HPC DevOps Engineer (Public Sector, Arlington-VA)

About the team

The Biowulf team in the Public Sector department is seeking a HPC DevOps Software Developer/Architect to be part of the team that manages a large-scale high-manages a large-scale high‑performance computing (HPC) cluster and its supporting systems. The platform supports 800+ NIH researchers and faculty working on advanced biomedical research. Biowulf is the largest supercomputer in the world dedicated solely to biomedical research.

Role Level and Experience:

• The HPC DevOps engineer role is a senior position, ideally SME level 1, requiring extensive HPC experience, preferably from other supercomputing centers.
• Candidates should have 7 to 10 years of relevant experience.
• **Application open to ONLY U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents***
• **Must be eligible to obtain U.S. Government Clearance (Public Trust)***

Your Impact:

• You’ll directly support the computing environment researchers use every day.
• This work helps advance research into how cells function in the human body and new treatments for diseases such as cancer, heart disease, and COVID‑19
• You’ll help maintain the health, connectivity, and inventory of 2,800+ servers that power Biowulf.
• Keep thousands of Linux computers healthy, connected, monitored, and performing well.
• Build small tools and dashboards so the team and users can see what’s happening and fix issues quickly.

Your Roles and Responsibilities:

• Monitor and support a large number of Linux systems, including systems running user compute jobs and systems supporting the overall HPC infrastructure.
• Collect, log, and analyze data from thousands of compute nodes and hundreds of thousands to millions of user jobs
• Proactively identify issues such as disk usage bottlenecks across 60+ petabytes (PB) of data and network performance concerns (bandwidth and latency)
• Build, maintain, debug, and improve command‑line tools and web interfaces for viewing metrics, events, and predicting trends

Work environment

• These tasks will all be performed in a fast-paced and highly collaborative environment.
• To be successful you will need to work both independently and as a member of a team of system administrators, scientists and researchers and be able to translate broad directions into specific technical actions.

Must‑haves:

• Since the Biowulf environment is exclusively Linux-based, requires very strong Linux experience, specifically with Red Hat–based distributions (RHEL)
• Experience with software development and deployment tools (Git and Ansible).
• Coding experience in one or more: Python, Rust, Go, Perl, or C/C++.

Nice‑to‑haves (but not required):

• Monitoring and logging tools (Zabbix, Prometheus, Elasticsearch)
• Databases services (ClickHouse, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, Redis, Graphite or InfluxDB)
• Analytics and visualization tools (Kibana or Grafana)
• Distributed filesystems (VAST, GPFS or NetApp)
• Preparing and presenting technical reports

Hybrid Work Arrangement:

• The project requires to be on‑site at least once a week
• Additional on‑site time may be needed based on operational requirements.
• Work location: 1515 N Courthouse Rd, 4th Floor, Arlington, VA 22201

Additional information:

Annual Pay Range (in USD): $120,000 - $145,000

The ranges shown above represent a grouping of relevant ranges currently in use at Publicis Sapient. The actual range for this position may vary based on location and the specific skills required for the role.

Benefits include:

• An inclusive workplace that promotes diversity and collaboration.
• Access to ongoing learning and development opportunities.
• Comprehensive health benefits for you and your family.
• Flexible vacation (not limited, allocated, or accrued).
• Parental leave and new parent transition program.
• Corporate gift matching program.
• Generous paid leave and holidays.
• Wellness program and employee assistance.

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We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans throughout our recruitment process. If you require assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at hiring@publicissapient.com or call +1‑617‑621‑0200].

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