System Administrator - HPC Linux (BT-26122)

The System Administrator - HPC Linux will support the space program located in Houston, Texas (77058).

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Are you excited about supporting NASA human spaceflight? If so, this could be the position for you. We have the need for an experienced HPC System Administrator at Johnson Space Center (JSC). This position, working on the Amentum JETS contract, will support the Flight Sciences Laboratory (FSL).
• The FSL is one of JSC's primary compute labs and hosts a wide variety of analyses, which support all human-spaceflight programs at NASA including the International Space Station (ISS), Orion, Space Launch System (SLS), Commercial Crew Program, Human Landing System (HLS), Moon Base and many others. The FSL systems are currently comprised of over 700 machines, 26,000 cores and over 10 PB of storage, which serve more than 1000 users.
• In this position you will be working with a team of HPC System Administrators to build and maintain all FSL services. This will include High Performance Compute (HPC) administration, high-end Linux workstation administration, high-speed networking, High-speed parallel filesystem administration, and more.
• Some of the skillset we are looking for this position is a deep understanding of container technologies and how best they can be used in a High Performance Compute (HPC) environment.
• The FSL System Administration Team is critical in supporting the FSL users in effectively utilizing the systems. The team's day-to-day tasks include investigating system problems, proactively monitoring system health, and working with FSL users to make sure they can support the NASA human spaceflight mission.
• Other duties as assigned.

REQUIRED:

This position has been posted at multiple levels (must meet minimum level indicated). Depending on the candidate's experience, requirements, and business needs, we reserve the right to consider candidates at any level for which this position has been advertised.

• This position requires US Citizenship or Permanent Resident status due to the sensitivity of customer related information.
• Requires a bachelor's degree in information technology, engineering, or related technical discipline.
• Must have 5+ years of recent and related work experience.
• Must have experience in the following areas:
  • Linux system administration
  • System configuration management
  • Container Based HPC Workflows
  • Complex CI/CD Workflows
  • HPC job scheduler administration
• Demonstrated problem solving, planning, and communication skills.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Experience with large-scale system administration, with 2 of those years in HPC administration.

DESIRED:

• Familiarity with the following is preferred but not required for the position:
  • RedHat-based systems
  • Container Technology like Docker, Podman, and Apptainer
  • Luster High-speed Parallel Filesystems
  • InfiniBand
  • Ansible / Foreman
  • SLURM resource manager
  • SPACK software manager
  • Log consolidation and monitoring
  • Git/Gitlab and software development (CI/CD)
  • Johnson Space Center campus network
  • NASA security mechanisms (security plans, POAMs, ATOs, Risk Assessments.

WORK LOCATION:

• This position is located onsite and offers a 9/80 schedule with every other Friday off; some travel may be required.
• Schedules are subject to change based on the requirements of the position and/or customer needs.

BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS REQUIRED:

All Bastion employees must be able to pass a national agency check and some positions require clearance and will require an extensive background verification/check process.

DRUG AND ALCOHOL SCREENING REQUIRED:

All Bastion employees must be able to pass a pre-employment drug screen and are required to participate in periodic random drug and alcohol screenings.

STANDARD BASTION REQUIREM