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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # HPC Engineer - **Company:** Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains - **Location:** Brixworth, UK - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Backup Devices, Bash Shell, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Linux, File Systems, Information Lifecycle Management, Python (Programming Language), Linux System Administration, Performance Tuning, Windows PowerShell, Queue Management Systems, Ansible, Scientific Computating, Software Vulnerability Management, High Performance Computing, System Availability, Low Latency, Slurm - **Published:** August 18, 2026 - **Apply:** https://secure.dc3.pageuppeople.com/apply/920/gateway/default.aspx?c=apply&lJobID=498149&lJobSourceTypeID=796&sLanguage=en ## About the Role Be skilled at… * Administering Linux-based HPC clusters, including compute nodes, schedulers and shared platform services * Troubleshooting issues across hardware, OS, network, storage, applications and user workflows * Managing capacity, performance and availability for engineering and simulation workloads * Automating operational tasks using Bash, Python, PowerShell, Ansible or equivalent tools * Translating technical user requirements into practical service improvements Have experience of… * Supporting Linux-based HPC, scientific computing, simulation or high-throughput compute environments * Diagnosing workload, queue, licence, performance, data movement and application issues * Operating at a senior technical level in an enterprise or engineering-led environment * Delivering maintenance, upgrades, patching and change activity with minimal service impact * Working with suppliers and internal teams to resolve platform issues and improve service maturity Demonstrate knowledge of… * HPC architecture, parallel workloads, scheduling, queues and resource allocation * Linux administration, scripting, patching and secure configuration * Schedulers such as Slurm, PBS, LSF or equivalent * Scale-out storage, file systems, backup, archive and data lifecycle management * Networking, interconnects, latency, bandwidth and data locality considerations * Monitoring, performance tuning, benchmarking and capacity forecasting * Security, vulnerability management, access control and compliance for shared platforms * Desirable: motorsport, automotive, CFD, simulation or data science experience, * Relevant degree, apprenticeship, professional qualification or equivalent technical experience * Relevant technical certifications, or equivalent experience, in Linux, HPC, storage, networking, automation or ITIL Be… * Analytical, curious and comfortable solving complex technical problems * Proactive in improving resilience, reducing risk and removing operational friction * Structured, communicative and effective across hands-on delivery and change control * Collaborative, customer-focused and willing to share knowledge ## Description * Own the reliability, availability and performance of HPC platforms supporting simulation, analysis and engineering workloads * Improve compute, storage, networking and scheduling services to enable efficient, scalable workload delivery * Provide technical escalation for HPC incidents, capacity issues, performance bottlenecks and complex user problems, * Maintain stable, secure and performant HPC services for critical engineering workloads * Improve compute and storage utilisation through effective monitoring, queue management and capacity planning * Resolve incidents quickly and reduce repeat issues through automation, documentation and service improvement * Deliver upgrades, maintenance and project work safely with clear communication and change control * Improve simulation throughput, data availability and user productivity * Define and guide strategic direction on HPC related topics, * The role combines operational support and project delivery, including planned maintenance, capacity improvement, lifecycle management and occasional out-of-hours activity ## Related Videos - [Running Secure Life Science Research at Scale using Hybrid GPU HPC and Kubernetes 🧬](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100355-running-secure-life-science-research-at-scale-using-hybrid-gpu-hpc-and-kubernetes) - [Docker network without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1418-docker-network-without-docker) - [Dev & Test in the Cloud? 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