HPC Linux System Administrator

GeoControl Systems, Inc. as a HUBZone company is required to maintain a federally mandated level of employees who reside in a qualified HUBZone; only applicants whose home address lies in a qualified HUBZone will be considered for this position. You can verify your residence via https://maps.certify.sba.gov/hubzone/map.

About the role

Are you passionate about human space exploration, understanding the origins of the universe, and working with a passionate and diverse team to make a difference? If you are, we need you! We need your talent, teamwork, and energy to help us achieve great things that inspire people all over the globe. We need you to bring creative ideas and diverse backgrounds to help us envision, shape, and deliver systems that will enable the exploration of space while benefiting people here on Earth. We are excited about what we do, and we need you on our team as we take on exciting challenges for NASA’s pursuits in deep space exploration. As NASA’s largest engineering solutions provider working together with NASA at centers across the United States.

Responsibilities

• Working with a team of HPC System Administrators to build and maintain all FSL services.
• High Performance Compute (HPC) administration.
• High-end Linux workstation administration.
• High-speed networking.
• High-speed parallel filesystem administration.
• Investigating system problems.
• Proactively monitoring system health.
• Working with FSL users to ensure they can support the NASA human spaceflight mission.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent certification in a related area.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in the field or a related area.
• Experience with Linux system administration.
• Experience with system configuration management.
• Experience with Container Based HPC Workflows.
• Experience with Complex CI/CD Workflows.
• Experience with HPC job scheduler administration.
• Demonstrated problem solving, planning, and communication skills.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Experience with large-scale system administration, including at least 2 years in HPC administration.

Skills

• Familiarity with RedHat-based systems.
• Container Technology like Docker, Podman, and Apptainer.
• Luster High-speed Parallel Filesystems.
• InfiniBand.
• Ansible / Foreman.
• SLURM resource manager.
• SPACK software manager.
• Log consolidation and monitoring.
• Git/Gitlab and software development (CI/CD).
• Johnson Space Center campus network.
• NASA security mechanisms (security plans, POAMs, ATOs, Risk Assessments).

Benefits

GCS health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future.

• Flexible work schedules and opportunities to work remotely.
• Educational reimbursement.
• Retirement benefits (401K, Roth).
• Health benefits.
• Tax saving options.
• Disability benefits.
• Life and accident insurance.
• Voluntary benefits.
• Paid time off and paid holidays.
• Parental and pregnancy leave.