Senior Linux System Administrator

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Job Description:

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Senior Linux Systems Administrator to join our team!

What You'll Be Doing:

• Support the system administration for ARL high performance computers
• Support design of Army Research Laboratory A2I2 building for systems being delivered in 2024 and future platforms
• Advise in architectural tradeoffs including NVidia Grace/Hopper, ARM, AMD, and new file systems
• Identify open-source software tools and stacks for customer-specific and production platforms
• Develop and implement software instrumentation to measure and visualize the performance of various systems, sub-systems, and user jobs
• Serve as a subject matter expert to HPC program system administration team for research, development, and production HPC system

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Extensive background in diverse Linux operating systems and high performance computing
• Extensive background in Linux tools, performance tuning, instrumentation
• Open-source software tools, software stacks, and standards
• Ability to work with a team of system administrators across a wide range of platforms and requirements

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

• Awareness of emerging hardware/software and their capabilities
• Ability to sustain and support aging HPC systems
• Ability to integrate new capabilities into existing HPC systems
• Ability to standardize software stacks to reduce complexity and cost of support

Education and Experience:

• BS or MS degree in computer science or engineering, or equivalent experience
• At least 8 years of directly related experience
• Linux certification (or equivalent)
• Security certification (or equivalent)
• Top Secret clearance

Minimum Clearance Required to Start:
Top Secret

This position is part of our Federal Solutions team.

The Federal Solutions segment delivers resources to our US government customers that ensure the success of missions around the globe. Our intelligent employees drive the state of the art as they provide services and solutions in the areas of defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental. We promote a culture of excellence and close-knit teams that take pride in delivering, protecting, and sustaining our nation's most critical assets, from Earth to cyberspace. Throughout the company, our people are anticipating what's next to deliver the solutions our customers need now.

Salary Range: $120,800.00 - $217,400.00

We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.

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