Senior HPC and AI Cluster Administrator

Position

Senior HPC and AI Cluster Administrator – Accenture Federal Services (AFS)

• Design, deploy, and maintain HPC/AI clusters.
• Manage AI job workflows using scheduling technologies such as Kubernetes.
• Support and maintain continuous integration and delivery pipelines.
• Troubleshoot and fix issues at bare metal, operating system, software stack, and application levels.
• Support research, development, and operational activities.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience in HPC/AI solution technologies including hardware, hypervisors, CPU/GPU.
• Experience with job scheduling workloads and orchestration tools such as Slurm & Kubernetes.
• Excellent knowledge of Linux (Redhat, Ubuntu), networking (routing, switching), ACLs, and OS level security protection.
• Experience with storage solutions such as Lustre, GPFS, zfs, xfs, and emerging storage technologies.
• Automation and configuration management skills using Python, Bash within Git Ops workflows.
• Knowledge of networking protocols such as Infini Band and Ethernet.
• Experience with private cloud platforms (VMware, Hyper‑V, KVM).
• Familiarity with public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure).
• Must possess and maintain required DoD 8140 certifications.

• Knowledge of GPU architectures, time‑slicing, and multi‑instance GPU (MIG).
• Experience with container orchestration technologies like Kubernetes and Docker.
• Experience designing AI workflow technologies such as Apache Airflow, Prefect, Dagster.
• Background with RDMA (Infini Band or RoCE) fabrics.
• Experience in regulated industries applying compliance requirements (DISA STIG, CIS, etc.).
• NVIDIA Certifications (AI Infrastructure, AI Operations, AI Networking).
• VMware Certifications (Certified Professional / Advanced Professional).

• An active TS/SCI federal security clearance is required.