Senior HPC Engineer

Description

• Coordinate with global sites on installations, upgrades, and infrastructure enhancements.
• Balance project delivery with support duties in a fast-paced environment.
• Mentor colleagues and represent the team by preparing clear documentation and presentations for technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Participate in CCRBs and drive continual service improvements.
• Optimize Linux systems for performance, availability, and compliance through proactive monitoring.
• Collaborate across development, security, and operations to align IT with business needs.
• Scout, evaluate, and pilot emerging technologies; run PoCs with a focus on scalability and supportability.
• Manage end-to-end technical projects — scoping, planning, deployment, documentation, and handover.
• Lead deployment of new technologies and compute platforms via Jira workflows, ensuring smooth handover.
• Provide 24x7 on-call support on rotation for incidents and maintenance.
• Define and maintain IT standards and frameworks to ensure consistency, security, and excellence.
• Use Jira Service Management and ITSM tools to manage escalations, track issues, and document changes.
• Act as final escalation point for complex Linux issues, delivering expert troubleshooting.
• Support in-house applications while ensuring policy alignment.

Requirements

• Experience with Docker and container orchestration.
• Knowledge of GPUs, RAID, and HPC clustering technologies.
• Proven ability to mentor, guide, or represent technical solutions to stakeholders, with leadership potential to grow further.
• Strong project/time management and communication skills.
• Scripting skills (Bash, Python, Perl).
• Certifications (e.g., LPIC-2/3, CompTIA Linux+, ITIL Foundation).
• Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.
• 5+ years of Linux administration experience, ideally in an HPC environment.
• Cloud administration and virtualization experience.
• Experience with DevOps tools (OpenStack, Kubernetes, CI/CD).
• Strong troubleshooting and IT service management skills.
• Proficiency with automation/configuration tools (e.g., Ansible, Puppet, GitLab, Terraform).

Benefits

• A flexible benefits platform with numerous discount schemes - gym membership, restaurants, cinema tickets, and much more!
• Employee Referral Scheme
• Sponsorship of visas/comprehensive relocation packages
• Group Income protection
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Competitive salary commensurate with experience
• Company pension with generous employer contribution
• On-site wellness facilities
• Subsidised canteen
• Regular social club events, spontaneous reward events throughout the year
• Flexible Private Medical & Dental care programmes
• Initial 22 days annual leave with future increases, complemented by a flexible buying and selling holiday program
• Cycle purchase scheme
• Life Assurance 4x annual salary
• Annual bonus scheme

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance