Data Storage Planning & Management Senior High Performance Computing Systems Engineer

Peraton • Fort Meade, MD

75d • $135,000 - $216,000

About The Position

Peraton is hiring a skilled Systems Engineer (SE) that has experience planning for and managing data storage solutions. The SE will support our customer’s large High Performance Computing (HPC) related program. This program is cutting edge and includes everything from HPC test planning and execution, architecture design and prototyping, and vendor outreach and collaboration support. Program technical areas include commercial cloud technologies, high performance computing, and enterprise architecture. The program is tactically important to the national security of the United States and the work on these missions are frequently recognized for their results and the Program Integrator will be directly involved in ensuring the government is successful in achieving their planned objectives of this growing, high-profile program.

Requirements

• Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph completed in the past 5 years.
• High School Diploma or GED plus 19 years of general systems engineering experience, OR
• Bachelor’s degree in a Qualified Engineering Field or a related discipline plus 15 years of systems engineering experience, OR
• Master’s degree or PhD in a Qualified Engineering Field or a related discipline plus 13 years of systems engineering experience.
• Proficient with Fundamental Linux command and OS structure experiences.
• Programming language experience, preferably Python, with basic scripting skills (bash and Python).

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of file systems (XFS, Lustre/GPFS/SephFS, NFS, EXT4, etc.).
• Experience with performance testing of IOPS and writing/evaluating test plans.
• Familiarity with various types of HW configurations (RAID (0-10), Grid RAID, Sharding, etc.).
• Knowledge of various storage networks (SAN, Ethernet, Infiniband, slingshot, etc.).
• Familiarity with smart data.
• Ability to effectively monitor storage network, bus, and devices.
• Familiarity with general CPU components/architecture.
• Experience with FIO or IOR benchmarking tools.
• Familiarity with Ansible playbooks.
• Familiarity with Lustre parallel file system.

Responsibilities

• Support customer’s large High Performance Computing (HPC) related program.
• Plan and manage data storage solutions.
• Engage in HPC test planning and execution.
• Design and prototype architecture.
• Support vendor outreach and collaboration.

Benefits

• Heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents.
• 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap.
• Eligible to participate in an attractive bonus plan.

What This Job Offers

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