--- title: 'Technical/ Functional Expert (HPC) at Swift' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/technical-functional-expert-hpc-swift-annapolis-junction-9yzt8gyrfw9y' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-05' --- # Technical/ Functional Expert (HPC) at Swift - **Company:** Swift - **Location:** Annapolis Junction, MD - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** onsite - **Posted:** 2025-09-08 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-05 - **Apply:** https://jobs.gem.com/the-swift-group/4904636008 ## Job description Swift is a privately held, mission-driven and employee-focused services and solutions company headquartered in Reston, VA. Our capabilities include Software Development, Engineering & IT, Data Science, Cyber Enablement, Logistics, and Training. Founded in 2019, Swift supports Civilian, Defense, and Intelligence Community customers across the country and around the globe. We're looking for an HPC Technical/ Functional Expert to work in Annapolis Junction, MD. Job Description: The HPC Technical/ Functional Expert will design, maintain, configure, optimize and provide advanced level support to ensure optimal performance, reliability, and scalability of HPC systems. Responsibilities: - Provide advanced-level troubleshooting, tuning, and support for:- HPC infrastructure and associated applications including Nagios, xCAT, failover software, and compilers. - Distributed computing environments utilizing RES, LSF, and SLURM workload managers. - Enterprise Linux operating systems, specifically Red Hat and SUSE. - Administer and support high-performance parallel file systems such as XFS, GPFS, and Lustre. - Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement best practices for system performance, resource utilization, and fault tolerance. - Conduct system testing and validation to ensure seamless integration and operational efficiency. - Develop and maintain documentation for system configurations, procedures, and troubleshooting guides. Required Skills: - 10 years’ experience working in a large complex IT environment providing functional industry expertise with the skills listed above. - A bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline- In lieu of a bachelor’s degree, 15 years of experience working in a large complex IT environment providing industry functional expertise with the skills listed above. - Experience with HPC MPP systems - Experience with enterprise Linux operating systems, specifically Red Hat and SUSE Security Clearance: - - A current government clearance, background investigation, and polygraph are required. ## #LI-CD1 ## About Swift ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: The Swift Group provides national security technology and mission support by combining experienced field operatives with expert technologists. - **Entity Type**: Private (no disclosed funding stage) - **Headquarters**: Reston, VA, USA - **Founded**: 2019 - **Founders**: Not publicly disclosed ## Core Business - **Primary industry/industries**: National security, defense, intelligence, cybersecurity, high-performance computing, training and logistics. - **Target customers**: U.S. Civilian, Defense, and Intelligence Community agencies (B2G). - **Mission or purpose statement**: “When national security leaders need something built quiet that hits loud, they turn to Swift.” — The company pairs field operators with technologists to solve complex national security challenges with speed, discretion, and precision. ## Products & Services For each major offering: - **HPC Research & Technical Advisement**: Specialized advisement for revolutionary high-performance computing systems supporting data-intensive missions. - **Software Development & Data Solutions**: Rapid prototyping, agile development, and applied data science tailored to mission needs. - **Cyber Enablement**: Network defense, offense, threat analysis, and resilience for enterprise and operational environments. - **Operations**: Mission planning and execution support delivered shoulder-to-shoulder with client teams anywhere in the world. - **Training & Mission Support**: Operator-led instruction and technical training across the full mission lifecycle. - **Energetics**: Advanced research, advisory, and deployment of energetic materials to improve system performance and operational effect. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (privately held). - **Key Metric**: Over **126 open positions** currently listed on the careers page, signaling rapid growth. - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not publicly disclosed. - **Growt Signals**: Founded in 2019, now has multiple offices (Reston, Annapolis Junction, Chantilly, McLean, etc.) and supports customers across the U.S. and globally. High volume of active job postings. ## Competitive Advantages - **Operator-led approach**: Combines real-world field experience with cutting-edge engineering, reducing the gap between mission needs and technical solutions. - **Integration**: Unified teams of operators, engineers, and analysts work together, avoiding siloed tools. - **Discretion and trust**: Emphasizes low-profile, off-the-record work, earning deep trust from national security clients. - **Acountability**: Company culture of owning outcomes, with a flat, agile structure. ## Strategic Focus - **Current priorities**: Expanding capabilities in cyber, HPC, and data science while maintaining operator-driven agility. Continued support for sensitive, high-stakes missions across civilian, defense, and intelligence domains. ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: Mission-driven, employee-focused, with a strong sense of purpose. Values include transparency, integrity, service, and innovation. - **Work environment**: Low-profile, high-impact. Roles often require clearance and on-site presence at client locations (e.g., Chantilly, Annapolis Junction, Reston). Not fully remote; likely hybrid or on-site. - **Bnefits**: Comprehensive healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, education, and time-off benefits. - **Success stories**: Clear career progression from analyst to chief architect, with wide pay bands (e.g., $50k–$290k) indicating room for growth and specialization. ## Sources 1. [theswiftgroup.com/company](https://theswiftgroup.com/company/) 2. [theswiftgroup.com](https://theswiftgroup.com/) 3. [careers.theswiftgroup.com](https://careers.theswiftgroup.com/) 4. 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