HPC Linux Engineer (DoE Q or DoD TS Clearance) - Xcel Engineering

COMPANY OVERVIEW

XCEL Engineering, Inc. is an award-winning small business that provides trusted information technology, engineering, consulting and project management solutions and services to federal agencies and organizations. Originally founded in 1971 by professional engineers at the University of Tennessee, XCEL was acquired in 2003 by U.S. Army and Navy veterans and in 2023 became a MartinFed company.

XCEL Engineering is a part of IT Lab Partners (ITLP) which was created to support a leading research facility in the East Tennessee region in recruiting the best and the brightest technical talent. Considering joining our impressive team today!

This position requires working onsite in Oak Ridge, TN.

JOB OVERVIEW

XCEL Engineering has an opening for a HPC Linux Engineer to join our team of talented and diverse individuals. The team is responsible for facilitating R&D projects. They provide design, deployment, optimization, monitoring, and tooling support across multiple clustered infrastructures for the research organizations that they support. They support clusters that range in scope from just a handful of nodes to 40,000+ cores.

This role will advocate and promote HPC and clustered computing services to researchers who process large data sets and/or develop code as a part of their project. You will be responsible for the availability, performance, scalability, and security of production systems. You should have a strong desire to push the envelope and identify new technologies and opportunities and be able to communicate the potential benefits of those choices to others within the team and our research partners. The team heavily utilizes automation and monitoring solutions to minimize day-to-day maintenance and you should always be looking for opportunities to optimize system management practices or system performance. As the primary SMEs for these systems, you will work with technical POCs for the programs supported to install and help tune the performance of various scientific toolsets. You should be a collaborative and energetic team member who thrives on the opportunity to build trust and credibility, and ultimately become a trusted advisor to the research teams.

The group optimizes workflows and monitoring solutions to take advantage of the 24/7 operations staff, which significantly reduces the need for off-hours support. They also offer a flexible work schedule and utilize Email, Jira, Confluence, Teams, Slack, and other collaboration solutions to stay in contact.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science (or related field) or combined work experience plus education of 5 years.
• A minimum of 3 years of experience managing UNIX/Linux Systems.
• A minimum of 2 years utilizing configuration management and automation tools such as Git, Jenkins, Ansible, or Puppet.
• Moderate fluency in at least one scripting language such as Bash, Python, or equivalent.
• Experience performing advanced troubleshooting and system administration with Linux Servers.
• Experience supporting large data systems
• Demonstrated capabilities to work in a dynamic environment.
• Preferably candidates will have an active DOE Q or DOE Top Secret Clearance, which requires US Citizenship. Candidates that have held a Q or Top Secret in the past 7 years will be considered.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 7+ years of experience managing UNIX/Linux Systems.
• Strong knowledge of multiple operating systems.
• Experience with Centos/RHEL 7+, Centos/RHEL 8+, Ubuntu 18+
• Understanding of HPC platforms to support users with job submissions and troubleshooting.
• Experience managing systems utilizing GPU/Cuda clusters for AI/ML and/or image processing.
• Knowledge of networking fundamentals including TCP/IP, traffic analysis, common protocols, and network diagnostics.
• Experience with performance and diagnostic tools for benchmarking, analysis and tuning of systems, networking, and storage.
• Experience with Grafana, CheckMK, Nagios, Zabbix, SolarWinds, Ganglia, or other network and device monitoring systems.
• Previous experience working in a government, scientific or other highly technical environment.
• Good documentation skills, including ability to prepare simple documentation web pages.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS & ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

• Inside office environment.
• Working on a computer for long periods of time.
• May involve long period of sitting at a desk.
• The work environment is fast-paced and sometimes involves extreme deadline pressures.

OTHER DUTIES

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Xcel Engineering is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, religious creed, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, transgender, pregnancy, marital status, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability, protected Veteran Status, genetics or any other characteristics protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or disabled veteran, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access Xcel Engineering's current openings as a result of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by calling 855.212.1810. Thank you for your interest in Xcel Engineering.

All positions at Xcel Engineering, Inc. are contingent upon passing both a background check and drug screening prior to a start date and are subject to random drug screenings during the employment period. In addition, Xcel Engineering is an E-Verify employer.