Expert HPC Network/Systems Engineer (KEY-TE.HPC-03.080626) at Capital Solutions Group
Ft. Meade
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Aug 5, 2026
Ft. Meade
Sep 25, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
An expert-level HPC systems and network engineering role supporting high-performance computing infrastructure at Ft. Meade and UDC sites. Day-to-day work involves Tier 4 support, configuration, tuning, and advanced troubleshooting of HPC file systems, MPP systems, distributed computing schedulers, and Linux operating systems. Suited to a deeply experienced HPC practitioner holding an active TS/SCI with full-scope polygraph.
Senior level · 10+ years · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD · TS/SCI clearance
Advertised as Principal, but the requirements read as Senior.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $125,654 (middle half $96,394–$162,956).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Aug 7, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
The posting requires TS/SCI with BOTH polygraphs (counterintelligence and full-scope), which is the most restrictive clearance gate in the TS/SCI family — this will significantly constrain the candidate pool.
The degree requirement section is internally contradictory: it offers a no-degree path (15 years experience) and an experience-substitution path, but then states 'Bachelor's degree in related discipline is required.' This ambiguity is unresolved in the posting; the degree requirement is set to None to reflect the available non-degree pathways.
The title 'Expert' maps to the advertised level of Principal; however, the actual scope (Tier 4 site support, no indication of org-wide technical authority) supports Senior on the requirements-based band.
DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification (e.g., Security+, CCNA Security, CySA+) is explicitly required but is a certification, not a named technology tool, so it is not listed in the skills.
XFS, GPFS, and Lustre are listed together as a single file-system requirement; they are captured as separate skills with alternatives to reflect that the role demands experience across HPC file systems generally.
RES, LSF, and SLURM are listed together as distributed computing/job scheduler tools; LSF is captured as the primary with SLURM and RES as alternatives, though the posting implies familiarity with all three is expected.
Requires a TS/SCI clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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