HPC Software Engineer

AeroVironment•Annapolis Junction, MD

1d•$160,000 - $210,000

About The Position

The Software Engineer will be part of a project developing and maintaining system management infrastructure software and services for High Performance Computing (HPC) systems in a Linux environment. The role requires a TS/SCI clearance with Full Scope Poly. Applicants must meet one of these experience and education paths: a master’s degree in computer science or a related discipline and five years of relevant software engineering experience; a bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related discipline and seven years of relevant experience; or nine years of relevant experience without a specified degree requirement. The position also requires access to information regulated by ITAR and/or EAR, and applicants will be asked to provide documentation verifying U.S. person status. Some positions may require current U.S. citizenship due to contract requirements. The listed salary range is $160,000–$210,000. AeroVironment describes itself as a California-based developer of unmanned aircraft systems and tactical missile systems.

Requirements

Experience using the Linux command-line interface.
Proficiency in Bash or Python scripting to automate tasks and processes.
Experience developing software solutions using languages such as Python and Rust in a Linux environment.
Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker, Podman, or containerd.
Experience with automation frameworks, including Ansible, for orchestrating deployment.
Experience troubleshooting and debugging issues in an operational system.
Experience with CI/CD principles, methodologies, and tools such as GitLab CI and Jenkins.
Experience with Git source control.
TS/SCI clearance with Full Scope Poly.
One of the following: a master’s degree in computer science or a related discipline from an accredited college or university and five years of software engineering experience on programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity; a bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related discipline from an accredited college or university and seven years of such experience; or nine years of such experience.
Ability to provide documentation verifying U.S. person status for ITAR and/or EAR compliance; some positions require current U.S. citizenship due to contract requirements.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with Datacenter Infrastructure Management (DCIM) tools such as Netbox.
Familiarity with observability and analytics platforms such as Splunk.
Familiarity with Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions such as Keycloak.
Familiarity with secret management tools such as HashiCorp Vault.
Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite, including JIRA and Confluence.
Familiarity with Agile, Scrum, or Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodologies.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain system management infrastructure software and services for HPC systems in a Linux environment.
Automate tasks and processes using scripting.
Troubleshoot and debug issues in an operational system.
Use automation frameworks to orchestrate deployment.