Northrop Grumman
Information Technology
SrPrincipalHPCLinuxSystemsAdministrator
“Sr Principal HPC Linux Systems Administrator at Northrop Grumman. Skills: Linux Systems Administration, HPC systems, security compliance. Monitor and report HPC system health/metrics.. Identify performance bottlenecks.”
Industry & Context.
solve complex problems
Relocation assistance may be available, CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes, CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret, TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time, Must be willing to work on-site, ability to obtain, and maintain, a US Government Top Secret level security clearance, ability to obtain access to Special Programs, maintaining Special Programs access will be a condition of employment, U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Master's Degree with 6 years of OR a Bachelor's Degree with 8 years of OR an Associate's Degree with 10 years of OR a High School Diploma (or equivalent) with 12 years of experience, Security+ CE or maintaining the required certification, current US Government Secret level security clearance (or higher), ability to obtain, and maintain, a US Government Top Secret level security clearance, ability to obtain access to Special Programs, Experience with configuring, administering, and maintaining Red Hat or other Linux systems, Experience operating under, and managing systems within, NISPOM Chapter 8, DCID 6/3-ICD 503, RMF, STIG, JAFAN, or JSIG information system environments, Experience contributing to the architecture and design of new and current HPC systems
Nice to Have
Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Active Top Secret, TS/SCI, Polygraph, or SAP/SAR access, 10 years of Server Administration to include Active Directory and Group Policy in a classified environment, Good understanding of HPC systems design, HPC network architecture (Ethernet and Infiniband), and parallel processing optimization., Programming experience with at least one high-level programming language or scripting language such as C, Fortran, Python, or BASH, Experience building and maintaining HPC systems and running scalable distributed application software., Experience with storage clusters and/or parallel file systems., Hands-on experience with HPC hardware diagnostics and repair., Experience with the software compilation process (compilers, GNU Make, CMake, etc. ), Familiarity with cybersecurity requirements and methodologies, including a working knowledge of JSIG and STIG.
What You'll Do.
Monitor and report HPC system health/metrics.
Identify performance bottlenecks.
Modify system wide parameters to improve performance and evaluate the effects of those changes.
Perform HPC technical planning
verification and validation
cost and risk evaluation
and supportability and effectiveness analyses.
Manage HPC system life cycle: concept
Assist software developers and engineers in installing
and optimizing their software in the HPC environment.
Support technical users running analysis on HPC systems
and hardens the computing environment to meet customer requirements.
and stores necessary log data for the system.
Develops artifacts necessary to support assessment and authorization of the system.
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborate with Security and follow guidelines to ensure compliance with cybersecurity policies.; Assist software developers and engineers in installing, debugging, and optimizing their software in the HPC environment.; Support technical users running analysis on HPC systems
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