HPC Software Engineer 3
About The Position
T-Rex is looking for a fully cleared HPC Software Engineer 3 to work on a program in the Fort Meade, Maryland area in support of the Intelligence Community. Responsibilities: The HPC Software Engineer designs, develops, tests, deploys, documents, maintains, and enhances complex and diverse software for HPC (high performance computing) systems based upon documented requirements. Critical for an HSE is either a very strong math background and/or a very strong computer hardware background. One or both of these is required in order for the HSE to be able to understand the intricacies of the HPC architecture that is being targeted by the software being developed, or to understand the complex mathematical principles which underlie the software applications being developed. The HPC systems might include, but are not limited to, processing-intensive analytics, novel algorithm development, manipulation of extremely large data sets, real-time systems, and systems which incorporate data repositories, data transport services, and application and systems development and monitoring. Works individually or as part of a team. Reviews and tests software components for adherence to the design requirements and documents test results. Resolves software problem reports. Utilizes software development and software design methodologies appropriate to the development environment. Provides specific input to the software components of system design to include hardware/software trade-offs, software reuse, use of Open Source Software (OSS) and/or Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS)/Government Off-The- Shelf (GOTS) software in place of new development, and requirements analysis and synthesis from system level to individual software components. Working knowledge of Configuration Management (CM) tools and Web Services implementation.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Math, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline from an accredited college or university, plus seven (7) years of experience as an HSE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.
- OR Master’s degree in Math, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline from an accredited college or university, plus five (5) years of experience as an HSE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.
- OR Nine (9) years of experience as an HSE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.
- Linux, Linux tools
- Infrastructure automation technology: Ansible, SaltStack, Puppet, Chef, Terraform, etc.
- Willing and able to learn Ansible
- Adapting to and adhering to project-specific Ansible coding standards
- Familiar with and able to perform full software-development lifecycle support with version-control tools (Git, GitLab)
- Works independently, as well as with a team, to ensure that all components are functioning properly
- Stays abreast of the latest industry trends in both open source and commercial solutions. Supports determination of if-and-when to incorporate them into an IAC solution
- Communicative, collaborative, and organized
- Willing and able to learn new tools, protocols, custom software, firmware, and hardware
- Active and transferable U.S. government issued TS/SCI with FSP security clearance is required.
Nice To Haves
- Programming in Ansible
- Bash scripting
- Python
- Container orchestration technologies
- Rancher Kubernetes Engine 2 (RKE2)
- Best practices in DevSecOps, system administration, infrastructure network services (DNS, DHCP, PXE, NTP, etc.)
- Security concepts pertaining to one or more of: identity and access management (IAM), access control, secrets management, and/or any security products related to these concepts
- Security architecture
- Cloud security
- Red Hat IDM, Keycloak, HashiCorp Vault, Delinea/Centrify
Responsibilities
- designs, develops, tests, deploys, documents, maintains, and enhances complex and diverse software for HPC (high performance computing) systems based upon documented requirements
- Reviews and tests software components for adherence to the design requirements and documents test results
- Resolves software problem reports
- Utilizes software development and software design methodologies appropriate to the development environment
- Provides specific input to the software components of system design to include hardware/software trade-offs, software reuse, use of Open Source Software (OSS) and/or Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS)/Government Off-The- Shelf (GOTS) software in place of new development, and requirements analysis and synthesis from system level to individual software components
Benefits
- PTO available to use immediately upon joining (prorated based on start date)
- paid parental leave
- individual and family health, vision, and dental benefits
- annual budget for training, professional development and tuition reimbursement
- a 401(k) plan with company match fully vested after 60 days of employment
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
101-250 employees
