HPC Technical Lead

Type of Requisition: Pipeline Clearance Level Must Currently Possess: None Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None Public Trust/Other Required: MBI Full 5C (T3) Job Family: Technical Solutions Job Qualifications: Skills: Customer Engagement, High Performance Computing (HPC), Networking, Technical Strategy Certifications: None Experience: 10 + years of related experience US Citizenship Required: No Job Description: Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a HPC Technical Lead supporting FDA activities. GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects, build your skills, and grow a rewarding career. The High-Performance Computing (HPC) Technical Lead is the senior technical expert guiding the architecture, optimization, and evolution of Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) high‑performance 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 hands‑on 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, high‑speed networking, data movement, and large‑scale data workflows. Provide guidance on future‑state 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 instrument‑connected environments. Prepare technical documentation, configuration guidance, and engineering recommendations. WHAT YOU’LL 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. Year’s Experience: 10–12+ 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 large‑scale 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: Master’s 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, next‑generation sequencing, or bioinformatics pipelines. Knowledge of cloud/HPC hybrid architectures (AWS preferred). Experience supporting scientific computing in federal environments. PLEASE NOTE : This position is contingent upon contract award, expected to start in January 2027. 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 ● Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY : Explore a career in program management at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your passion for the mission and delivering results. #GDITcareers #OpportunityOwned #WeAreGDIT #transitioningmilitary #veterans The likely salary range for this position is $211,531 - $286,189. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range. Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Travel Required: 50-75% T elecommuting Options: Hybrid Work Location: USA MD College Park - Customer Proprietary (MDC016) Additional Work Locations: USA MD Gaithersburg - 9801 Washingtonian Blvd Suite 200 (MDS073) Total Rewards at GDIT: Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and acc