Principal HPC Software Engineer

GliaCell Technologies•Annapolis Junction, MD

34d•$225,000 - $275,000•Remote

About The Position

GliaCell is seeking a Principal HPC Software Engineer on one of our subcontracts. This is a full-time position offering the opportunity to support a U.S. Government customer. The mission is to provide technical expertise that assists in sustaining critical mission-related software and systems to a large government contract.

Requirements

Possess an active or rein-statable TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance.
U.S. Citizenship.
Bachelor’s degree in Math, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline from an accredited college or university.
7 years of experience as an HSE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.
Works well independently as well as on a team.
Strong communication skills.
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

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

STE/STN automation and monitoring sustainment
Frontend hardening
Utility frontdoor and courier containers
Container security
LatteArt IAVM, PO&AM etc.
RBAC and CMS product creation & sustainment
Mapping of roles to permission sets
General solution security
Background hardening, as applicable
Security reviews and audits for other team’s products Knowledge
Security expertise at the design and implementation level
Define, develops, tests, and deploys components of the solution
Works with an Agile team to create and refine user stories and acceptance
Collaborates with other team member to build and test software and hardware components
Participate in daily stand-up/scrums meetings
Conduct research, prototyping, and exploration activities
Develops, maintains, and enhances complex and diverse infrastructure as code (IaC) for large-scale computing systems
Works with installation, configuration, testing, and operational management of system solutions