HPC Engineer

Purpose of the role is to…

• 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

THEREFORE WE NEED YOU TO…

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

Hold these qualifications…

• 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

Success in this role will be if you… (deliverables)

• 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

Additional information…

• The role combines operational support and project delivery, including planned maintenance, capacity improvement, lifecycle management and occasional out-of-hours activity