HPC Professional Engineer - Arlington, VA - TS/SCI

As the on-site HPC Professional Engineer you will assist in tasks and directions provided by the customer to include:

• HPC configuration, management and maintenance.
• Extended knowledge transfer.
• SID documentation (planning, cables, labeling, switches, etc.)
• Addressing hardware failures and support tickets.
• Validation of firmware versions and settings.
• Validation of HPC software versions and settings.
• Validation of Dell HPC best practices.
• Assist with benchmark testing.
  • High Performance Linpack (HPL), Alltoall, bidirectional bandwidth and Stream.
• Knowledge of gpfs storage.
• Experience Ubuntu and SLES.
• Network (IB & Enet) testing and management.
• Experience with Kubernetes is a plus.

• Monitors, reviews, and manages Dell infrastructure listed in the SOW.
• Manages user requests, Manages and reviews log files
• Generate regular operational reports.
• Provide capacity planning.
• Assist with disaster recovery planning and design.

• Isolates and troubleshoots incidents.
• Performs service incident coordination.
• Opens service requests on behalf of the Customer.
• Participates in root cause analysis review.

• Performs software/firmware management assistance and collaboration.
• Implements change management requests.
• Assists with solution documentation of policies and procedures in conjunction with the compliance manager(s) and with key stakeholders.
• Monitor's migration activities

• Recommends procedure changes that result in operational optimization.
• Shares best practices from other engagements.
• Provides performance tuning recommendations.
• Post Implementation Planning and Knowledge Sharing:
• Works with customer's technical leadership on an ongoing basis to ensure they have awareness of system status and discuss architectural design, strategies and plans for the future.
• Performs transition planning with deployment team.
• Performs incremental host and network configuration beyond deployment scope.

• Provides recommendations on product enhancements and upgrades.
• Implements Dell EMC System Management Tools
• Works with customer staff to develop Run Books (document products and environment, including system information, code level, access instructions, configuration, "how tos")

• Reviews IT processes and policies (Incident, capacity, performance and change management, user, and back up policy) - as part of new solution or continuous improvement.
• Assists with the solution documentation of policies and procedures in conjunction with the compliance manager(s) and with other key stakeholders.
• Conducts knowledge transfer to address the Customer's skills and resource gaps as well as technology recommendations.

• Must have an active TS/SCI security clearance
• Bachelors Degree and 10 years experience, Associates and 12-15 years of equivalent years experience or 16 plus years experience

Employment Pre-requisites
The following requirements must be met to be eligible for this position: Successful completion of a background investigation, and drug urinalysis.

SOC, a Day & Zimmermann company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer, EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability.

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