HPC Engineer

General Dynamics Information Technology•Rockville, MD

1d•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 continuously 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 provide researchers with stable and effective computing environments for scientific workloads. The position supports biomedical research activities for a major federal health agency. It is based in Rockville, Maryland, and requires onsite work 2–3 days per week. The role has 40 scheduled weekly hours and no required travel.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, scientific computing, bioinformatics, or a related field.
At least 5 years of related experience; the job qualifications section separately lists 8+ 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.
Must be able to work onsite 2–3 days per week in Rockville, Maryland.

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 and 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 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 HPC operations.
Work with scientific support staff to resolve infrastructure 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 company match
Full flex work weeks where possible
Paid time off, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, and paid parental, military, bereavement, and jury duty leave
Short- and long-term disability benefits
Life insurance
Accidental death and dismemberment coverage
Personal accident insurance
Critical illness insurance
Business travel and accident insurance