HPC Operations Manager

Posted Monday, October 27, 2025 at 4:00 AM

ASRC Federal Inu Teq proudly partners with NASA’s High-Performance Computing Services program at the Ames Research Center in Mountain View, CA — home to some of the most powerful supercomputers on the planet.

Be part of a team that makes a real impact supporting four on-site supercomputers with ~17,000 nodes and delivering over 25 petaflops of combined performance! Our work powers groundbreaking research, innovation, and discovery that push the boundaries of what’s possible.

We provide end-to-end High-Performance Computing (HPC) services from architecture and acquisition to operations enabling NASA and our federal customers to achieve mission success.

We’re looking for a passionate and experienced Senior HPC Operations Manager to lead our talented team supporting the NASA Advanced Supercomputing (NAS) Division at Ames.

Know someone who would be a great addition to ASRC Federal? We’re offering an external referral opportunity! Help us bring top talent to a mission that truly makes a difference.

• Create and foster partnerships with HPC research at NASA, leverage technical background to recommend the design and development of HPC research products, and review operating metrics to direct the resolution of operational and maintenance problems
• Drive operational work through various ticketing and work-tracking tools
• Manage HPC systems compliance ensuring the HPC systems maintain their Authority to Operate (ATO) annually
• Work regularly with vendors to evaluate and procure new technologies
• Manage a team of ~20 HPC systems administrators/engineers and subcontractors to support all HPC systems in a 24x7 operational environment
• Staff Management:
  Hire, develop, and coach staff to ensure project and team success
• Project Management:
  Provide project management of informal to formal projects, ensuring on-time, on-scope, and on-budget delivery
• Act as the primary customer interface to NASA Civil Servant contract task requesters
• Manage and ensure high-quality delivery of contract deliverables

• A minimum of a B.S. Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• 5 years of experience in government contracting, managing large teams of 20+ and providing mentorship to technical groups and individuals.
• 7 years of experience working with High-Performance Computing (HPC) hardware, software, and monitoring technologies
• Demonstrated experience managing large projects using various industry best practices
• Demonstrated experience managing large-scale production systems
• Excellent communication/people, time management, and organizational skills
• Impeccable written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency in technical writing

• Project Management Professional Certification
• A minimum of 10 years as a government contractor

We invest in the lives of our employees, both in and out of the workplace, by providing competitive pay and benefits packages. This position is offering a pay range of $ – $ depending on experience, seniority, geographic locations, and other factors permitted by law. Benefits offered may include healthcare, dental, vision, life insurance; 401(k); education assistance ; paid time off including PTO, holidays, and any other paid leave required by law.