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Strategic Business Systems (SBS)
Posted 78 days agoVerified live 15h ago

AWS/ HPC Consultant (TS/SCI Clearance Preferred)

Brief overview

Remote
Clearance requiredU.S. government
High Performance Computing (HPC)Linux/Unix system administrationJob schedulers SlurmJob schedulers PBSJob schedulers LSFParallel and distributed computingHigh-performance networkingParallel storage systems LustreParallel storage systems GPFSParallel storage systems BeeGFSBash scriptingPython scriptingAWS-based technologiesGPU-accelerated computingContainer technologies Singularity/ApptainerContainer technologies DockerConfiguration management and automation tools

About the company

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Strategic Business Systems is an information technology company that offers cloud computing and data centre infrastructure solutions.

Job description

Summary

Strategic Business Systems, Inc. (SBS) is seeking a talented HPC Systems Engineer to join our growing team. This role centers on supporting mission-critical High Performance Computing (HPC) environments that enable advanced analytics, modeling, simulation, and other compute-intensive workloads for government and enterprise customers.

Responsibilities

  • Design, deploy, and maintain High Performance Computing (HPC) environments supporting compute-intensive workloads
  • Administer and optimize Linux-based clustered systems
  • Manage and support job scheduling and workload management platforms (e.g., Slurm, PBS, or similar)
  • Monitor and tune system performance to ensure efficient utilization of compute, storage, and network resources
  • Support high-speed interconnects (e.g., InfiniBand) and parallel file systems such as Lustre, GPFS, or BeeGFS
  • Collaborate with engineers, scientists, and mission stakeholders to translate computational requirements into effective technical solutions
  • Implement automation using scripting languages such as Bash or Python
  • Ensure system reliability, security, and compliance with organizational and government standards
  • Provide technical documentation and user support
  • Contribute to capacity planning and infrastructure enhancements
  • Nice to Have: Support the integration or extension of HPC workloads using AWS-based technologies for hybrid computing scenarios

Skills

  • U.S. Citizenship
  • Demonstrated experience supporting High Performance Computing (HPC) or large-scale distributed computing environments
  • Strong proficiency in Linux/Unix system administration
  • Experience with job schedulers such as Slurm, PBS, or LSF
  • Understanding of parallel and distributed computing concepts
  • Familiarity with high-performance networking and parallel storage systems
  • Scripting experience using Bash, Python, or similar languages
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Excellent communication and collaboration abilities
  • Active Top Secret/SCI security clearance
  • Experience supporting federal or defense customers
  • Familiarity with GPU-accelerated computing and performance optimization
  • Experience with container technologies such as Singularity/Apptainer or Docker
  • Exposure to configuration management or automation tools
  • Experience with AWS-based technologies (e.g., AWS services supporting HPC or hybrid environments)
  • Relevant industry or technical certifications

Qualifications

Must Haves

  • U.S. Citizenship
  • Demonstrated experience supporting High Performance Computing (HPC) or large-scale distributed computing environments
  • Strong proficiency in Linux/Unix system administration
  • Experience with job schedulers such as Slurm, PBS, or LSF
  • Understanding of parallel and distributed computing concepts
  • Familiarity with high-performance networking and parallel storage systems
  • Scripting experience using Bash, Python, or similar languages
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Excellent communication and collaboration abilities

Nice to Haves

  • Active Top Secret/SCI security clearance
  • Experience supporting federal or defense customers
  • Familiarity with GPU-accelerated computing and performance optimization
  • Experience with container technologies such as Singularity/Apptainer or Docker
  • Exposure to configuration management or automation tools
  • Experience with AWS-based technologies (e.g., AWS services supporting HPC or hybrid environments)
  • Relevant industry or technical certifications

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