, data formats, and building data workflows
Provide input to the Scientific Infrastructure team leader for setting priorities for cluster operations, scheduling policies, resources needed, etc.
WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:
Required Experience: Minimum of ten years of related experience
Education: BS/BA (or equivalent)
Required Technical Skills:
Minimum of eight years of experience with HPC technologies
Experience with Spack package manager, including making packages from PyPi, R, Github
Experience with Slurm job scheduling, including troubleshooting job status and optimizing submission scripts
Minimum of five years of Python scripting experience
Experience using Git to manage shared software configuration code
Security Clearance Level: Must be able to obtain a NIH Public Trust
Required Skills and Abilities:
Ability to translate technical concepts in HPC and research computing to scientists and other non- technical personnel
Ability to determine meaningful metrics and usage data for leadership
Location: Remote
GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:
401K with company match
Comprehensive health and wellness packages
Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays
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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. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees.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.
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