Information Systems Architect (HPC/Linux)

Description SAIC is seeking an Information Systems Architect to join a team that administers next-generation high performance computing (HPC) Architectures and develops innovative solutions for operations and efficient utilization. On any given day, you may be called on to:

• Participate in all aspects of the HPC system lifecycle including facility integration, standup, acceptance testing, performance benchmarking, operational support, and reclamation.
• Maintain all system aspects of security, networks, filesystems, system software installation, and user support.
• Plan patches and upgrades.
• Troubleshoot/replace defective components
• Determine and proactively mitigate the impact of system changes and improvements, including non-standard research access and software, on the security and stability of the platforms and on the user community.
• Participate in development of new operational methodologies and support infrastructure to enable efficient operations of multiple, concurrent, leading-edge and prototype HPC Clusters.
• Support research and development staff to deliver functional platforms for pre-production systems.
• Work with the HPC Monitoring Team to deploy monitoring solutions on the platforms and utilize them for performance understanding
• Learn new technologies, processes, and system software in an unstructured environment.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems Engineering (CIS/MIS), or significant STEM discipline and five or more years of significant IT experience OR 9 years or more of relevant IT experience with achievements that demonstrate the knowledge, skills and ability to perform the duties of the job in lieu of degree.
• 5 years' experience with Linux /Unix operating systems, including hardware setup, installation, upgrades, and troubleshooting.
• Experience handling large numbers of systems (20-50+).
• Experience answering technical support queries from a community of end-users
• A strong teammate capable of handling multiple duties with good customer focus and excellent oral and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q security clearance.

• Proven understanding/experience installing clusters (initial racking/cabling/diagnosing hardware issues)
• Advanced scripting experience (Shell, Python, PERL, or any other system-level scripting).
• Basic understanding of networking concepts and infrastructure, such as firewalls, routing, bonding, and VLANs
• Knowledge and experience with security and authentication components, such as ssh, Kerberos, LDAP, SSL, nmap, public and private key encryption, and other third party security products.
• Ability to implement and review system performance monitoring, determine optimization opportunities, and set new resource/capacity requirements.
• Experience with Linux containers and related technologies (docker, kubernetes, etc.)
• Experience with storage administration, fiber channel SAN, LUN provisioning, NFS filesystem management, and related processes and technologies
• Understanding of HPC scheduling software (e.g. LSF, Moab, or SLURM)
• Understanding of HPC parallel filesystems (e.g. GPFS, Lustre)
• Understanding of HPC Interconnects (e.g., Infiniband, OmniPath, high-speed ethernet)
• Current DOE Q Security Clearance