HPC Linux Engineer- Hybrid with Security Clearance

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Job description

COMPANY OVERVIEW XCEL Engineering, Inc. is an award-winning small business that provides trusted information technology, engineering, consulting and project management solutions and services to federal agencies and organizations. Originally founded in 1971 by professional engineers at the University of Tennessee, XCEL was acquired in 2003 by U.S. Army and Navy veterans and in 2023 became a MartinFed company. XCEL Engineering is a part of IT Lab Partners (ITLP) which was created to support a leading research facility in the East Tennessee region in recruiting the best and the brightest technical talent. Considering joining our impressive team today! JOB OVERVIEW XCEL Engineering has an opening for a HPC Linux Engineer to join our team of talented and diverse individuals. In this role, you will work within the HPC Clusters Group to support numerous activities including computing infrastructure which includes system installation, deployment, acceptance, performance testing, upgrades, problem diagnosis, and troubleshooting. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS Work with the team to define and implement best practices and standards within the organization.
Automate systems administration tasks utilizing open-source configuration management tools.
Assist with designing, building, and maintaining HPC Linux systems.
Tune operating systems and applications to increase performance and reliability of services.
Diagnose system operational problems quickly and effectively.
Document system administration procedures for routine and complex tasks
Participate in an on-call rotation providing 24-hour, 7-day support and off-hours maintenance windows.
Coordinate with vendors to resolve hardware and software problems.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS US Citizen with eligibility to obtain a security clearance.
Bachelor's Degree in computer science or closely related field and a minimum of 5 years of experience in Linux/UNIX Systems Administration.
An equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS Strong working knowledge of Unix system fundamentals and common network protocols. Knowledge or experience working with Infiniband and parallel filesystems (Lustre, GPFS) is a plus.
Experience managing Linux/UNIX operating systems in a heterogeneous environment.
Ability to develop and maintain programs and scripts that aid in the operation and automation of administrative tasks using various shell and scripting languages.
Ability to identify requirements and to define, plan, and implement requisite solutions.
Experience with continuous integration and continuous deployment software methodologies and how they apply to systems engineering.
An understanding of site reliability engineering fundamentals
Familiarity with code review processes / best practices and familiarity with tools like Git, GitHub and GitLab
Experience using tools such as Grafana and Nagios to monitor systems, metrics, and create dashboards.
Experience designing and implementing highly available systems/services.
Experience participating in an open-source community with patches accepted upstream.
Experience with developing systems tools, preferably using Python, Golang, Ruby, or BASH.
Experience deploying and maintaining automated configuration management software such as: Puppet, Ansible.
Experience building custom packages for RHEL/Rocky using RPM.
Familiarity or direct experience with various container strategies and orchestration tools such as Docker, PodMan, Singularity, OpenShift/Kubernetes.
Familiarity or direct experience installing and utilizing job management and benchmarking tools such as SLURM, STREAM/OSU, MPI benchmarks, IOR, etc.
Experience implementing systems level security technologies like SELinux and following security best-practices.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS & ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS Inside office environment.
Working on a computer for long periods of time.
May involve long period of sitting at a desk.
The work environment is fast-paced and sometimes involves extreme deadline pressures.
OTHER DUTIES This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Xcel Engineering is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, religious creed, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, transgender, pregnancy, marital status, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability, protected Veteran Status, genetics or any other characteristics protected by applicable federal, state or local law. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or disabled veteran, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access Xcel Engineering's current openings as a result of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by calling . Thank you for your interest in Xcel Engineering. For more information, or to apply now, you must go to the website below. Please DO NOT email your resume to us as we only accept applications through our website.

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