Own your opportunity to work alongside federal civilian agencies. Make an impact by delivering solutions that improve citizen services millions depends on.
SYSTEMS ENGINEER PRINCIPAL
Advance how our customers operate while you advance your career. Join GDIT as a Systems Engineer Principal and build an impactful career in enterprise IT, collaborating with people who are driven and resourceful like you. MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACTAs a Systems Engineer Principal, the work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of NOAA’s National Weather Service (NWS). 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 monitoring tools, and parallel computing technologies to keep two large‑scale supercomputing systems running at peak performance
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 team
GDIT IS YOUR PLACE
At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.
● Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
● Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
● Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
● Flexibility: Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home
● Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace
Years of Experience
15 + years of related experience
* may vary based on technical training, certification(s), or degree
Certification
Travel Required
Less than 10%
Citizenship
U.S. Citizenship Required
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