Senior HPC Engineer Classified Environment
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is a U.S. Department of Energy national laboratory conducting multidisciplinary research in computing, AI, energy, materials, nuclear science, neutron science, isotopes, and national security.
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About Oak Ridge National Laboratory
ORNL is a government-owned, contractor-operated U.S. Department of Energy research laboratory in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. UT-Battelle operates ORNL for DOE; the laboratory currently provides AI and high-performance-computing capabilities alongside science and engineering research infrastructure.
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About the Role
You will lead the design, deployment, modernization, and operation of secure HPC environments. You will optimize clusters, automate infrastructure, integrate security requirements, diagnose complex performance issues, guide engineering decisions, and mentor engineers.
Requirements
- BS degree in computer science, engineering, or a related technical discipline
- At least eight years of relevant experience
- At least five years of hands-on HPC engineering experience
- Linux systems engineering
- Python
- Bash
- Ansible
- HPC workload schedulers such as SLURM or PBS
- MPI
- OpenMP
- CUDA
- InfiniBand
- HPC performance analysis, monitoring, benchmarking, and optimization
- NIST
- RMF
- DISA STIG
- Eligibility for Sensitive or Special Access Program information
- Ability to obtain and maintain SCI clearance
Responsibilities
- Lead the design, deployment, modernization, and evolution of secure HPC environments
- Architect scalable CPU, GPU, interconnect, storage, scheduling, and infrastructure solutions
- Establish engineering standards that improve performance, reliability, security, and scalability
- Engineer and optimize Linux HPC clusters
- Analyze performance bottlenecks and optimize resource utilization
- Lead troubleshooting and root-cause analysis
- Develop automation using Python, Bash, Ansible, Git, and infrastructure-as-code practices
- Engineer systems to meet classified computing security requirements
- Evaluate emerging HPC, AI, GPU, containerization, and infrastructure technologies
- Lead HPC initiatives through deployment and operational transition
- Mentor engineers and provide technical guidance
Benefits
- Medical plans
- Retirement plans
- Flexible work hours
- On-site fitness facilities
- On-site banking facilities
- On-site cafeteria facilities
- Prescription drug plan
- Dental plan
- Vision plan
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Contributory pension plan
- Life insurance
- Disability benefits
- Vacation and holidays
- Parental leave
- Legal insurance with identity theft protection
- Employee assistance plan
- Flexible spending accounts
- Health savings accounts
- Wellness programs
- Educational assistance
- Relocation assistance
- Employee discounts