High-Performance Computing (HPC) Systems Engineer

• Collaboratively design and implement software infrastructure supporting of High Performance and High Throughput computing using best-in-class containerization and orchestration tools.
• Deploy, maintain, and operate physical infrastructure for scientific computing services.
• Create highly available services through consideration of the entire stack from hardware and networking though the user application.
• Engage with users to meet service requirements for performance and availability.
• Develop software to address gaps in existing tools.

• Audit and recommend architectural changes to improve performance, security, and availability.
• Contribute to upstream development efforts of community tools.
• Work with students and interns on research projects.

• Required: 3 or more years Experience performing enterprise linux System Administration tasks including installation, configuration, and support of COTS/GOTS/FOSS software, file, network, and large-scale storage systems.
• Required: Experience operating in a production environment with high availability requirements.
• Required: Experience with automating test procedures
• Preferred: Experience with NP/HEP HPC infrastructure like slurm, Rucio, Globus, XrootD

• Required: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related degree with significant Computer Science coursework
• Preferred: Master's Degree Computer Science, Data Science, or related discipline

• Ability to architect, provision, tune, and maintain petabyte-scale, high-performance parallel and distributed storage systems, including Lustre, Ceph, CephFS, and NFS.
• Expert Kubernetes, Docker/Podman, and containerization administration.
• Expert Knowledge of Linux system administration including installation and configuration management (ie. Ansible/Puppet/Foreman)
• Ability to develop, debug, and test applications based upon design and performance requirements.
• Ability to communicate clearly in writing (e.g., email, presentations, drawings) and explain work to their supervisor and others in the group.
• Ability to work effectively with peers and participate in participate in troubleshooting, including off-hours during outages and as part of an occasional on-call rotation.

About Jefferson Lab

Join a community with a common purpose of solving the most challenging scientific and engineering problems of our time. The Jefferson Lab campusis located insoutheasternVirginiaamidst a vibrant and growing technology community.

A career at Jefferson Lab is more than a job. You will be part of "big science" and work alongside top scientists and engineers from around the world unlocking the secrets of our visible universe. Managed by SURATech, LLC, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility is entering an exciting period of mission growth and is seeking new team members ready to apply their skills and passion to have an impact. You could call it work, or you could call it a mission. We call it a challenge. We do things that will change the world.

Total Rewards at Jefferson Lab

At Jefferson Lab, we believe that a comprehensive employee benefits program is an important and meaningful part of the compensation employees receive. Our benefits program includes, but is not limited to:

* Medical, Dental, and Vision Care Plans * Flexible Spending Accounts

* Paid Time-off and Leave Programs (Paid Parental, vacation, holidays, and sick leave)

* 401(k) Plan - 9% Lab Contribution; 100% vested * Flexible Work Arrangements

(Remote & Alternate Work Schedules available)

* Tuition Assistance, Training and Professional Development Programs

* Live near the waterways of the Chesapeake Bay region with access to nearby beaches,

mountains, and all major metropolitan centers on the East Coast

SURATech, LLC manages and operates the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab). SURATech is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

SURATech is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities (unless doing so will result in an undue hardship). If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to recruiting@jlab.org or contact Human Resources by calling (757) 269-7100 and selecting option 1 between 8 am - 5 pm EST to provide the nature of your request.

Employment with SURATech is conditional upon DOE approval if at any time during your employment you are participating in a Foreign Government Talent Recruitment Program or Affiliated activity. Generally, such programs/activities include any foreign-state-sponsored attempt to acquire U.S.-funded scientific research through programs run or funded by the government that target scientists, engineers, students, academics, researchers, and entrepreneurs of all nationalities working or educated in the United States. This includes positions or appointments, both domestic and foreign, titled academic, professional, or institutional appointments whether or not remuneration is received and whether full-time, part-time or voluntary.