Junior HPC Systems Administrator

Edgewater Federal Solutions is seeking a Junior HPC System Administrator to support the IT program at a major national laboratory.

HPC Systems department provides scientific, engineering, and high performance computing resources are available. These resources support customers who solve large, complex engineering and scientific problems, visualize and interpret results, and manage and retain large volumes of data.

The High Performance Computing Systems team is responsible for the design, deployment and operations of HPC clusters and their supporting infrastructure. To meet the needs of our customers high performance mission computing users, the HPC team deploys and operates clusters, networks and storage systems in four separate security environments. We focus on creating highly repeatable software and hardware environments to enable quick deployment and efficient operations of computational and storage systems. Our goal is to insulate our users from the inherently complicated HPC environments to enable them to achieve mission success.

Assist with the daily monitoring, maintenance, and repair of stand-alone and clustered physical and virtual Server systems.
• With direct supervision, support assignments to resolve technical issues affecting hardware, operating systems, or applications.
• Following instructions, maintain Server systems by applying Operating System or Application patches, install new or replace hardware, and apply configuration changes to improve or restore system performance.
• Assist users in accessing and using business systems.

• High School diploma with a minimum two years' experience
• U.S. Citizenship is required per contract to obtain and maintain a U.S. Department of Energy Q clearance.
• Basic knowledge and experience working in a Linux OS.
• Familiar with HPC organization

About Us:

Edgewater Federal Solutions is a privately held government contracting firm located in Frederick, MD. The company was founded in 2002 with the vision of being highly recognized and admired for supporting customer missions through employee empowerment, exceptional services and timely delivery. Edgewater Federal Solutions is ISO 9001, 20000-1, 270001 certified, appraised at CMMI Level 3 Maturity for Development and Services, and has been named in the Top Workplaces in the Greater Washington Area Small Companies for 2018 through 2024.

It has been and continues to be the policy of Edgewater Federal Solutions to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, and/or other statuses protected by applicable law.