Basic Qualifications
This role can be hired as a Level II or Level III Group Manager.
Group Manager II:
Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Mathematics, Engineering, Computer Science, Computational Science or related and 14 plus years in HPC, Advanced Computing, Computational Science or technically related research discipline; Or, Master’s Degree in Applied Mathematics, Engineering, Computer Science, Computational Science or related and 12 plus years in HPC, Advanced Computing, Computational Science or technically related research discipline; Or, PhD in Applied Mathematics, Engineering, Computer Science, Computational Science or related and 9 plus years in in HPC, Advanced Computing, Computational Science or technically related research discipline.
Group Manager III:
Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Mathematics, Engineering, Computer Science, Computational Science or related and 20 plus years in HPC, Advanced Computing, Computational Science or technically related research discipline; Or, Master’s Degree in Applied Mathematics, Engineering, Computer Science, Computational Science or related and 18 plus years in HPC, Advanced Computing, Computational Science or technically related research discipline; Or, PhD in Applied Mathematics, Engineering, Computer Science, Computational Science or related and 15 plus years in in HPC, Advanced Computing, Computational Science or related research discipline..
Additional Required Qualifications
Previous management, budget development and/or significant leadership in an individual contributor role required. Degree in appropriate field is required. Demonstrated skill in dealing with legal and ethical management issues and practices. Broad and in-depth knowledge of the issues and best practices in the applicable field of expertise. Excellent organization, project management, budgeting, interpersonal and communication skills. Proven problem-solving and negotiation skills. Ability to collaborate with individuals at all levels of the organization. Demonstrated ability to effectively lead and direct personnel with diverse skills, work styles and values, both directly and through subordinate management.
Job Description
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is seeking an accomplished leader for the role of Advanced Computing (ACO) group manager within the Computational Science Center (CSC). NREL’s Computational Science Center conducts research and provides cross-cutting capabilities and solutions including systems operation, advanced computer science, visualization, data science, applied math, and computational science to advance NREL’s mission. Advanced Computing Systems and Operations specifies, procures, and operates HPC, cloud, and other mission computing systems. HPC capabilities include a supercomputing user facility service supporting all renewable energy and energy efficiency programs within DOE. This service is anchored by Eagle, housed in a data center that is amongst the world’s most energy efficient. With a peak performance of 8.0 Petaflops, Eagle ranked among the top 30 fastest computers in the world when deployed in 2019. The ESIF HPC Data Center additionally hosts systems to support the capture and management of experimental, observational and modeling and simulation datasets, including distributed data and streaming data clusters, enabling data-driven computational research. The Insight Center at NREL combines state-of-the-art visualization and collaboration tools to promote knowledge discovery in energy systems research and integration. Located adjacent to the HPC data center, the Insight Center uses advanced visualization technology to provide on-site and remote viewing of experimental data, high-resolution visual imagery, and large-scale simulation data. These cross-cutting capabilities, along with a cloud services capability, will play a critical role in realizing the Advanced Research in Integrated Energy Systems (ARIES) agenda at the laboratory level, providing nationally unique R&D capabilities to support the EERE mission.
This leader will serve as a Group Manager reporting to the CSC Center Director and lead Advanced Computing Systems and Operations with a focus on excellence in organizational management and in developing strategic capabilities and programs in support of the center and lab’s vision, strategy, and mission execution. This will require partnering with peers across the laboratory to leverage advanced computational capabilities on behalf of the mission work of NREL.
Specific duties of this position include, but are not limited to:
Provide vision, strategic planning and leadership to the advanced computing operations team
Establish infrastructure to provide mission driven computing for NREL and EERE
Oversee day-to-day operation of on premise HPC, cloud environments, data driven, and other research computing systems.
Oversee deployment of new facilities
Coordinate with ITS to ensure ongoing ATO and cybersecurity excellence for institutional advanced computing
Develop, review, and certify all back-up and disaster recovery procedures and plans
Work closely with other group managers to assist in recruiting, hiring, and providing appropriate training for ACO systems staff
Collaborate to enable development and maintenance of world-class capabilities across multiple aspects of computing including HPC, data-intensive computing, cloud computing, and visualization
Hold regular team meetings to review strategic priorities, promote team cohesion and provide growth paths for staff
Effectively manage Advanced Computing Operations with respect to staffing, finances, performance review, and other administrative functions necessary for proper execution.
Act as Project Manager for projects to acquire, install, and transition HPC Systems to operational status approximately every 4 years.
Actively support workforce development by providing coaching, mentoring, training, and other development opportunities for staff and managers.
Honor NREL’s employment opportunity, affirmative action, and anti-sexual-harassment programs, policies, and procedures.
Required Knowledge, Skills and Attributes:
Ability to lead and direct personnel with diverse skills, work styles and values, both directly and through subordinate management.
Customer and solution-oriented problem-solving skills
Knowledge of cloud computing services and workflows
Ability to develop and maintain positive relationships internally to NREL and externally with sponsors and research partners.
Ability to bridge gaps between domain language (engineering, science) and computing solution language.
Installation and maintenance of clustered environments, including automated installation methods.
Management of Linux operating systems in a large scale system environment.
Ability to architect, deploy and maintain virtual and containerized workflows
In depth knowledge of distributed file systems (e.g., Lustre) and emerging storage technology (e.g., object stores).
Working knowledge of data centric computing technologies
System administration tools: Scripting languages, monitoring and configuration management tools
Batch schedulers (PBS, slurm), mail, software license management system (FlexLM, others).
Solid understanding of networked computing environment concepts.
Enterprise level directory services (LDAP); TCP/IP, Ethernet and Infiniband/OFED.
Storage systems and integration of storage and backup solutions with HPC systems.
Familiarity with key middleware for parallel clusters (MPI, OpenMP, parallel profilers, debuggers, etc.); expertise with configuration of system libraries.
Understanding of cyber security controls and vulnerability management
Working knowledge of private cloud (e.g., OpenStack) administration
Preferred Qualifications:
Degree in a technical discipline relevant to the Computational Science Center’s efforts.
Working knowledge of DOE project management procedures (e.g., Order 413b) and OMB capital planning and investment control requirements (e.g. circular A-11, A-130, etc.)
Past leadership accomplishment, to include success in managing major computational science efforts and execution in delivering products or services
Exceptional leadership potential, to include: conceptual thinking ability; excellent oral and written communication skills; differentiated interpersonal, collaborative, and negotiating skills; ability to inspire and motivate personnel and model critical leadership skills and values; ability to engage effectively with both computational and analysis communities; and initiative, creativity, and communication skills necessary to effectively propose new or expanded research efforts to the DOE as well as industrial and academic partners.
Established relationships across the DOE and federal establishment.
Experience leading computing operational efforts.
Knowledge of the renewable energy sector.
Ability to obtain a DOE-sponsored security clearance.