HPC Engineer

2 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom RED Global Full time £60,000 - £90,000 per year

We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated
High-Performance Computing (HPC) Engineer
to join our team. The successful candidate will have a proven record of delivering robust HPC services and infrastructure, combined with the ability to work closely with the scientific and research community to optimise computational workflows.

The role requires an individual with strong technical expertise, an understanding of the evolving HPC landscape, and a commitment to delivering high-quality, scalable, and automated solutions. You will play a key role in building and maintaining advanced computing platforms, including containerised environments and cloud-based research computing services, while applying DevOps principles and Infrastructure-as-Code methodologies.

Role details

  • 6 months contract + possible extension
  • Hybrid working - 3days on site 2 days remote
  • Competitive daily rate - Outside IR35
  • Start date 24th November

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, implement, and maintain secure and scalable HPC infrastructure using
    Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC)
    tools such as
    Terraform
    .
  • Develop, deliver, and support advanced
    research computing services and applications
    .
  • Apply
    Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)
    principles to ensure high availability, performance, and reliability across HPC environments.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical challenges affecting both the platform and user workloads.

Essential Skills and Experience

  • 10+ years of hands-on experience designing, operating, or engineering
    large-scale computing environments
    (HPC, HTC, or Big Compute).
  • Proven ability to
    drive innovation
    and integrate emerging technologies into HPC solutions.
  • Administration experience with
    cluster and workload management software
    (e.g.,
    Slurm
    ,
    LSF
    ,
    Grid Engine
    ).
  • Strong knowledge of
    Linux system administration
    ,
    TCP/IP networking
    , and
    storage systems
    .
  • Experience managing
    parallel file systems
    (e.g.,
    Weka
    ,
    GPFS
    ,
    Lustre
    ).
  • Hands-on experience with
    private cloud platforms
    (e.g.,
    OpenStack
    ).
  • Proficiency with
    configuration management
    tools (e.g.,
    Ansible
    ,
    Salt
    ,
    Puppet
    ).
  • Demonstrated experience in
    DevOps
    environments using agile methodologies.
  • Strong
    scripting skills
    in
    Bash
    and
    Python
    for automation and systems management.
  • Ability to build and maintain productive relationships with
    third-party suppliers
    .

About You

You are a problem solver with a deep understanding of research computing and a passion for leveraging technology to enable discovery. You thrive in complex technical environments, value collaboration, and are driven by the challenge of delivering high-quality, reliable computing services.

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