Lead HPC Infrastructure Engineer

• Must be eligible for a federal security clearance (U.S. citizen)
• Must be willing to relocate to Oak Ridge, Tennessee within 36 months

A Department of Energy research and development facility is seeking a Lead HPC Infrastructure Engineer.

Major Duties/Responsibilities

Linux Administration:

• Lead the architecture and deployment of HPC-scale infrastructure services
• Create and maintain internal documentation of system architectures, configurations, and procedures
• Serve as the highest tier of support for complex issues, providing quick and efficient resolution
• Develop, maintain, and review high-quality code for internal tools using programming languages such as Python, Golang, or Rust

Virtualization and Automation:

• Lead the design, deployment, and administration of the Infrastructure platform using tools like IaC tools Terraform, Ansible, and Puppet
• Architect, deploy, and manage resources in the NCCS virtualization environment
• Identify potential automation targets and lead efforts to automate processes
• Define policies and procedures for automation and configuration management for the team and organization as a whole

Kubernetes Administration:

• Design standardized and automated workflow patterns, build and maintain CI/CD pipelines
• Work with the NCCS Kubernetes Platform team to deploy and manage services for the HPC Infrastructure group
• Develop, maintain, and review high-quality code for internal tools using programming languages such as Python and Bash

Project Management and Leadership:

• Lead Infrastructure projects through all phases from planning to design, implementation, and support
• Mentor and train junior staff, creating training documentation, holding knowledge sharing sessions, and fostering skill growth throughout the team
• Propose and implement improvements to existing Infrastructure systems as well as new systems, processes, and procedures

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or closely related field and a minimum of 7 years of experience in Linux systems administration, or a Master’s Degree and a minimum of 4 years of experience in Linux systems administration. An equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Excellent interpersonal/communication skills and the ability to work within a team
• Strong working knowledge of Linux system fundamentals and common network protocols
• Programming and scripting skills in common languages such as Python and bash
• Strong experience designing, building, and maintaining Kubernetes platform tools
• Understanding of versioning and code review tools like GitHub and GitLab
• Experience implementing and supporting highly available systems and services
• Experience with configuration management tools such as Puppet or Ansible
• Experience deploying and maintaining virtual environments using VMware
• Experience deploying, maintaining, and troubleshooting a variety of infrastructure services such as OpenLDAP, DNS, DHCP, etc…
• Experience in Identity Management, supporting SSO, OAuth, two-factor authentication, primarily in PingFederate and RSA SecurID.
• Ability to plan, prioritize, and complete assigned projects with minimal supervision