The Role
Lead the design, deployment, operation, security, and optimization of HPC and cloud infrastructure supporting scientific research. Responsibilities include managing OpenHPC, Slurm, Warewulf, AWS, GPU environments, JupyterHub integrations, infrastructure automation, monitoring, patching, configuration control, system hardening, and federal RMF/ATO compliance across collaborative computing environments.
Summary Generated by Built In
Requirements:
- Ensure the performance, security, and reliability of HPC and cloud infrastructure in
support of NCATS mission objectives
- Demonstrated experience designing, deploying, and managing HPC environments
utilizing technologies such as OpenHPC, Warewulf, and Slurm
- Proven capability to lead operations of mission-critical HPC and cloud-based
infrastructure supporting scientific research workloads
- Experience integrating user-facing platforms (e.g., JupyterHub) with HPC systems to
enable secure, interactive computing access
- Demonstrated expertise in cloud infrastructure, including AWS environments
supporting large-scale research initiatives (e.g., STRIDES or equivalent)
- Proficiency in infrastructure automation and configuration management using tools
such as Terraform, Ansible, and Packer
- Experience implementing system monitoring and performance analytics tools (e.g.,
XDMoD or equivalent)
- Demonstrated ability to design and optimize GPU-enabled compute environments
for high-performance workloads
- Experience applying security best practices, including system hardening aligned
with CIS benchmarks and use of compliance tools (e.g., OpenSCAP or equivalent)
- Knowledge of Federal security requirements, including Risk Management
Framework (RMF) and Authority to Operate (ATO) processes
- Educational background in cybersecurity, computer science, engineering, or a
related field; advanced degree preferred
- Demonstrated experience in systems lifecycle management, including patching,
upgrades, and configuration control
- Proven ability to support collaborative, multi-institutional computing environments
and initiatives
Skills Required
- Experience designing, deploying, and managing HPC environments using OpenHPC, Warewulf, and Slurm
- Experience leading operations of mission-critical HPC and cloud infrastructure supporting scientific research workloads
- Experience integrating JupyterHub or similar user-facing platforms with HPC systems
- Expertise with AWS cloud infrastructure supporting large-scale research initiatives
- Proficiency with Terraform, Ansible, and Packer for infrastructure automation and configuration management
- Experience implementing monitoring and performance analytics tools such as XDMoD
- Experience designing and optimizing GPU-enabled compute environments
- Experience applying security hardening aligned with CIS benchmarks and using OpenSCAP or equivalent tools
- Knowledge of federal security requirements, including RMF and ATO processes
- Educational background in cybersecurity, computer science, engineering, or a related field
- Advanced degree
- Experience with systems lifecycle management, patching, upgrades, and configuration control
- Ability to support collaborative, multi-institutional computing environments and initiatives
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The Company
What We Do
Nextonic Solutions is a federal research solutions partner combining scientific expertise, biomedical data capabilities, and secure technology for federal health and life-sciences agencies. It supports research across the lifecycle with preclinical and assay services, bioinformatics, analytics, and AI/ML, while modernizing IT platforms through cloud, cybersecurity, automation, and custom software engineering. Its work connects science, data, and technology to accelerate discovery and improve secure, mission-critical operations.
