HPC Engineer

General Dynamics Information Technology•Rockville, MD

1d•$123,250 - $166,750•Hybrid

About The Position

GDIT is seeking an HPC Engineer to join a Scientific Technologies team supporting high-performance computing and scientific research at NIAID. The role administers, operates, maintains, and continually improves Linux-based HPC infrastructure, including hardware, compute, storage, scheduling, networking, and supporting services. The engineer works across the HPC technology stack to troubleshoot issues, support infrastructure lifecycle activities, improve reliability and performance, and help provide researchers with stable, effective computing environments for scientific workloads. The position is based in Rockville, Maryland, and requires onsite work 2–3 days per week. It supports biomedical research activities for a major federal health agency.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, scientific computing, bioinformatics, or a related field, and at least 5 years of related experience.
Experience supporting Linux systems in HPC, research computing, or similar technical environments.
Experience installing and supporting scientific applications, compilers, libraries, and module systems.
Working knowledge of job schedulers such as Slurm and shared compute environments.
Experience troubleshooting user issues across software, environment, and workflow layers.
Strong scripting skills in Bash, Python, or similar.
Strong problem-solving skills and ability to manage multiple priorities.
The job qualifications section also lists 8+ years of related experience.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with datacenter best practices, server hardware, and basic networking components.
Experience with hardware installation and maintenance in HPC or enterprise environments.
Familiarity with software build and package management tools such as Spack or EasyBuild.
Exposure to containers such as Apptainer/Singularity.
Experience supporting scientific workflows in bioinformatics, computational biology, chemistry, physics, or related domains.

Responsibilities

Administer, maintain, and troubleshoot Linux-based HPC infrastructure, including compute nodes, login nodes, storage systems, InfiniBand networking, and supporting services.
Support 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 job scheduler operations, resource management, and troubleshooting of compute, storage, and networking issues affecting HPC users.
Collaborate with engineering team members to plan, test, and implement infrastructure upgrades, maintenance activities, and new HPC technologies.
Assist with the installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of scientific software, compilers, libraries, and module environments for research workloads.
Develop and maintain operational documentation, automation scripts, and standard procedures to improve the efficiency and reliability of HPC operations.
Work with scientific support staff to resolve infrastructure-related issues affecting scientific workflows and user productivity.

Benefits

Medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts.
Dental plan options.
Vision plan.
401(k) plan with pre-tax and post-tax contribution options and a company match.
Full flex work weeks where possible.
Paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time.
Paid holidays.
Paid parental leave.
Military, bereavement, and jury duty leave.
Short- and long-term disability benefits.
Life insurance.
Accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness, and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available.