HPC Monitoring & Observability Engineer

Active TS/SCI w/Polygraph REQUIRED. Please do not apply if you do not currently possess this level of clearance.

Telework:
None

• 12 years of experience as a software engineer
• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline
• 2 additional years of experience as a software engineer may be substituted for a degree

The Software Engineer shall be part of a team responsible for designing, developing and maintaining a comprehensive distributed Metrics and Monitoring solution for HPC systems to ensure the reliability, performance, and scalability of HPC infrastructure.

In this position, the Software Engineer must be proficient with Splunk.

• Experience using the Linux CLI and the Linux suite of tools
• Experience developing Shell/Perl scripts to automate manual processes
• Recent software development experience using Python
• Experience with Splunk SPL, dashboard creation, and report development
• Experience with Splunk data onboarding, field extractions, data models, and performance tuning
• Experience with Splunk alerting, incident management workflows, and event correlation
• Familiar interfacing with Log Management tools including Syslog-ng and rsyslog
• Familiar Message Brokers such as Kafka
• Experience with IaC (Infrastructure as Code) principles and automation tools including Ansible
• Experience with CI/CD principles, methodologies, and tools such as Git Lab CI
• Experience with Git Source Control System

• Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite (JIRA, Confluence)

Salary: $255,000 - $265,000 annually

Excellent benefits package including 25 days PTO, 11 paid holidays, 100% employer-paid healthcare for employees and dependents – available day 1, 8% 401(k) employer match – immediate vesting.

Disclaimer:
The salary range provided is an estimate based on current market conditions and may be adjusted based on factors such as experience, skills, and qualifications. The final salary offer will be determined after a thorough review of the candidate's background and alignment with the role. Please note that this range is subject to change and should be considered as a guideline rather than a definitive figure.

Shield Consulting Solutions is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

This is a full time position