Overview HPC Principal Federal Technical consultant – Clearance Required — This role is designated as Remote/Teleworker, primarily work from home. Who We Are: Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work. We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today’s complex world. We value varied backgrounds, support flexibility, and encourage growth and bold moves together. Job Description We are looking for a Principal Consultant to join our High-Performance Computing (HPC) team. In this role, you will serve as a trusted technical advisor for customers, guiding design, deployment, and optimization of advanced computing environments. You will bring deep expertise in HPC architectures, software ecosystems, and workload performance tuning to help customers achieve breakthroughs in research, engineering, and data-driven innovation. This is a customer-facing, senior-level role with significant visibility and impact. You will solve complex technical problems, help shape strategy, mentor others, and influence the future direction of our HPC solutions. Sounds like you? Then we have the right opportunity for you! Key Responsibilities Lead the technical implementation design and delivery of world-class scale HPC solutions, from requirements gathering to implementation. Provide architectural guidance on compute, storage, networking, and workload management tailored to customer use cases. Configure, deploy, and maintain Linux-based HPC clusters, associated storage, and network infrastructure. Collaborate with customers on finalizing and deploying HPC software applications, hosting platforms, and management systems that enable customer research and production workloads. Provide technical support and troubleshooting for HPC implementation in secure locations. Engage in both operational support and strategic HPC projects; participate in customer user group environments. Evaluate and implement new tools, middleware, and methodologies to improve operations and service delivery. Ensure compliance with enterprise IT security and technology controls. Act as principal consultant in customer engagements, often leading cross-functional project teams (including customer staff). Troubleshoot and resolve complex, multi-vendor HPC infrastructure challenges. Advise senior IT and research leadership on HPC strategy, best practices, and future direction. Collaborate with sales teams on proposals, proof-of-concepts, and pre-sales activities, ensuring technical soundness and customer alignment. Mentor junior engineers and consultants, fostering knowledge sharing across the HPC practice. Requirements 8+ years of professional experience, with at least 3+ in HPC architecture, systems engineering, or large-scale infrastructure design. Advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, or related technical field (or equivalent experience). Proven ability to design and deliver complex, multi-vendor HPC solutions at scale. Demonstrated ability to independently complete solution implementations and application design deliverables. Must be a United States Citizen due to responsibilities and requirements of the role supporting a Federal site. Top Secret Clearance, TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph (FSP). Must be willing to travel as the business dictates. Preferred location is MD or Utah, but candidates meeting qualifications may be considered for other US locations with travel willingness. Demonstrates broad knowledge across multiple technical domains to manage complex HPC and enterprise system integration efforts. Expertise in one or more: parallel computing, MPI/OpenMP, GPU acceleration, workload schedulers (e.g., Slurm, Altair PBS Pro, Torque/MOAB), or large-scale data storage systems (Lustre, GPFS, Ceph). Experience with network boot technologies (PXE or gPXE/Etherboot). Storage knowledge: LVM, RAID, iSCSI, disk partitioning (GPT, MBR). Exposure to open-source community and software; knowledge of shared storage like Lustre, SpectrumStore, and high availability solutions is a plus. Experience with development and automation tools such as Ansible and GitHub. Knowledge and Skills Strong systems knowledge including hardware, firmware, and operating systems. Linux systems knowledge with Python and other languages. Understanding of network boot technologies (PXE or gPXE). Storage knowledge: LVM, RAID, iSCSI, disk partitioning (GPT, MBR). Exposure to open-source software and the ability to work with shared storage solutions is a plus. Experience with development and automation such as Ansible and GitHub. Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to articulate product architectures and design proposals to management. Additional Skills Accountability, active learning, critical thinking, cross-functional teamwork, customer-centric solutions, and relationship management. Design thinking, empathy, growth mindset, and ability to manage ambiguity. Knowledge of IT infrastructure, IaaS, and related disciplines. What We Can Offer You Health & Wellbeing: We provide a comprehensive benefits suite supporting physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing. Personal & Professional Development: We invest in your career with programs to help you reach your goals, whether becoming a subject-matter expert or applying your skills elsewhere in the company. Unconditional Inclusion: We are inclusively oriented and value diverse backgrounds. We offer flexibility to manage work and personal needs, and strive to grow together as a force for good. Let’s Stay Connected Follow HPE Careers on social channels for updates on people, culture, and technology. Job Type: Services • Job Level: TCP_05 Salary: USD Annual Salary: $115,500.00 - $266,000.00 EEO Statement: HPE is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, gender, or other protected status; decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business need. Hewlett Packard Enterprise is an EEO Protected Veteran/ Individual with Disabilities employer and complies with laws related to the use of arrest and conviction records where applicable.

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