High Compute Engineer

Absolute Business Solutions Corp (ABSC) is not just another tech company. Were a community of innovators, engineers, analysts and business professionals working together with our customers to tackle the most complex challenges. For more than 20 years weve supported critical Department of Defense (DoD), Intelligence Community (IC), Federal Civilian missions and global, multi-national corporations. We specialize in supporting our clients in the Intelligence, Technology, Defense, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), and Data Science fields. As we continue to grow at a rapid pace, we need some amazing new professionals to join our team.

ABSC is seeking a forward-leaning High Compute Engineer to lead the design, optimization, and integration of GPU-centric high-performance compute environments supporting DIA's National Media Exploitation Center (NMEC) under our 10-year DOMEX Technology Platform (DTP) contract (TO4). The ideal candidate will be responsible for managing existing NVIDIA A100 and DGX-1 systems while designing scalable architectures to incorporate emerging GPU hardware as mission demands evolve. This role is critical to our advanced compute initiatives, where performance, stability, and future-readiness drive every architectural decision. You'll work cross-functionally with data scientists, AI/ML developers, cybersecurity experts, and infrastructure teams to create a robust, secure, and performant GPU compute ecosystem.

This is a 100% on-site position. All work must be performed at the customer site in Bethesda at the Intelligence Community Campus (ICC-B).

Security Clearance Required: TS/SCI (eligibility) with the willingness to obtain and maintain a CI polygraph.

Responsibilities:

• Manage, optimize, and monitor existing high-performance GPU systems including NVIDIA A100s and DGX-1 platforms.
• Architect integration plans for scaling GPU compute infrastructure, including newer platforms (e.g., H100, Grace Hopper, AMD Instinct).
• Collaborate with data science teams to fine-tune GPU workloads for AI/ML pipelines.
• Design and implement high-speed networking (InfiniBand/RDMA) and storage solutions optimized for GPU data flow.
• Develop automation workflows using infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tools (e.g., Ansible, Terraform, SaltStack).
• Ensure system security, compliance, and patch management in alignment with NIST, RMF, or agency-specific controls.
• Analyze compute performance metrics and provide strategic recommendations for system enhancements.
• Maintain documentation on system architectures, configurations, and operational procedures.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's or higher degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field with at least 12 years of related technical experience. Additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• 5+ years experience supporting GPU compute environments in mission-critical or enterprise settings.
• Proficiency with NVIDIA technologies: A100, DGX-1, CUDA, cuDNN, NCCL.
• Strong background in Linux (RHEL/CentOS/Ubuntu), kernel tuning, and HPC stack deployment.
• Experience with containerized GPU workloads using Docker, Kubernetes, and NVIDIA GPU Operator.
• Familiarity with distributed compute frameworks (e.g., SLURM, Kubernetes, Ray).
• Strong scripting skills: Bash, Python, or similar.
• Proven ability to plan and execute large-scale system upgrades and migrations.
• Candidate must, at a minimum, meet DoD 8570.11- IAT Level II certification requirements (currently Security+ CE, CCNA-Security, GICSP, GSEC, or SSCP along with an appropriate computing environment (CE) certification). An IAT Level III certification would also be acceptable (CASP+, CCNP Security, CISA, CISSP, GCED, GCIH, CCSP).

Desired Experience:

• Experience with hybrid cloud GPU environments (AWS, GCP, or Azure with NVIDIA support).
• Familiarity with AI/ML tooling such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, ONNX, and RAPIDS.
• Experience integrating GPUs with storage systems (e.g., Lustre, BeeGFS, Ceph).
• Exposure to hardware acceleration platforms (e.g., FPGA, custom ASIC).

Salary is commensurate with experience. Salary range for this requisition is $140k - $225k annual.

Who we are:
ABSC is a technology and services company that combines the agility of a small business with proven processes refined over more than two decades in business. We specialize in supporting public sector clients in the Intelligence, Defense, Health, and Safety areas. Our team stands ready to deliver the next generation of programs, personnel, and solutions to help advance our federal government customers driving innovation, agility, and security across all mission areas.

Some of our benefits include:

• 4 weeks of PTO plus 11 Federal Holidays
• Retirement Planning 401k Fully Vested with Match
• Tuition Assistance Program Annual contributions to help you pay down your loans
• Annual Health and Wellness Allowance buy an Apple Watch, a treadmill, or hit the gym on us
• Career Development Annual Funds to spend on Education and Training
• Volunteer Time Off Annually, all employees can spend 8 hours directly supporting a charity of choice
• Charitable Match ABSC matches an employees donation to a qualifying charity
• Paid Parental Leave Employees receive 3 weeks of paid parental leave at 100% pay
• Referral Program We pay for internal and external referrals!
• LOV Awards Earn bonus awards throughout the year from our Living Our Values awards program

Apply to join our team today! We are always looking to grow our team - if you know someone who is seeking a new career opportunity, please share this job opening with them. ABSC offers generous external referral bonuses. You dont need to be an employee to benefit from our Referral Program.

*ABSC is a proud V3, Virginia Values Vets, member which recognizes our commitment to hiring Veterans. If you are a veteran, please be sure to include that in your application.*

Equal Opportunity Employer, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.