High Performance Computing System Administrator
April 25, 2025
Location: Onsite Role
Salary Range: $170,000 - $200,000
Clearance: TS/SCI
The Consultant will work entirely at the direction of the customer to assist in Compute System Administration support while serving as a member of the STARCOM team at the Customer's location. The Consultant will work with the support of the Customer's staff to provide critical information, as well as direction related to task prioritization.
Responsibilities may include, but not be limited to, the following:
• The consultant shall support the Government Risk Management Framework (RMF) Process jointly with the Government-provided Platform-as-a-service and host application capabilities of other directed contractors. Working together the contractors shall jointly obtain an ATO for the CUI HPC that emulates the environment of TS, or TS+ capabilities.
• Consultant shall provide dedicated SME/System Administrator to support optimization tuning and administration of the HPC capability.
• Consultant services include hardware patching and system protection and ensuring no end-of-life (EOL) capabilities.
• Supporting STARCOM HPC system administrators for HPC Superdome System Optimization, Tuning and Administration activities as defined below for CUI & TS/SCI classification levels:
• Optimization, Tuning and Administration of hardware layer for workloads and tasks
• Change management support for UEFI, BIOS, OS and network performance tuning
• Review of software stack components (compilers, configurations, operating systems & partitions)
• Support for resource planning during system expansion activities
• Review of system and software integration requirements
• Transfer of knowledge, continuity and data
• Primary point of contact for incidents & troubleshooting
Skill Requirements:
• Consultant to hold a Master's degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, Computer systems, Information Technology Systems, or closely related degree from an appropriately accredited institution with 10-15 years of experience working in classified environments; or a Bachelor's degree in the above fields, from an appropriately accredited institution and 10-15 years of experience in operations analysis and design, systems programming in classified environments.
• Experience working with applications that are AI enabled, require high amount of graphical processing units and visualization that can operate in a secure software defined environment.
• Expertise in Secure LINUX implementations and familiar with use of containers in cloud environments and HPC Hardware operations and configurations.
ABOUT PGTEK:
PGTEK is a true consulting organization dedicated to helping clients achieve their business and technology objectives utilizing our decades of experience and business relationships. PGTEK invests in the educational advancements of our staff by providing the necessary resources to complete Professional and Business Certifications. Our company is our people, and we treat them like family.
EOE, including disability/veterans
Salary Range: $170,000 - $200,000
Clearance: TS/SCI
The Consultant will work entirely at the direction of the customer to assist in Compute System Administration support while serving as a member of the STARCOM team at the Customer's location. The Consultant will work with the support of the Customer's staff to provide critical information, as well as direction related to task prioritization.
Responsibilities may include, but not be limited to, the following:
• The consultant shall support the Government Risk Management Framework (RMF) Process jointly with the Government-provided Platform-as-a-service and host application capabilities of other directed contractors. Working together the contractors shall jointly obtain an ATO for the CUI HPC that emulates the environment of TS, or TS+ capabilities.
• Consultant shall provide dedicated SME/System Administrator to support optimization tuning and administration of the HPC capability.
• Consultant services include hardware patching and system protection and ensuring no end-of-life (EOL) capabilities.
• Supporting STARCOM HPC system administrators for HPC Superdome System Optimization, Tuning and Administration activities as defined below for CUI & TS/SCI classification levels:
• Optimization, Tuning and Administration of hardware layer for workloads and tasks
• Change management support for UEFI, BIOS, OS and network performance tuning
• Review of software stack components (compilers, configurations, operating systems & partitions)
• Support for resource planning during system expansion activities
• Review of system and software integration requirements
• Transfer of knowledge, continuity and data
• Primary point of contact for incidents & troubleshooting
Skill Requirements:
• Consultant to hold a Master's degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, Computer systems, Information Technology Systems, or closely related degree from an appropriately accredited institution with 10-15 years of experience working in classified environments; or a Bachelor's degree in the above fields, from an appropriately accredited institution and 10-15 years of experience in operations analysis and design, systems programming in classified environments.
• Experience working with applications that are AI enabled, require high amount of graphical processing units and visualization that can operate in a secure software defined environment.
• Expertise in Secure LINUX implementations and familiar with use of containers in cloud environments and HPC Hardware operations and configurations.
ABOUT PGTEK:
PGTEK is a true consulting organization dedicated to helping clients achieve their business and technology objectives utilizing our decades of experience and business relationships. PGTEK invests in the educational advancements of our staff by providing the necessary resources to complete Professional and Business Certifications. Our company is our people, and we treat them like family.
EOE, including disability/veterans