Type of Requisition:
Regular
Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
None
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
None
Suitability:
Public Trust/Other Required:
NACI (T1)
Job Family:
Systems Engineering
Job Qualifications:
Skills:
Linux, Network Infrastructures, Networking Technologies, Scientific Instruments
Certifications:
Experience:
2 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required:
No
Job Description:
GDIT is seeking a Scientific Technology Engineer to support the scientific community for our customer with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). Our Cyber Infrastructure Support Services (CISS) Team provides comprehensive infrastructure, application, cybersecurity, and end-user support for enterprise and scientific community customers at NIAID. Our Scientific IT team is responsible for enabling High Performance Computing and its associated infrastructure, scientific applications and instrumentation, and end-user support to NIAID’s intramural research community. This team serves as a customer-facing presence for the NIAID research community, providing a single point of support for new initiatives, ongoing projects, and scientific IT support needs.
In this role as a Scientific Technology Engineer supporting NIAID, you will tap into your systems engineering experience to help modernize scientific IT support and services. You will be part of a diverse team of engineers in the Operations and Engineering Branch (OEB) supporting NIAID’s mission to better understand, treat, and prevent infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases.
Work Visa sponsorship will not be provided for this role.
HOW A SCIENTIFIC TECHNOLOGY ENGINEER WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:
- Collaborate with NIAID engineers and scientists to evaluate and support project-based activities
- Triage local scientific support issues in collaboration with scientific support team
- Provide support for high performance computing applications on HPC clusters
- Evaluate scientific projects and provide recommendations, planning, and design of new hardware, software, and workflows to meet requirements
- Work with engineering and support teams to improve and optimize scientific support capabilities
- Perform analysis of system components and provide recommendations to improve system availability and performance
- Provide transparent communications on project timelines, resource requirements, risk management, and status reporting
WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:
Education: BA/BS (or equivalent)
Required Experience: Minimum of two years of related experience
Required Technical Skills:
- Experience supporting scientific applications and customers
- Experience working with scientific instrumentation
- Experience with local area networking, including cables, switches, and IP addressing
Security Clearance: Must be able to obtain a NIH Public Trust
Required Skills and Abilities:
- Strong customer services skills
- Ability to effectively communicate
Preferred Skills:
- Linux administration and science background, including Bash or Python scripting
- Ability to prepare good documentation in technology solutions
- Hands-on experience with High Performance Computing or Computational Science Infrastructure
- Formal education in Bioinformatics, Biostatistics or Computational Biology or other relevant discipline
- Experience analyzing solution components, understanding systems integration challenges, and identifying technology gaps in current components
- Location: hybrid - two days onsite at the NIAID site in Montana and three days remote
GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:
- 401K with company match
- Comprehensive health and wellness packages
- Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
- Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
- Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
- Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays
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The likely salary range for this position is $73,865 - $99,935. 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:
None
Telecommuting Options:
Hybrid
Work Location:
USA MT Hamilton
Additional Work Locations:
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 accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.
We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 30 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.
We connect people with the most impactful client missions, creating an unparalleled work experience that allows them to see their impact every day. We create opportunities for our people to lead and learn simultaneously. From securing our nation’s most sensitive systems, to enabling digital transformation and cloud adoption, our people are the ones who make change real.
GDIT is 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.