HPC Engineering Team Lead

General Dynamics

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Rockville, MD
Salary
$131,750–$178,250 / yr
Posted
58 days ago
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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.

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TL;DR · HPC Engineering Team Lead

The HPC Engineering Team Lead joins the Scientific Computing team to provide technical leadership for high-performance computing and scientific research at NIAID. This role involves overseeing the administration, maintenance, and optimization of HPC systems, storage, and compute services while mentoring staff and guiding operational priorities. Key responsibilities include leading the installation and lifecycle support of scientific software, managing scheduler operations, and troubleshooting complex workflows for researchers. The position requires expertise in Linux-based HPC environments, Slurm job schedulers, parallel filesystems, and networking. Candidates must be proficient with scientific software compilers, libraries, and module systems, as well as package management tools like Spack or EasyBuild and container technologies such as Apptainer, Singularity, or Docker. This role supports critical biomedical research activities for a major federal health agency.

What you'll do

  • Provide day-to-day technical leadership for the HPC engineering team supporting local scientific computing environments.
  • Oversee administration, maintenance, and optimization of HPC systems, storage, compute, and supporting services.
  • Lead installation, configuration, testing, and lifecycle support of scientific software and module environments.
  • Support scheduler operations, resource management, and troubleshooting for user jobs and workflows.
  • Develop and document operational processes, standards, and best practices for HPC support.
  • Mentor engineers, coordinate priorities, and drive continuous improvement across the team.
  • Serve as an escalation point for complex technical issues involving compute, storage, networking, and scientific applications.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, scientific computing, or a related field.
  • 5+ years of experience in High Performance Computing (HPC).
  • Strong experience supporting and administering Linux-based HPC environments.
  • Experience with job schedulers such as Slurm and supporting shared research computing environments.
  • Experience installing, optimizing, and supporting scientific software, compilers, libraries, and module systems.
  • Familiarity with storage systems, parallel filesystems, networking, and general HPC architecture.
  • Experience leading technical teams, coordinating work, or mentoring junior staff.
  • Experience with container technologies such as Apptainer/Singularity or Docker (preferred).

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