Software Engineer 3 (HPC)

• Location: Annapolis Junction
• Type: Contract
• Job #3718

Title: Software Engineer 3 (HPC)
Location: Annapolis Junction, MD
Compensation Range: $180 -$200K
*Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply *
Company Overview:
Cornerstone Defense is the Employer of Choice within the Intelligence, Defense, and Space communities of the U.S. Government. Realizing early on that our most prized assets are our employees, we continually focus our attention on improving the overall work/life experience they have supporting the mission. Our Team is pushed every day to use their industry leading knowledge to provide end-to-end solutions to combat our nation's toughest and most secure problems. If you are looking for a place to not only be professionally challenged, but encouraged and supported by a company that cares, don't look any further than Cornerstone Defense.

Benefits Overview:
Cornerstone Defense offers a very comprehensive benefits package including, but not limited to: Medical, Dental and Vision Plans * Generous PTO Policy * 401(k) * HSA and FSA options * Life and Disability Insurance * Tuition Reimbursement and Training * Perks at Work Discount Program * Referral Program * Leads Generation Program * CollegeAmerica 529 * Fitness Reimbursement Program * Travel Assistance * Norton Lifelock Benefit Solutions * Life Planning Financial & Legal Services *
Position Description
The Software Engineer shall be responsible for performing characterization and performance tuning of various software solutions for multiple HPC node types. The Software Engineer shall collaborate with HPC SMEs, mission customers, and other stakeholders to understand their computational needs and develop efficient software solutions to meet those requirements. This position involves working with parallel computing frameworks, optimizing algorithms for parallel execution, and ensuring scalability and performance of software applications on HPC clusters.
Qualifications :
Master's degree in computer science or related discipline from an accredited college or university, plus five (5) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.
OR
Bachelor's degree in computer science or related discipline from an accredited college or university, plus seven (7) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity
OR
Nine (9) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.

Position Required Skills

• Experience using the Linux CLI
• Proficiency in scripting (Bash/Python) to automate tasks and processes
• General HPC technical knowledge regarding computers, network, memory, and storage components
• Experience developing software applications and libraries with programming languages such as C, C++, and Python in a Linux environment
• Has experience with modern build system frameworks, such as CMake
• Experience optimizing code performance through parallelization, vectorization, and other optimization techniques
• Experience documenting software design, implementation, and performance optimizations
• Experience troubleshooting and debugging performance issues in HPC applications
• Experience performing HPC benchmarking testing
• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker, PodMan, containerd
• Experience with automation frameworks including Ansible for orchestrating deployment
• Experience with CI/CD principles, methodologies, and tools such as GitLab CI and Jenkins
• Experience with Git Source Control System

Position Desired Skills

• Experience with HPC open-source parallel computing frameworks such as OpenSHMEM, pthreads, OpenMP, MPI, and UPC
• Experience with CUDA and/or OpenCL frameworks to develop software for GPUs
• Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite (JIRA, Confluence)
• Familiar with Agile software development principles, methodologies, and best practices

Title: Software Engineer 3 (HPC)
Location: Annapolis Junction, MD
Compensation Range: $180 -$200K
*Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply *
Company Overview:
Cornerstone Defense is the Employer of Choice within the Intelligence, Defense, and Space communities of the U.S. Government. Realizing early on that our most prized assets are our employees, we continually focus our attention on improving the overall work/life experience they have supporting the mission. Our Team is pushed every day to use their industry leading knowledge to provide end-to-end solutions to combat our nation's toughest and most secure problems. If you are looking for a place to not only be professionally challenged, but encouraged and supported by a company that cares, don't look any further than Cornerstone Defense.

Benefits Overview:
Cornerstone Defense offers a very comprehensive benefits package including, but not limited to: Medical, Dental and Vision Plans * Generous PTO Policy * 401(k) * HSA and FSA options * Life and Disability Insurance * Tuition Reimbursement and Training * Perks at Work Discount Program * Referral Program * Leads Generation Program * CollegeAmerica 529 * Fitness Reimbursement Program * Travel Assistance * Norton Lifelock Benefit Solutions * Life Planning Financial & Legal Services *
Position Description
The Software Engineer shall be responsible for performing characterization and performance tuning of various software solutions for multiple HPC node types. The Software Engineer shall collaborate with HPC SMEs, mission customers, and other stakeholders to understand their computational needs and develop efficient software solutions to meet those requirements. This position involves working with parallel computing frameworks, optimizing algorithms for parallel execution, and ensuring scalability and performance of software applications on HPC clusters.
Qualifications :
Master's degree in computer science or related discipline from an accredited college or university, plus five (5) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.
OR
Bachelor's degree in computer science or related discipline from an accredited college or university, plus seven (7) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity
OR
Nine (9) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.

Position Required Skills

• Experience using the Linux CLI
• Proficiency in scripting (Bash/Python) to automate tasks and processes
• General HPC technical knowledge regarding computers, network, memory, and storage components
• Experience developing software applications and libraries with programming languages such as C, C++, and Python in a Linux environment
• Has experience with modern build system frameworks, such as CMake
• Experience optimizing code performance through parallelization, vectorization, and other optimization techniques
• Experience documenting software design, implementation, and performance optimizations
• Experience troubleshooting and debugging performance issues in HPC applications
• Experience performing HPC benchmarking testing
• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker, PodMan, containerd
• Experience with automation frameworks including Ansible for orchestrating deployment
• Experience with CI/CD principles, methodologies, and tools such as GitLab CI and Jenkins
• Experience with Git Source Control System

Position Desired Skills

• Experience with HPC open-source parallel computing frameworks such as OpenSHMEM, pthreads, OpenMP, MPI, and UPC
• Experience with CUDA and/or OpenCL frameworks to develop software for GPUs
• Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite (JIRA, Confluence)
• Familiar with Agile software development principles, methodologies, and best practices