HPC Technical Lead

Type of Requisition:

Pipeline

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

None

Public Trust/Other Required:

MBI Full 5C (T3)

Job Family:

Technical Solutions

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Customer Engagement, High Performance Computing (HPC), Networking, Technical Strategy

Certifications:

None

Experience:

10 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

No

Job Description:

GDIT is seeking HPC Technical Lead to help support an upcoming contract for FDA Scientific Computing & Advanced Research Systems in Silver Spring, MD.

PLEASE NOTE:

• Location: Hybrid onsite; occasional onsite meetings with FDA scientific stakeholders.

• Contingency: This position is contingent upon contract award, expected to start in January 2027.

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT:
The High-Performance Computing (HPC) Technical Lead is the senior technical expert guiding the architecture, optimization, and evolution of Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) high‑performance computing and scientific data ecosystems. This role bridges scientific research needs with advanced computing solutions, providing technical leadership across HPC clusters, parallel storage, scientific applications, cloud/HPC hybrid environments, and performance engineering. The ideal candidate combines deep hands‑on HPC experience with the ability to advise scientists and guide modernization.

• Serve as the senior technical authority for HPC operations, architecture, and performance optimization across compute, schedulers, networking, and storage.

• Support scientific workloads including genomics, bioinformatics, modeling, simulation, statistical computing, and AI/ML pipelines.

• Optimize user workloads through job sizing, code porting, compilation, parallelization, GPU acceleration, and performance tuning.

• Lead technical strategy for scientific data storage, parallel file systems, high‑speed networking, data movement, and large‑scale data workflows.

• Provide guidance on future‑state HPC and hybrid cloud architectures, expansion planning, and modernization initiatives.

• Support integration of laboratory instruments, scientific workstations, private networks, middleware, and specialized scientific software.

• Coordinate with FDA scientists and computational users to ensure computing resources match scientific mission needs.

• Troubleshoot complex issues across distributed compute systems, storage platforms, scientific applications, and instrument‑connected environments.

• Prepare technical documentation, configuration guidance, and engineering recommendations.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED - REQUIRED:

• Citizenship: US Citizen or Green Card Holder

• Clearance: Ability to obtain a Public Trust

• Education: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related technical field.

• Year’s Experience: 10–12+ years of experience in HPC engineering, scientific computing, bioinformatics platforms, or advanced research infrastructure.

• Technical Skills:

  • Strong expertise with Linux environments, HPC schedulers, parallel computing, GPUs, and large‑scale storage systems.

  • Experience optimizing scientific workloads and supporting research computing users.

  • Ability to communicate technical concepts to scientists, engineers, and program stakeholders.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Education: Master’s Degree or PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, Scientific Computing, or related field.

• Technical Skills:

  • Experience with Slurm, TORQUE/Moab, GPFS, Lustre, MPI, or containerized scientific environments.

  • Experience with genomics, next‑generation sequencing, or bioinformatics pipelines.

  • Knowledge of cloud/HPC hybrid architectures (AWS preferred).

  • Experience supporting scientific computing in federal environments.

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