Demo

High Performance Computing System Administrator, TS Clearance Required, On-Site,

SOC LLC
Annapolis, MD Full Time
POSTED ON 5/11/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/11/2026
High Performance Computing System Administrator needed for a Direct-Hire opportunity with SOC's client to work onsite in Aberdeen, MD.

**Candidate must have an active Top Secret Clearance to be considered**

Job Description:
Job Family Definition:
Provide technology consulting to external customers and internal project teams. Responsible for providing technical support and/or leadership in the creation and delivery of technology solutions designed to meet customers' business needs and, consequently, for understanding customers' businesses. As trusted advisor create and maintain effective customer relationships so as to insure customer satisfaction. Maintain knowledge of leading edge technologies and industry/market domain knowledge. Actively contribute to the company's solutions portfolio by providing information ranging from technical knowledge to methodologies based on experience gained from customer projects. Shape technical direction and technical strategies within the organization and for external customers. Accountable for consistent and significant chargeability levels (or expense relief for internal project teams) and for assisting in meeting or exceeding revenue and customer satisfaction goals. Contribute to organization's profitability by generating and cultivating new business opportunities and by providing technical support for deal proposal development.

Management Level Definition:
Contributions impact technical components of products, solutions, or services regularly and sustainable. Apply advanced subject matter knowledge to solve complex business issues and is regarded as a subject matter expert. Provides expertise and partnership to functional and technical project teams and may participate in cross-functional initiatives. Exercises significant independent judgment to determine best method for achieving objectives. May provide team leadership and mentoring to others.

Responsibilities:
  • Monitoring and maintaining system health on the HPC system(s) - compute, network and storage
  • Reviewing, resolving and responding to client tickets
  • Creating, monitoring and closing all support cases
  • Maintaining availability reports for tracking SLA's
  • Planning, scheduling and completing monthly patch upgrades on all systems and 6-month kernel upgrades
  • Maintaining the system security posture required by the client
  • Assisting the client with app installations
  • Troubleshooting and repairing hardware issues
  • Tracking/documenting the hardware repairs as well as opening, tracking, closing part cases and returning replaced parts.
  • Maintaining the on-call schedule to support our 365 24x7x2/4 contracts
  • Assisting with hardware and system installation activities in new systems

Knowledge and Skills:
  • Has sufficient depth and breadth of technical knowledge to design and scope multiple deliverables across a number of technologies as it pertains to HPC.
  • Has demonstrated innovation and communication of new deliverables and offerings.
  • Has led team in the delivery of multiple deliverables across multiple technologies.
  • Ability to develop solutions that enhance the availability, performance, maintainability and agility of a particular customer's enterprise.
  • Has contributed to the design and application of new tools.
  • Ability to re-use existing experience to develop new solutions to take to market.
  • Possesses an understanding, at a detailed level, of architectural dependencies of technologies in use in the customer's IT environment.
  • Frequently uses product and application knowledge along with internals or architectural knowledge to develop solutions. A recognized expert in one or more technologies within own technical community and also at regional level. Holds a vendor or industry certification in at least one discipline area.
  • Able to communicate with internal and external senior management confidently and demonstrate the professionalism of the job family.
  • Ability to work in a multi-tech environment with the ability to diagnose complex technical problems to their root cause. In addition to troubleshooting skills and consulting skills, has ability to summarize prognosis and impact at practice lead level. Ability to adapt to a consulting style appropriate to the situation and can identify up-sell opportunities.
  • Be able to demonstrate a broad understanding of market dynamics, an industry area, commercial issues, and technical concerns whilst maintaining depth in core focus area.
  • Ability to present within own area of expertise as part of technical Demos.
  • Able to produce complete proposals for smaller engagements within own area of expertise.
  • Demonstrates broad knowledge in other technical areas to properly manage complex integration efforts. Demonstrates application of technical expertise in successful engagements involving multiple disciplines.
  • Able to independently complete solution implementation or application design deliverables.

Education and Experience Required:
  • 8 years of professional experience and a Bachelor of Arts/Science or equivalent degree in computer science or related area of study; without a degree, three additional years of relevant professional experience (11 years in total).
  • CompTIA Security Certification Required
  • CompTIA Linux Certification Required
  • TS Clearance Required

Employment Prerequisites
The following requirements must be met to be eligible for this position: successful completion of a background investigation and drug urinalysis.

SOC, a Day & Zimmermann company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer, EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability.

Note: Any pay ranges displayed are estimations, which may have been provided by job boards. Actual pay is determined by an applicant's experience, technical expertise, and other qualifications as listed in the job description. All qualified applicants are welcome to apply.

#INDSOC
#DZFED

Estimated Min Rate: $136.50
Estimated Max Rate: $195.00

 

Salary : $137 - $195

If your compensation planning software is too rigid to deploy winning incentive strategies, it’s time to find an adaptable solution. Compensation Planning
Enhance your organization's compensation strategy with salary data sets that HR and team managers can use to pay your staff right. Surveys & Data Sets

What is the career path for a High Performance Computing System Administrator, TS Clearance Required, On-Site,?

Sign up to receive alerts about other jobs on the High Performance Computing System Administrator, TS Clearance Required, On-Site, career path by checking the boxes next to the positions that interest you.
Income Estimation: 
$123,167 - $152,295
Income Estimation: 
$146,673 - $180,130
Income Estimation: 
$128,195 - $161,806
Income Estimation: 
$149,354 - $186,884
Employees: Get a Salary Increase
View Core, Job Family, and Industry Job Skills and Competency Data for more than 15,000 Job Titles Skills Library

Job openings at SOC LLC

  • SOC LLC Chantilly, VA
  • Summary: The Guard Site Manager (GSM) is responsible to the COR and the installation force protection officer for the scheduling, supervision, and other di... more
  • 1 Day Ago

  • SOC LLC Austin, TX
  • The Travel Coordinator supports National Intelligence Division operations by planning, coordinating, and executing official travel for U.S. Government pers... more
  • 1 Day Ago

  • SOC LLC Herndon, VA
  • Senior Supply Chain Program Manager needed for a Contract opportunity with SOC's client to work onsite in Herndon, VA. Contract Length : 6 months, possibil... more
  • 2 Days Ago

  • SOC LLC Chantilly, VA
  • Senior Systems Engineer needed for a contract opportunity with SOC's client to work onsite in Tewksbury, MA. Contract Length: 12 months *Must have an activ... more
  • 3 Days Ago


Not the job you're looking for? Here are some other High Performance Computing System Administrator, TS Clearance Required, On-Site, jobs in the Annapolis, MD area that may be a better fit.

  • Halogen Engineering Group, Inc George, MD
  • System Administrator – Unix/Windows - 15 yrs of Experience - TS/SCI w/Poly Required Halogen Engineering Group is looking for a System Administrator who can... more
  • 6 Days Ago

  • Halogen Engineering Group, Inc Annapolis, MD
  • System Administrator – Linux/MongoDB/AWS - 10 yrs of Experience - TS/SCI w/Poly Required Provides support for implementation, troubleshooting and maintenan... more
  • 16 Days Ago

AI Assistant is available now!

Feel free to start your new journey!