HPC System Administrator (BT-25025)

The HPC System Administrator will support the JETS II contract at NASA's Johnson Space Center supporting the Flight Sciences Laboratory (FSL).

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• The FSL is one of JSC's primary computing labs and hosts a wide variety of analyses, which support almost all of the major programs at JSC including the International Space Station (ISS), Orion, Space Launch System (SLS), Commercial Crew Program, Lunar Gateway, Human Landing System (HLS), and many others.
• The FSL systems are currently comprised of over 900 machines, 25,000 cores and 4 PB of storage, which serve over 900 users.
• In this position you will be working with a team of Systems Administrators to build and maintain all FSL services. This can include HPC administration, high-end Linux workstation administration, high-speed networking, parallel filesystem administration, and more.
• 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 lab 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 or equivalent certification in a related area.
• Must have 10 years of recent and related experience.
• 3 years in IT related field.
• 1 year of experience in HPC system administration or managing large HPC clusters.
• Strong knowledge of administering Linux systems, primarily Red Hat and its derivatives, including services, networking, and file systems.
• Strong demonstrated experience with a major configuration management software, including application packaging and installation.
• Demonstrated experience installing, maintaining, upgrading, and troubleshooting large (petabyte scale) high performance parallel and distributed filesystems such as Lustre, GPFS and Ceph.
• Demonstrated problem solving experience.
• Demonstrated task planning, and effective communication skills.
• Demonstrated experience assisting others with IT related issues.

DESIRED:

• Experience with:
  • RedHat-based systems.
  • IT Service Desk Support.
  • Configuration management software (Ansible, Puppet, etc.).
  • Lustre Parallel Filesystems.
  • Ethernet Network Administration.
  • InfiniBand Network Administration.
  • Containerization in a HPC environment using Singularity, Docker, or Podman.
  • Monitoring and alerting.
  • SLURM Job Scheduling.
  • SPACK Package Manager.
  • Log consolidation and monitoring.
  • Git/Gitlab and software development (CI/CD).
  • Experience being a lead for a team of System Administrators.
  • Johnson Space Center campus network.
  • NASA security mechanisms (security plans, POAMs, ATOs, Risk Assessments).

WORK LOCATION:

• This position is located onsite at NASA Johnson Space Center.
• This position offers a 9/80 schedule, every other Friday off.
• This position may require some travel.

BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS REQUIRED:

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

DRUG AND ALCOHOL SCREENING REQUIRED:

All Bastion employees must be able to pass pre-employment drug screen; some contracts require participation in periodic random drug and alcohol screening programs.

STANDARD BASTION REQUIREMENTS:

• Must have experience with Microsoft Office Suite.
• All of Bastion's employees must be team players.
• Able to communicate effectively, verbally and in written form, with internal and external customers.
• Able to follow company programs, processes, procedures, practices, requirements, goals, and objectives.
• Must have a strong work ethic and must be safety culture oriented.
• Must be organized with good time management skills.
• Generally, an office environment, but can involve inside or outside work depending on the task.
• Work may involve sitting or standing for extended periods (90% of the time).
• May require lifting and carrying up to 25 lbs. (5% of the time).
• Regular attendance in accordance with an established work schedule is critical.
• Ability to work outside normal schedule and adjust schedule to meet peak periods and surge requirements.

BASTION BENEFITS:

Bastion offers a wide range of benefits for their full-time employees; medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, disability benefits, life insurance, retirement 401k, vacation, sick pay, holidays, and flexible work schedules (when available). We also support career advancement through professional training and development.

ABOUT BASTION:

Bastion offers career opportunities with competitive benefits, exciting possibilities for advancement, and an exceptional work environment; the well-being of our employees is a priority, and our flexibility allows our employees a great work life balance. Our culture is based on strong business ethics, integrity, and professionalism. Our team members are known for their initiative and high-quality work. When it comes to our employees, we value, respect, and help them grow in their careers.

WORKPLACE EXCELLENCE:

At Bastion, we are passionate about our people and our safety culture. We are committed to a journey toward being a more inclusive and diverse company, that philosophy fosters an environment of collaboration across cultures. Individual thoughts, opinions, and perspectives bring value and help us develop solutions for challenging problems, they make us more inventive, and more resilient.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.

Bastion participates in e-Verify.

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