HPC Systems Engineer Security Clearance

HPC Systems Engineer –

Location:

Charlottesville, VA.

Clearance Required:

Active TS (SCI eligibility). Bcore supports Army customer missions with enterprise IT, cloud solutions, Dev Sec Ops , systems engineering, software development, and operational support. The HPC Systems Engineer will build, configure, and maintain secure HPC clusters to support simulations, scientific computing, and GPU workloads.

• Build, configure, and maintain secure HPC clusters for simulations, scientific computing, and GPU workloads.
• Collaborate with infrastructure teams on cluster platforms, including schedulers, provisioning systems, high-speed interconnects, and distributed nodes.
• Configure and manage job schedulers (Slurm, PBS) with queue setup, resource policies, and job optimization.
• Support containerized workloads (Docker, Podman, Singularity/Apptainer).
• Assist with cluster provisioning, node management, and initial build‑out, including scheduler configuration and validation.
• Troubleshoot hardware, OS, scheduler, networking, and high-performance interconnect issues (e.g., Infini Band).
• Integrate compute nodes and hardware into clusters.
• Develop automation and operational tools using Bash, Python, or similar scripting.
• Support authentication and access control via LDAP or Kerberos.
• Analyze performance and identify bottlenecks across compute, storage, and network layers for distributed workloads (MPI/OpenMP).
• Support GPU‑enabled environments and CUDA‑based workloads.
• Coordinate with engineering teams to improve cluster performance, stability, and scalability.
• Maintain documentation for configurations, procedures, and troubleshooting.
• Provide technical guidance on HPC best practices for mission workloads.

• Clearance Required:
  
  Active TS clearance with SCI eligibility. Eligibility to obtain CI Poly. Not able to upgrade or sponsor clearances.
• Certification
  
  Required:
  
  Ability to obtain DoD 8140 (8570) IAT Level II certification.
• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related STEM field (experience in lieu of degree).
• Experience:
  
  6+ years administering Linux-based systems in enterprise, research computing, or distributed compute environments, including configuration and troubleshooting of multi-node systems.
• Experience supporting distributed compute environments with workload schedulers such as Slurm, PBS, Torque, or Grid Engine.
• Professional experience administering Linux systems via CLI (RHEL derivatives preferred).
• Experience with scripting and automation (Bash, Python, or similar).
• Experience troubleshooting server hardware, OS, and distributed computing systems.
• Familiarity with cluster networking and high-speed interconnects.
• Experience diagnosing performance issues across compute, networking, and storage layers.
• Strong troubleshooting and documentation skills.

• Experience administering multi-node HPC clusters and supporting distributed workloads.
• Knowledge of parallel file systems (Lustre, BeeGFS, GPFS).
• Experience with parallel computing frameworks (MPI, OpenMP).
• Experience with configuration management tools (Ansible, Puppet).
• Experience supporting GPU-enabled environments and CUDA workloads.
• Familiarity with hybrid HPC architectures (on-prem + cloud, e.g., AWS).
• Experience supporting HPC systems in research, lab, or mission environments.
• Experience working in DoD or IC environments preferred.

• Health, Dental, and Vision coverage.
• 401(k) match and potential profit sharing.
• Universal leave.
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance; life insurance; voluntary life insurance.
• Stipends, referral bonuses, and other incentives.

BCore is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by law.