Senior High Performance Computing (HPC) Systems Administrator

BAE Systems • MD

117d • $150,545 - $263,455

About The Position

At BAE Systems, we promote a strong, collaborative culture and provide our employees with the tools, skills and training they need to succeed. We offer a flexible work environment to support the balance in your life and keep you performing at your best. We are seeking HPC Systems Administrators to support a large client-server based IT enterprise in installation, configuration, and networking of Linux and Windows based platforms. Responsibilities include overseeing servers running Red Hat, CentOS, SolarisX64, SuSe, Virtual Appliances, with direct attached and FC SAN storage, troubleshooting PXE and DHCP boot processes, and performing Microsoft Exchange Policy management, mailbox management, enterprise-level multi-site design and architecture. Additionally, you will support Tier 3 Infrastructure services such as DNS, NIS, Active Directory, Centrify, Zenoss, SiteScope, HP Openview, HP Oneview, HPSA, HPSE, SPLUNK, Sendmail, Exchange, NetQoS, Infoblox, Nagios, and HP Cluster Management. You will also install, configure, tune and troubleshoot multi-vendor servers running numerous COTS, open source and in-house applications.

Requirements

• TS/SCI clearance with appropriate poly.
• Ability to work onsite 100% of the time.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field and ten (10) years of demonstrable experience in system administration and support of a large client-server based IT enterprise, or five (5) years of full-time computer science work that can be substituted for the Bachelor’s Degree, and ten (10) years of demonstrable experience in system administration and support of a large client-server based IT enterprise.
• An industry recognized professional certification may substitute as one year experience.
• IAT Level II Certification Required.
• Experience with servers running Red Hat, CentOS, SolarisX64, SuSe, Virtual Appliances, with direct attached and FC SAN storage.
• Experience with large SPU, memory SMP systems and clusters with many cores.
• Experience with enterprise client server configurations (Group Policy, Centrify, DNS, LDAP).
• Experience with Linux Scripting (Bash, Perl etc).
• Experience with Linux Logical Volume Management (LVM).
• Experience with distributed filesystems.
• Experience with configuration management tools.
• Experience troubleshooting PXE and DHCP boot process.
• Experience with multi-vendor filesystems such as XFS, GPFS, and CXFS, EXT4, CIFS, NFS.
• Experience with clustered Blade systems and associated interconnects (iSCSI, SAD, FC, TCP/IP, etc.).
• Advanced Red Hat/CentOS and Microsoft Windows Operating System (including Group Policy management).
• Experience with Microsoft Exchange policy management, mailbox management, enterprise-level multi-site design and architecture.
• Experience with enterprise Active Directory/Centrify Zone management (creation, update, RBAC).
• Experience with Tier 3 Infrastructure support for services such as DNS, NIS, Active Directory, Centrify, Zenoss, SiteScope, HP Openview, HP Oneview, HPSA, HPSE, SPLUNK, Sendmail, Exchange, NetQoS, Infoblox, Nagios, HP Cluster Management.
• Experience with thin client solutions based on Virtual bridges and Centrix, VPN.
• Experience with NoMachine NX Virtual Desktop management.
• Experience with enterprise virtualization products; VMWare, vSphere, vCenter, vRealize Automation, vSAN.
• Experience with vSwitch, Distributed Switch, Console management.
• Experience with OpenShift, Docker, Kubernetes.
• Accepted professional certifications include a valid RHCSA or higher Red Hat certification, MCSE.
• Experience with installation, configuration, tuning, troubleshooting and administration of multi-vendor servers running numerous COTS, opensource, and in-house applications to accommodate HPC Division IT support requirements.
• Experience with multi-vendor servers running Red Hat of SuSe with direct attached, FC SAN storage or SSDs.
• Experience with distributing computing tools such as ReS, LSF, and SLURM.
• Experience with HPC farm systems, HPC MPP clustered systems, Front End servers of Special Purpose devices (SPDs).
• Experience with IBM of HP Blade servers with FC/SAS/Network back end.
• Experience with multi-vendor filesystems such as XFS, GPFS and Lustre.
• Experience with pre-Factory testing, Factory testing, System integration and Acceptance testing during the purchase process of the HPS systems.

Responsibilities

• Support a large client-server based IT enterprise in installation, configuration, and networking of Linux and Windows based platforms.
• Oversee servers running Red Hat, CentOS, SolarisX64, SuSe, Virtual Appliances, with direct attached and FC SAN storage.
• Troubleshoot PXE and DHCP boot process.
• Perform Microsoft Exchange Policy management, mailbox management, enterprise-level multi-site design and architecture.
• Support Tier 3 Infrastructure services such as DNS, NIS, Active Directory, Centrify, Zenoss, SiteScope, HP Openview, HP Oneview, HPSA, HPSE, SPLUNK, Sendmail, Exchange, NetQoS, Infoblox, Nagios, HP Cluster Management.
• Install, configure, tune and troubleshoot multi-vendor servers running numerous COTS, open source and in-house applications.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Health savings accounts.
• 401(k) savings plan.
• Disability coverage.
• Life and accident insurance.
• Employee assistance program.
• Legal plan.
• Discounts on home, auto, and pet insurance.
• Paid time off.
• Paid holidays.
• Paid parental leave.
• Paid military leave.
• Paid bereavement leave.
• Federal and state sick leave.
• Company recognition program for monetary or non-monetary recognition awards.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees