Systems Engineer (Mid-Career) - HPC & GPU Infrastructure

Position Summary

Base-2 Solutions is seeking a mid-career Systems Engineer specializing in HPC and GPU infrastructure to design, develop, and optimize GPU clusters for Intelligence Community customers. This is a 100% on-site position at the customer site in Bethesda, Maryland.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Contribute to the installation and maintenance of on-premises and cloud-based GPU and HPC hardware, assessing hardware performance and its interaction with software components.
• Analyze HPC and GPU cluster performance, identify bottlenecks, and develop strategies to improve performance across Linux applications while addressing hardware and software considerations.
• Install and configure HPC and GPU job-scheduling and workload-management platforms, including Slurm, PBS, Apache Airflow, and Kubernetes.
• Apply power-management techniques to optimize GPU power consumption across mobile and desktop Linux platforms.
• Design and execute Linux-based GPU performance and functionality tests, including stress testing, benchmarking, and debugging; maintain and expand the testing suite.
• Maintain comprehensive technical documentation, including architectural specifications, code documentation, and Linux-specific best practices for GPU development.
• Monitor trends, innovations, and competitive developments in the GPU industry; contribute to research and propose Linux-specific approaches to GPU design and optimization.
• Share regular technical updates and insights with the team.

Required Qualifications

• Systems engineering experience meeting an applicable education/experience pathway in the equivalency section.
• Expertise in operating system integration for Linux.
• Strong understanding of computer hardware architecture, particularly as it relates to Linux systems.
• Knowledge of parallel computing, graphics algorithms, and real-time rendering in Linux environments.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to collaborate within a team.
• Strong communication skills for conveying technical information in a Linux context.
• Proficiency with scripting languages such as Python or BASH.
• Proficiency with automation tools such as Ansible, Puppet, Salt, Terraform, and related tools.
• US Citizenship.
• DoD 8570.11 IAT Level II certification requirements or an acceptable IAT Level III certification.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of GPU virtualization, cloud computing, and emerging Linux-based technologies.
• Experience with container technologies, including Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with Prometheus and Grafana for monitoring.
• Knowledge of distributed resource-scheduling systems.
• Understanding of data center networking hardware and cabling concepts.
• Understanding of networking technologies such as DHCP, DNS, TCP/IP, VLANs, HSRP, and SNMP.
• Knowledge of data center networking security principles, including firewall ACLs, IPS/IDS, and policy-based routing.

Required Education and Experience Equivalency

• Bachelor's or higher degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field with 4+ years of relevant systems engineering experience.
• Additional years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree.

Required Certifications

• Meet DoD 8570.11 IAT Level II certification requirements, currently one of Security+ CE, CCNA-Security, GICSP, GSEC, or SSCP along with an appropriate computing environment (CE) certification, or an acceptable IAT Level III certification, including one of CASP+, CCNP Security, CISA, CISSP, GCED, GCIH, or CCSP.

Required Security Clearance

• Active Top Secret/SCI