Linux High Performance Computing System Administrator (ADV00045W & 45X) - ERC

Job Title

Linux High Performance Computing System Administrator (ADV00045W & 45X) - ERC

Career Level

Experienced (Non-Manager)

Job Type

Full-Time

Location

Johnson Space Center - Houston, TX 77058 US (Primary)

Job Description

For more than 30 years, ERC has been delivering the advantage needed to solve our customers' and the nation's toughest challenges. ERC is a trusted partner to the Defense and Space communities. We provide the advanced engineering, innovative technology, and subject-matter expertise to deliver the mission results our customers need to keep the nation safe and secure. Our unique solutions enhance readiness, optimize performance, and help ensure success in the air, on the ground and in space.

An essential part of our success is our corporate culture built on respect, empowerment, and collaboration. Our culture elevates our people, ensuring they provide best-in-class service and solutions to our customers. We always strive to do the right thing. We believe that are our people are our best asset and human connection our greatest strength.

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Your role:

This position, working on the ERC JETS contract, will support the Flight Sciences Laboratory (FSL). The FSL is one of JSC's primary computing labs and hosts a wide variety of analyses, which support most of the major programs at JSC including the International Space Station (ISS), Orion, Space Launch System (SLS), Commercial Crew Program, Lunar Gateway, Human Landing System (HLS), and many others. The FSL systems are currently comprised of over 700 machines, 15,000 cores and 3 PB of storage, which serve over 1000 users.

What you'll do all day:

In this position you will be working with a team of System Administrators to build and maintain all FSL services. This can include HPC administration, high-end Linux workstation administration, high-speed networking, parallel filesystem administration, and more. Some of the technologies we are looking for in this position is to expand the use of containerization using Singularity for HPC workloads and systems configuration automation. The FSL System Administration Team is critical in supporting the FSL users in effectively utilizing the systems. The team's day to day tasks include investigating system problems, proactively monitoring system health, and working with FSL lab users to make sure they can support the NASA human spaceflight mission.

You will love this job if you:

• Are a self-starter and require little oversight to complete given tasks
• Enjoy a fast-paced work environment
• Love working with diverse groups of individuals, including engineers and technicians
• Are good at communicating with people
• Have a positive attitude
• Enjoy multitasking

Minimum requirements for this position:

This position has been posted at multiple levels. Depending on the candidate's experience, requirements, and business needs, we reserve the right to consider candidates at any level for which this position has been advertised. Experience in the following areas is needed for this position:

• BS degree in engineering from an accredited engineering school and five (5) years of related engineering experience, or a MS degree from an accredited engineering school and four (4) years of related engineering experience, or Ph.D. from an accredited engineering school and zero (0) years of related experience.
• Linux system administration
• HPC resource managers and cluster schedulers
• Automated system configuration management
• High speed parallel file storage
• Monitoring and alerting
• Containerization using Singularity or similar technology
• Demonstrated problem solving, planning, and communication skills
• Ability to work in a team environment

Desired skills and experience for this position:

• BS degree in a computer or system science discipline from an accredited college or university and five (5) years of progressive, relevant experience, or an MS degree in a computer or system science discipline and four (4) years of progressive experience, or a Ph.D. degree in a computer or system science discipline.
• Familiarity with the following is preferred but not required for the position:
• RedHat-based systems
• OpenHPC, or other Configuration management software (ansible, puppet)
• Luster Parallel Filesystems
• InfiniBand
• Provisioners (xCAT, warewulf)
• 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)

What we offer:

• Competitive salaries.
• Continuing education assistance.
• Professional development allotment.
• Multiple healthcare benefit packages.
• 401K with employer matching.
• Paid time off (PTO) along with federally recognized holiday schedule.

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