Systems Engineer - HPC

Company Overview

DCCA is a veteran‑owned IT business specializing in innovative solutions for government agencies and commercial enterprises since 1982. DCCA is the prime contractor for a growing, high‑profile government program delivering technical solutions with emerging technologies for processing large amounts of data. The program includes commercial cloud technologies, high‑performance computing, and enterprise architecture.

Candidate must have an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.

The candidate will support the HPC team by developing and maintaining architectural direction and methods for HPC systems, including compute, memory, interconnect, network, and storage architectures to meet mission requirements. The role includes supporting the development, test, and integration of commercial and custom HPC solutions, providing rigorous end‑to‑end systems engineering services throughout the HPC development and acquisition life‑cycle.

• Develop test and configuration management strategies tailored for each system.
• Contribute to and/or deliver systems engineering documentation at program and system levels.
• Propose and evolve HPC architecture concepts, ensuring consistency with strategic plans and vendor roadmaps.
• Analyze and document alternatives among competing architectures.
• Justify architectural elements based on mission applications and proxies.
• Draft architecture documentation and diagrams illustrating features and functions.
• Specify and recommend HPC system aspects: processor/accelerator technology, interconnect/network performance, memory capacity/bandwidth, storage hierarchy, HPC‑facing network structure.
• Establish, expand, and focus mission application performance of each architecture, supported by abstract modeling.

• Experience with JIRA, Confluence, and CAMEO.
• CompTIA Security+ and/or CompTIA Network+ certifications.

Salary range for this position in Maryland: $120,000 to $200,000, determined based on qualifications and experience. Comprehensive benefits include healthcare, retirement plan, paid/unpaid leave, disability and life insurance, employee assistance, education assistance, wellness initiatives, 401(k) options, and more.

Equal Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vets.