HPC Engineer (Linux) - Sussex, Onsite

Pease Pottage
West Sussex, UK
10 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
5 years minimum
Compensation
£75,000.0 - £85,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Bash Shell Cloud Computing Configuration Management Linux RAID Perl (Programming Language) Python (Programming Language) Linux System Administration OpenStack Red Hat Enterprise Linux Ansible Virtualization Technology
+9 more
Scripting Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) High Performance Computing Gitlab Containerization Kubernetes Puppet Terraform Docker

Job description

  • Act as senior escalation point for complex Linux and HPC issues

  • Lead deployments of new infrastructure and compute platforms

  • Deliver technical projects from planning through to implementation and handover

  • Evaluate and pilot new technologies and platform improvements

  • Optimise Linux environments for performance, scalability, and availability

  • Support automation and configuration management initiatives

  • Work closely with global teams on upgrades and infrastructure enhancements

  • Maintain technical documentation, standards, and operational procedures

  • Participate in on-call support rota and continuous service improvement activities

  • Mentor junior team members and communicate technical solutions to stakeholders

Requirements

  • 5+ years Linux Systems Administration experience, ideally within HPC environments

  • Strong commercial experience supporting Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) environments

  • Experience with automation tools such as Ansible, Terraform, Puppet or GitLab

  • Containerisation experience including Docker and orchestration technologies

  • Scripting experience with Bash, Python or Perl

  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

  • Experience managing technical projects and working within ITSM environments

Desirable Skills

  • Kubernetes, OpenStack or CI/CD tooling experience

  • Cloud infrastructure and virtualisation exposure

  • Knowledge of GPUs, RAID technologies, and HPC clustering

  • Relevant Linux or ITIL certifications

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