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# Systems Engineer Principal

- **Company:** General Dynamics Information Technology
- **Location:** Fairfax, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $97,750.0 - $132,250.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Bash Shell, Distributed Systems, Perl (Programming Language), Python (Programming Language), Linux System Administration, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Servers, System Software, Scripting, High Performance Computing, Parallel Computation, Information Technology, Operational Systems, Slurm
- **Published:** October 16, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/1_gditmerge-RQ219485

## About the Role

**Req ID:** RQ219485 **Type of Requisition:** Regular **Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:** None **Public Trust/Other Required:** None **Job Family:** IT Infrastructure and Operations **Skills:** Complex Systems,High Performance Computing (HPC),Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL),System Performance,Systems Management **Experience:** 15 + years of related experience **US Citizenship Required:** Yes **Job Description:** SYSTEMS ENGINEER PRINCIPAL Advance how our customers operate while you advance your career., monitoring tools, and parallel computing technologies to keep two large-scale supercomputing systems running at peak performance WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED Bring your technology expertise and drive for innovation to GDIT. The Systems Engineer Principal must have: * Education: Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science * Experience: 8+ years of related experience * Technical skills: - Linux system administration (Rocky/SLES preferred) - Experience with HPC batch schedulers (PBS Pro, Slurm, or similar) - Scripting abilities (Bash, Python, Perl) - Understanding of HPC architectures, distributed computing, and MPI-based workloads - Troubleshooting skills across multi-node HPC environments * US citizenship required * Role requirements: - Ability to participate in an on-call rotation supporting 24/7 operational systems - Occasional travel for team collaboration, training, or customer interaction - Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively within a distributed technical

## Description

You will play a crucial role in sustaining and improving the High Performance Computing (HPC) systems that generate the nation's operational weather and climate forecasts, enabling NWS to deliver timely, accurate information that protects life and property. * Lead/Manage/Support daily HPC system operations and the reliability of the scheduling and system software stack that powers NOAA's 24/7 numerical weather prediction mission * Collaborate with experienced GDIT HPC engineers, system administrators, developers, and NWS operational staff to troubleshoot issues, enhance system performance, and ensure consistent delivery of high-impact forecasting products * Drive improvements in system efficiency, scheduler reliability, job throughput, and operational resiliency by analyzing complex problems, proposing innovations, and supporting implementation of technical enhancements * Utilize Linux system administration, HPC scheduler expertise (PBS Pro/Slurm), scripting languages, performance