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Northrop Grumman · 2 months ago

Principal/Sr. Principal HPC System Administrator (225485) - R10213821-2

Linthicum Heights, MD

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$100K/yr - $150K/yr

5+ years exp

Northrop Grumman is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security. They are seeking a Principal or Sr. Principal HPC System Administrator to support the operation of a high-performance compute cluster, investigate system faults, maintain software deployments, and ensure security compliance.

AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Support operation of a high-performance compute cluster

Investigate, diagnose, and resolve acute system faults

Maintain software deployments

Maintain security compliance

Monitor and maintain hardware

Interface with user support staff

Qualification

Linux systems administrationHigh-performance computingIAT Level II certificationRed Hat Linux experienceCommunication skills

Required

Bachelors degree with 5 years' relevant experience; 3 years' experience with a Master's Degree; 0 years with PhD. Will consider 4 years additional experience in lieu of degree

Linux systems administration proficiency

Basic knowledge and experience with file systems

Basic knowledge and experience with user management

Basic knowledge and experience with system security

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Must be a U.S. citizen

Active US Government security clearance per customers' requirements

Bachelors degree with 8 years' relevant experience; 6 years' experience with a Master's Degree; 4 years with PhD. Will consider 4 years additional experience in lieu of degree

Linux systems administration proficiency

Basic knowledge and experience with file systems

Basic knowledge and experience with user management

Basic knowledge and experience with system security

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Must be a U.S. citizen

Active US Government security clearance per customers' requirements

Preferred

IAT Level II certification

Basic knowledge and experience with networking concepts

Red Hat Linux systems administration experience

Knowledge and experience with concepts of high-performance computing system operations, including cluster management, multi-user login environments, job scheduling, and networked file systems

Knowledge and experience maintaining compliance with Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs)

Knowledge and experience with compiling software

Knowledge and experience monitoring and maintaining high-performance compute cluster hardware

Experience with MPI, high-speed low-latency network fabrics, parallel file systems, and/or GPUs

Exhibited ability to contribute to a team of technical professionals