HPC Administrator

General Dynamics

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Hamilton, MT
Salary
$106,250–$143,750 / yr
Posted
28 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $171k
This role $125k
$93k most similar roles pay here $225k

This role pays less than 78% of similar roles. Most pay $129,500–$212,718 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $125k versus about $171k for comparable roles.

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About General Dynamics

General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense company offering a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation, ship construction, land combat vehicles, and information technology. It serves customers in the U.S. government, allied governments, and a diverse array of commercial markets.

General Dynamics currently has 1123 open roles on FindRole.

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At a glance

TL;DR · HPC Administrator

The HPC Administrator joins a Scientific Computing team to provide local engineering support for high-performance computing infrastructure and scientific software at NIAID. This role involves administering, maintaining, and troubleshooting Linux-based HPC systems, including compute nodes, storage, and supporting services. The individual will manage the deployment of hardware, perform datacenter activities like cabling and component replacement, and ensure the reliability of shared resources. Key responsibilities include supporting researchers with scientific workflows such as CryoEM by managing software installations, compilers, and libraries. Required technical skills include experience with Slurm job schedulers, Bash or Python scripting, and package management tools like Spack or EasyBuild. The role also involves utilizing containers like Apptainer or Singularity to support research data processing pipelines and optimize the performance of scientific workflows within a specialized biomedical research environment.

What you'll do

  • Administer, maintain, and troubleshoot Linux-based HPC infrastructure including compute nodes, storage systems, and supporting services.
  • Manage the deployment, configuration, monitoring, and lifecycle of HPC hardware and core infrastructure components.
  • Perform datacenter activities such as hardware configuration, cabling, component replacement, and system validation during upgrades.
  • Monitor system health to ensure the reliability, availability, and security of shared HPC resources.
  • Install, maintain, and optimize scientific software applications like CryoEM for research workflows.
  • Develop automation scripts and operational documentation to improve the efficiency of HPC operations.
  • Troubleshoot complex issues across software, environment configurations, and user data processing pipelines.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, scientific computing, bioinformatics, or a related field.
  • At least 5 years of experience in Linux-based HPC or research computing environments.
  • Experience installing and supporting scientific software, compilers, and libraries.
  • Familiarity with job schedulers such as Slurm and supporting shared scientific workloads.
  • Scripting experience in Bash, Python, or similar languages.
  • Familiarity with software build and package management tools like Spack or EasyBuild.
  • Experience supporting CryoEM software packages such as RELION, cryoSPARC, Imod, or similar applications (preferred).
  • Experience with containers such as Apptainer/Singularity (preferred).

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