IT Manager
Do you have an interest in IT management and research? Do you want to grow with a company that has the same passion? Do you enjoy reaching goals and being a part of a high-performing research team?
Parallax Advanced Research is a 501(c)(3) private nonprofit research institute based in Dayton, Ohio. We’ve been recognized as Dayton's Business of the Year and have received multiple accolades, including being named one of Dayton's "Best Places to Work", winning three Gold Stevie Awards for Organization of the Year (Medium Non-Profit), Government Sales and Customer Service, and Achievement in Science/Technology for Data Abyss, and recipient of the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Above and Beyond Award.
We operate our mission nationally, which is to deliver innovative research and provide technology, human, and business solutions via The Science of Intelligent Teaming™ for government, industry, and academic clients with critical challenges. Our vision is to advance the Nation's innovation advantage through our work. Our services include advanced research in the areas of artificial intelligence, autonomy, human-machine teaming, and unmanned aerial systems. We also manage a suite of entrepreneurial-focused networks, including the Ohio Federal Research Network and Launch Dayton program. In 2023, the 501(c)(3) private nonprofit research institute Ohio Aerospace Institute (OAI) became wholly affiliated with Parallax, expanding our organization's services to include space and aerospace advanced technology research and development and workforce development
As an IT Manager, you will be working with Senior Research Scientists, Lead Research Analyst, and the Director of Research, and Parallax clients. When working with your team, you will be supporting by analyzing, assisting and supporting collaborative on-site research at the Air Force Research Laboratory for the directorate’s Linux workstations and in-house and commercial Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) related software.
In addition to that, a typical day-in-the-life of a Parallax IT Manager includes:
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Analyze the computational needs of the Scientists & Engineers (S&E) of the research organization and pursue meeting those needs in the acquisition and development of hardware, software, and visualization tools.
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Support the S&Es in the use of computer graphics software and hardware, scientific visualization tools, and parallel computation.
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Configure, update and maintain approximately 40 directorate Linux workstations and laptops in accordance with the latest DISA Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) and directorate cybersecurity exceptions and requirements.
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Assist in the procurement, acquisition, and installation of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software supporting CFD research.
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Support researchers working with the Defense Shared Resource Centers (DSRC) high-performance computers.
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Assist in post-processing research data for presentations to project stakeholders at technical conferences within the aerospace community of interest.
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Assist in digital curation of project results and technical data packages that may be reused in a digital engineering environment.
Ideally, you are looking for your next long-term challenge and have these skills:
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B.S in Computer Science, Systems Science or related degree
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Experience with Linux clusters, shell scripting in Linux environments & parallel computing systems
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Experience installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux
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Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) certification
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CompTIA Security + (plus) certification
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Excellent oral and written communications, presentation and interpersonal skills
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Applicant must be a U.S. citizen and be able to obtain a security clearance
Furthermore, do you have, or want to develop these skills?
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Two-years or more of industrial, educational or government experience
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Experience with FlexLM and Reprise License Manager Server Software
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Familiarity with MATLAB, Python, Fortran
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Familiarity with Apple hardware and macOS
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Experience with Ubuntu Linux
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Experience with the Department of Defense’s High Performance Computing systems
Parallax Advanced Research will help you reach your goals by offering:
- Competitive salary with annual reviews.
- Health, dental, and vision coverage.
- Employer-paid Life insurance, STD, and LTD.
- Roth post-tax 401(K) and/or pre-tax with a generous monthly company match, and yearly employer contribution.
- Education Assistance: employee’s tuition is 100% covered, in addition we cover 80% of our employee’s dependent’s tuition.
- Working from home opportunities for some positions.
- PTO time, regular paid holidays, and flex paid holidays.
- Paid Military Leave, Paid Maternity and Paternity leave, FMLA coverage for extended paid and unpaid leave, STD, LTD, and flexible hours.
- Annual PTO sell-back.
