Technical/ Functional Expert (HPC)

The Swift Group

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Annapolis Junction, MD on site Until 8/21/2026 15+ years exp First posted May 25, 2026 Last posted May 25, 2026
Job description
Swift is a privately held, mission-driven and employee-focused services and solutions company headquartered in Reston, VA. Our capabilities include Software Development, Engineering & IT, Data Science, Cyber Enablement, Logistics, and Training. Founded in 2019, Swift supports Civilian, Defense, and Intelligence Community customers across the country and around the globe.

We're looking for an HPC Technical/ Functional Expert to work in Annapolis Junction, MD.

Job Description: The HPC Technical/ Functional Expert will design, maintain, configure, optimize and provide advanced level support to ensure optimal performance, reliability, and scalability of HPC systems.

Responsibilities:
  • Provide advanced-level troubleshooting, tuning, and support for:
    • HPC infrastructure and associated applications including Nagios, xCAT, failover software, and compilers.
    • Distributed computing environments utilizing RES, LSF, and SLURM workload managers.
    • Enterprise Linux operating systems, specifically Red Hat and SUSE.
  • Administer and support high-performance parallel file systems such as XFS, GPFS, and Lustre.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement best practices for system performance, resource utilization, and fault tolerance.
  • Conduct system testing and validation to ensure seamless integration and operational efficiency.
  • Develop and maintain documentation for system configurations, procedures, and troubleshooting guides.
 
Required Skills:
  • 10 years’ experience working in a large complex IT environment providing functional industry expertise with the skills listed above.
  • A bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline
    • In lieu of a bachelor’s degree, 15 years of experience working in a large complex IT environment providing industry functional expertise with the skills listed above.
  • Experience with HPC MPP systems
  • Experience with enterprise Linux operating systems, specifically Red Hat and SUSE
 
Security Clearance:
    • A current government clearance, background investigation, and polygraph are required.
 
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The Swift Group and Subsidiaries are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.

Pay Range: $49,996.80 - $290,004.00
Pay ranges are a general guideline and not intended as a guaranteed and/or implied final compensation or salary for this job opening. Determination of official compensation or salary relies on several different factors including, but not limited to: level of position, complexity of job responsibilities, geographic location, work experience, education, certifications, Federal Government contract labor categories, and contract wage rates. 
At The Swift Group and Subsidiaries, you will receive comprehensive benefits including but not limited to: healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, education, and time off benefits. 

About this role

Summary

Design, support, and optimize HPC systems in a large IT environment.

Job title

HPC Technical/ Functional Expert

Experience level

15+ years

Minimum experience

15+ years exp

Industry

software

Location requirements

On-site in Annapolis Junction, MD, no remote work allowed.

Salary

$50k–$290k

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

HPC MPP systemsenterprise LinuxRed HatSUSE

Preferred skills

None specified

Specializations

HPC systemsLinuxworkload managersparallel file systems
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Annapolis Junction, MD, USA

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