High Performance Computing (HPC) Systems Administrator/HPC Specialist – Mid to Expert (Maryland)

The qualifications listed are the minimum acceptable to be considered for the position. Degree in any area is acceptable. FULL PERFORMANCE Entry is with a Bachelor’s degree plus 3 years of relevant experience or a Master’s degree plus 1 year of relevant experience or a Doctoral degree and no experience. A high school diploma or GED plus 7 years of experience; or an Associate’s degree plus 5 years of experience; or at least 18 semester hours of military coursework/training plus 5 years of experience may be considered. Military coursework/training must be in hardware or software lifecycle maintenance or computer/network security. Relevant experience must include Linux and scripting (for example, Python, Bourneshell, PERL). In addition, it may also include maintaining hardware or software over their lifecycle (i.e., requirements analysis, implementation, testing, integration, deployment/installation, and maintenance), or computer/network security, or high performance computing. SENIOR Entry is with a Bachelor’s degree plus 6 years of relevant experience or a Master’s degree plus 4 years of relevant experience or a Doctoral degree plus 2 years of relevant experience. A high school diploma or GED plus 10 year of experience; or an Associate’s degree plus 8 years of experience; or at least 18 semester hours of military coursework/training plus 8 years of experience may be considered. Military coursework/training must be in hardware or software lifecycle maintenance or computer/network security. Relevant experience must be in high performance computing, including tuning Linux, and automation through scripting (for example, Python, Bourneshell, PERL). In addition, it may also include maintaining hardware or software over their lifecycle (i.e., requirements analysis, implementation, testing, integration, deployment/installation, and maintenance), monitoring enhancements, or mitigating computer security vulnerabilities. EXPERT Entry is with a Bachelor’s degree plus 9 years of relevant experience or a Master’s degree plus 7 years of relevant experience or a Doctoral degree plus 5 years of relevant experience. A high school diploma or GED plus 13 years of experience; or an Associate’s degree plus 11 years of experience; or at least 18 semester hours of military coursework/training plus 11 years of experience may be considered. Military coursework/training must be in hardware or software lifecycle maintenance or computer/network security. Degree in any area is acceptable. Relevant experience must be in high performance computing, including tuning Linux, implementing and optimizing system architecture plans, and automation through scripting (for example, Python, Bourneshell, PERL). In addition, it may also include improving hardware or software lifecycle activities (i.e., requirements analysis, implementation, testing, integration, deployment/installation, and maintenance), monitoring enhancements, or mitigating computer security vulnerabilities
NSA is in search of High performance Computing professionals with HPC experience and strong LINUX skills to solve complex problems, test innovative approaches and research new solutions to storing, manipulating, and presenting information. We are looking for you to apply your computer science expertise to projects that seek to create new standards for the transformation of information. Develop technologies and tools and be a part of cutting edge innovations; join our team of experts!