Systems Administrator 1 (NHK - 013)

SageCor Solutions • Fort Meade, MD

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About The Position

SageCor Solutions is hiring a Systems Administrator 1 to support Linux-based high-performance computing systems and storage fabrics. The role requires an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph and calls for experience administering Linux operating systems, configuring storage and networking, troubleshooting systems and applications, and working with HPC architectures and high-speed networks. Storage-fabric responsibilities include Lustre administration and support for DDN Exascaler appliances. The position also involves using monitoring, workload-management, configuration-management, and benchmarking tools. SageCor Solutions provides equal employment opportunities without regard to protected characteristics under applicable federal and state law.

Requirements

• Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
• Either 3 years of experience and a bachelor's degree, or 8 years of experience; IAT II is also specified.
• Experience with Linux distributions including RHEL, CentOS, Rocky, SLES, and Ubuntu.
• Skills in OS installation, file-system configuration, TCP/IP networking, operating-system and application troubleshooting, BASH scripting, and software compilation and installation.
• Understanding of HPC architecture and familiarity with high-speed networks such as InfiniBand and Slingshot.
• Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, Grafana, Prometheus, Nagios, Slurm, git, Salt, and Ansible.
• Good troubleshooting skills and ability to account for differences between systems.
• Lustre file-system configuration and administration, with troubleshooting knowledge.
• Experience with DDN Exascaler file-system appliances.
• TCP/IP networking knowledge, specifically for storage fabrics.
• Experience with routers and switches, including Cisco and Juniper; Arista is also being incorporated.
• Experience with benchmarking tools such as IOR, iperf, FIO, and lnet_selftest.

Responsibilities

• Install and administer Linux operating systems, including file-system configuration and TCP/IP networking.
• Troubleshoot operating systems, applications, and systems with differing configurations.
• Compile and install software and write BASH scripts.
• Support high-performance computing architecture and high-speed networks, including InfiniBand and Slingshot.
• Configure, administer, and troubleshoot Lustre file systems and DDN Exascaler appliances.
• Support storage-fabric networking and routers and switches from Cisco and Juniper, with Arista also being incorporated.
• Use relevant monitoring, HPC, version-control, and configuration-management tools.
• Benchmark systems using tools such as IOR, iperf, FIO, and lnet_selftest.
• Learn and grow knowledge of emerging technologies, including E1000s, ESNs, DAOS, and Weka.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level