Senior Linux System Administrator
Job Description
Parsons is looking for a talented Linux Systems Administrator to join a tight-knit team keeping powerful, large-scale HPC systems healthy and secure. Your work will help enable cutting-edge research, AI/ML workloads, and production science.
What You'll Be Doing
- Perform day-to-day administration on multiple HPC clusters, including installation, configuration, provisioning, tuning, and troubleshooting.
- Apply and maintain security hardening (e.g., DISA STIGs) and patching to support compliance and accreditation activities.
- Perform physical hardware tasks such as replacing failed components (e.g., drives, memory, NICs, cables).
- Work as part of an on-site system administration team supporting research, development, and production HPC environments.
- Work with customers to resolve issues related to the HPC clusters and the services they run.
Required Skills
- Hands-on Linux systems administration experience (RHEL/Rocky/SLES).
- Working knowledge of HPC concepts and/or willingness to learn (clusters, schedulers, parallel/shared filesystems, high-speed interconnects).
- Proficiency with scripting and automation using Bash, Python or other technologies.
- Strong troubleshooting fundamentals with hands-on hardware replacement.
Desired Skills
- Experience with job schedulers such as Slurm or PBS.
- Experience with HPC cluster managers (e.g., Warewulf, HP CM, xCAT, or Bright).
- Experience with parallel/shared filesystems (e.g., Lustre, WEKA, or DDN).
- Experience with high-speed interconnects (e.g., InfiniBand or Slingshot).
- Experience administering GPU-based platforms, including NVIDIA GPUs and CUDA.
- Experience implementing monitoring tools such as Prometheus and Grafana.
- Container experience (Apptainer/Singularity, Podman, or Docker).
- Exposure to Cloud and/or Kubernetes is a plus.
Education And Experience
- BS or MS degree in computer science or engineering, or equivalent experience.
- At least 8 years of directly related experience.
- Linux+ certification (or equivalent).
- Security+ certification (or equivalent).
Security Clearance Requirement
An active Top Secret security clearance is required for this position.
Pay
Salary Range: $134,100.00 - $241,400.00
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Paid time off
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
- 401(k)
- Life insurance
- Flexible work schedules
- Holidays
About the Role
Guided by our leadership vision of valuing people, embracing agility, and fostering growth, we cultivate an innovative culture that empowers you to achieve your full potential.
Qualifications
We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!
Skills
We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars!
Benefits
- Best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!
Benefits
- Best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!
Equal Opportunity Employer
We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.
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