HPC Linux System Administrator
GeoControl Systems · Houston, United States
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Are you passionate about
human space exploration, understanding the origins of the universe, and working
with a passionate and diverse team to make a difference? If you are, we need
you!
We need your talent,
teamwork, and energy to help us achieve great things that inspire people all
over the globe. We need you to bring creative ideas and diverse backgrounds to
help us envision, shape, and deliver systems that will enable the exploration
of space while benefiting people here on Earth. We are excited about what we
do, and we need you on our team as we take on exciting challenges for NASA’s
pursuits in deep space exploration. As NASA’s largest engineering solutions
provider working together with NASA at centers across the United States.
We have an exciting
opportunity for a HPC Linux System Administrator to join the
team with GCS, a teammate company.
Requisition Description:
Are you excited about
supporting NASA human spaceflight? If so, this could be the position for
you. We have the need for an experienced HPC System Administrator at
Johnson Space Center (JSC). This position, working on the Amentum JETS contract,
will support the Flight Sciences Laboratory (FSL).
The FSL is one of JSC's
primary compute labs and hosts a wide variety of analyses, which support all
human-spaceflight programs at NASA including the International Space Station
(ISS), Orion, Space Launch System (SLS), Commercial Crew Program, Human Landing
System (HLS), Moon Base and many others. The FSL systems are currently
comprised of over 700 machines, 26,000 cores and over 10 PB of storage, which
serve more than 1000 users.
In this position you will be
working with a team of HPC System Administrators to build and maintain all FSL
services. This will include High Performance Compute (HPC) administration,
high-end Linux workstation administration, high-speed networking, High-speed
parallel filesystem administration, and more.
Some of the skillset we are
looking for this position is a deep understanding of container technologies and
how best they can be used in a High Performance Compute (HPC) environment.
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 users to make sure they can support the
NASA human spaceflight mission.
Requisition
Qualifications:
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.
- Typically
requires a bachelor’s degree or equivalent certification in a related area
and a minimum of 5 years of experience in the field or in a related area.
- Experience
in the following areas is needed for this position:
- Linux
system administration
- System
configuration management
- Container
Based HPC Workflows
- Complex
CI/CD Workflows
- HPC
job scheduler administration
- Demonstrated
problem solving, planning, and communication skills
- Ability
to work in a team environment
Experience
with large-scale system administration, with 2 of those years in HPC
administration
RequirementsRequisition
Preferences:
- Familiarity with the following is preferred but not
required for the position:
- RedHat-based
systems
- Container
Technology like Docker, Podman, and Apptainer
- Luster High-speed Parallel
Filesystems
- InfiniBand
- Ansible
/ Foreman
- 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
BenefitsGCS health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Typical benefits offered include flexible work schedules and opportunities to work remotely, educational reimbursement, retirement benefits (401K, Roth), health benefits, tax saving options, disability benefits, life and accident insurance, voluntary benefits, paid time off and paid holidays, and parental and pregnancy leave.