**Requisition ID: R10177709**

+ **Category:** Information Technology

+ **Location:** Annapolis Junction, Maryland, United States of America | Linthicum, Maryland, United States of America

+ **Clearance Type:** SCI

+ **Telecommute:** No- Teleworking not available for this position

+ **Shift:** 1st Shift (United States of America)

+ **Travel Required:** Yes, 10% of the Time

+ **Relocation Assistance:** Relocation assistance may be available

+ **Positions Available:** 4

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

The Northrop Grumman Microelectronics Design and Applications (MDA) Business Area's (BA) Research Computing (RC) organization seeks high-performance computing (HPC) professionals to support its growing teams of scientists and engineers. The MDA RC organization is responsible for the design, development, deployment, security, operation, monitoring, management, and support of all computational hardware and software used for basic research, modeling and simulation, circuit design, and circuit testing. RC oversees multiple highly complex large compute clusters that are required in the daily work of users of diverse backgrounds, roles, and responsibilities. RC is searching for HPC operations, administration, and applications experts excited to learn new technologies and contribute to a highly dynamic organization.

**Responsibilities**

+ Oversee operation of a high-performance compute cluster

+ Lead team of HPC Systems Administrators

+ Investigate, diagnose, and resolve acute system faults

+ Ensure system performance aligns with customer requirements

+ Maintain software deployments

+ Maintain security compliance

+ Monitor and maintain hardware

+ Contribute to design of new high-performance compute clusters

+ Assess and respond to customer requests for cluster modifications

+ Interface with user support staff

+ Assess new technology for benefits and risks

+ Assess and report on cluster operational risks and propose mitigation strategies

**Position can be worked out of Annapolis Junction or Linthicum sites**

**Basic qualifications:**

+ Bachelors degree with 8 years' relevant experience; 6 years' experience with a Master’s Degree; 4 years with PhD. Will consider 4 years additional experience in lieu of degree.

+ Strong Linux (Red Hat) systems administration proficiency

+ Strong knowledge and experience with concepts of high-performance computing system operations, including cluster management, multi-user login environments, job scheduling, and networked file systems

+ Strong knowledge and experience maintaining compliance with Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs)

+ Strong knowledge and experience with compiling software

+ Strong knowledge and experience monitoring and maintaining high-performance compute cluster hardware

+ Experience directing technical work of a small team of Linux Systems Administrators

+ Strong written and verbal communication skills

+ U.S. citizen with ability to obtain a TS/SCI clearance with full scope poly

**Preferred qualifications:**

+ Active TS/SCI with full-scope polygraph security clearance

+ IAT Level II certification

+ Experience with MPI implementations

+ Experience with high-speed, low-latency network fabrics

+ Experience with parallel file systems

+ Experience with GPUs

**Salary Range:** $115,400 - $181,300

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.