The Northrop Grumman Microelectronics Design and Applications (MDA) Business Area's (BA) Research Computing (RC) organization seeks high-performance computing (HPC) professionals to support its growing teams of scientists and engineers. The MDA RC organization is responsible for the design, development, deployment, security, operation, monitoring, management, and support of all computational hardware and software used for basic research, modeling and simulation, circuit design, and circuit testing. RC oversees multiple highly complex large compute clusters that are required in the daily work of users of diverse backgrounds, roles, and responsibilities. RC is searching for HPC operations, administration, and applications experts excited to learn new technologies and contribute to a highly dynamic organization.
Position can be worked out of the Annapolis Junction or Linthicum, MD sites.
Responsibilities

Oversee design, deployment, and lifecycle operation of a high-performance compute cluster
* Lead team of HPC Systems Administrators
* Assess and respond to customer requests for cluster modifications, including oversight of requirement gathering and analysis, planning, implementation, verification/validation, and production deployment maintenance
* Investigate, diagnose, and resolve acute system faults
* Ensure system performance aligns with customer requirements and remain within technical, schedule, and cost constraints
* Maintain software deployments
* Maintain security compliance
* Monitor and maintain hardware
* Contribute to design of new high-performance compute clusters
* Interface with user support staff
* Assess new technology for benefits and risks by performing trade studies of technological function, value proposition, and deployment timeline
* Assess and report on cluster operational risks and propose, plan, and deploy mitigation strategies
Basic qualifications:

Bachelors degree in a STEM discipline with 8 years' relevant experience; 6 years' experience with a Master's Degree in a STEM discipline; 4 years with PhD in a STEM discipline.
* Demonstrated experience maintaining computational hardware through its lifecycle
* Demonstrated experience analyzing and responding to customer requirements
* Strong Linux (Red Hat) systems administration proficiency
* Strong knowledge and experience with concepts of high-performance computing system operations, including cluster management, multi-user login environments, job scheduling, and networked file systems
* Strong knowledge and experience maintaining compliance with Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs)
* Strong knowledge and experience with compiling software
* Strong knowledge and experience monitoring and maintaining high-performance compute cluster hardware
* Experience directing technical work of a small team of Linux Systems Administrators
* Strong written and verbal communication skills
* U.S. citizen with ability to obtain a TS/SCI clearance with full scope poly
Preferred qualifications:

Active TS/SCI with full-scope polygraph security clearance
* IAT Level II certification
* Experience with MPI implementations
* Experience with high-speed, low-latency network fabrics
* Experience with parallel file systems
* Experience with GPUs
Salary Range: $137,400 - $206,000
The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.
Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.