Principal​/Sr. Principal HPC Network Engineer R10213824-2

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available.

CLEARANCE TYPE: A US Government security clearance per customer's requirements.

TRAVEL:
Yes, 10% of the Time.

Location: Annapolis Junction or Linthicum, MD

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history – from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean to stealth bombers to landing on the moon.

We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage, and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

• Monitor and maintain performance of network within a high-performance compute cluster.
• Contribute to design of new high-performance compute clusters.
• Diagnose and resolve acute network faults.
• Interface with external network administrators to maintain system performance.
• Assess and report on network-induced operational risks and propose mitigation strategies.
• Configure networks to meet customer requirements.
• Interface with user support staff to assess operational reality and adapt to needs as they arise.
• Interface with HPC System Administrators to diagnose network limitations.
• Monitor and maintain network hardware.

• Bachelor’s degree with 5 years’ relevant experience; 3 years’ experience with a Master’s Degree; 1 year with PhD. Will consider 4 years additional experience in lieu of degree.
• Strong Linux (Red Hat) proficiency.
• Strong knowledge and experience with concepts of network fabrics for high-performance computing applications.
• Strong knowledge and experience maintaining compliance with Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs).
• Strong knowledge and experience monitoring, maintaining, and benchmarking high-performance network hardware.
• Experience directing technical work of a small team of Linux Systems Administrators.
• Candidate must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Active U.S. Government security clearance per customers’ requirements.

• Bachelor’s degree with 8 years’ relevant experience; 6 years’ experience with a Master’s Degree; 4 years with PhD. Will consider 4 years additional experience in lieu of degree.
• Strong Linux (Red Hat) proficiency.
• Strong knowledge and experience with concepts of network fabrics for high-performance computing applications.
• Strong knowledge and experience maintaining compliance with Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs).
• Strong knowledge and experience monitoring, maintaining, and benchmarking high-performance network hardware.
• Experience directing technical work of a small team of Linux Systems Administrators.
• Demonstrated strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Candidate must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Active U.S. Government security clearance per customers’ requirements.

• IAT Level II certification.
• Experience with Cisco, Infini Band, Slingshot, RoCE, and/or Omni Path network technologies.
• Experience with MPI-based implementations.
• Experience with parallel file systems.

Primary Level Salary Range: $ - $

Secondary Level Salary Range: $ - $

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