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GDIT is seeking HPC Technical Lead to help support an upcoming contract for FDA Scientific Computing in College Park, MD (primary office) or Gaithersburg, MD.

PLEASE NOTE: This position is contingent upon contract award, expected to start in January 2027.

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT:
The High-Performance Computing (HPC) Technical Lead is the senior technical expert guiding the architecture, optimization, and evolution of Food and Drug Administrations (FDA) highperformance computing and scientific data ecosystems. This role bridges scientific research needs with advanced computing solutions, providing technical leadership across HPC clusters, parallel storage, scientific applications, cloud/HPC hybrid environments, and performance engineering. The ideal candidate combines deep handson HPC experience with the ability to advise scientists and guide modernization.

• Serve as the senior technical authority for HPC operations, architecture, and performance optimization across compute, schedulers, networking, and storage.

• Support scientific workloads including genomics, bioinformatics, modeling, simulation, statistical computing, and AI/ML pipelines.

• Optimize user workloads through job sizing, code porting, compilation, parallelization, GPU acceleration, and performance tuning.

• Lead technical strategy for scientific data storage, parallel file systems, highspeed networking, data movement, and largescale data workflows.

• Provide guidance on futurestate HPC and hybrid cloud architectures, expansion planning, and modernization initiatives.

• Support integration of laboratory instruments, scientific workstations, private networks, middleware, and specialized scientific software.

• Coordinate with FDA scientists and computational users to ensure computing resources match scientific mission needs.

• Troubleshoot complex issues across distributed compute systems, storage platforms, scientific applications, and instrumentconnected environments.

• Prepare technical documentation, configuration guidance, and engineering recommendations.

WHAT YOULL NEED TO SUCCEED - REQUIRED:

• Citizenship: US Citizen or Green Card Holder

• Clearance: Ability to obtain a Public Trust

• Education: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related technical field.

• Years Experience: 1012+ years of experience in HPC engineering, scientific computing, bioinformatics platforms, or advanced research infrastructure.

• Technical Skills:

  • Strong expertise with Linux environments, HPC schedulers, parallel computing, GPUs, and largescale storage systems.

  • Experience optimizing scientific workloads and supporting research computing users.

  • Ability to communicate technical concepts to scientists, engineers, and program stakeholders.

• Location: HYBRID - Employee must be willing to report onsite in College Park, MD (primary office) or Gaithersburg, MD several days a week.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Education: Masters Degree or PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, Scientific Computing, or related field.

• Technical Skills:

  • Experience with Slurm, TORQUE/Moab, GPFS, Lustre, MPI, or containerized scientific environments.

  • Experience with genomics, nextgeneration sequencing, or bioinformatics pipelines.

  • Knowledge of cloud/HPC hybrid architectures (AWS preferred).

  • Experience supporting scientific computing in federal environments.

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:
At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.
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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
Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace
OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY:
Explore a career in program management at GDIT and youll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your passion for the mission and delivering results.

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