Research Infrastructure Engineering Lead

Salary: £58,000 - 67,000 per year

Requirements:

• Degree-qualified or equivalent, with substantial experience in infrastructure engineering or research computing environments
• Significant experience designing, implementing, and supporting large-scale research or enterprise infrastructure
• Strong expertise in one or more of:
• High Performance Computing (HPC)
• High Throughput Computing (HTC)
• Large-scale research storage platforms
• High-performance networking
• Private cloud infrastructure (e.g. OpenStack)
• Extensive Linux systems administration experience
• Strong understanding of compute, storage, networking, security, identity management, and research technology ecosystems
• Experience with automation, DevOps, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, and configuration management tools
• Proven experience leading complex technical projects and delivering large-scale infrastructure initiatives
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical audiences
• Experience mentoring, coaching, and leading technical teams
• Experience with public cloud platforms supporting research workloads
• Experience supporting national research infrastructure or external research communities
• Familiarity with Agile, ITIL, and structured service management practices
• Experience contributing to funding bids, research programmes, or technical strategy development
• Experience working with GPU-accelerated computing environments

Responsibilities:

• Lead the strategic development, enhancement, and lifecycle management of large-scale research infrastructure platforms
• Oversee the operation and reliability of High Performance Computing (HPC), High Throughput Computing (HTC), cloud, storage, and networking services
• Provide technical leadership for infrastructure architecture, integration, and service design
• Line manage and develop a team of Infrastructure Engineers, fostering a high-performance and collaborative culture
• Lead complex infrastructure and research technology projects from design through to implementation and operational support
• Develop technical roadmaps and support long-term investment planning across research computing technologies
• Act as a senior escalation point for infrastructure issues, technical challenges, and major incidents
• Build strong relationships with researchers, academic stakeholders, suppliers, and external partners
• Evaluate emerging technologies and drive innovation across research computing services
• Develop technical specifications, risk assessments, and implementation strategies for major infrastructure initiatives
• Represent our organisation within national and international research and technology communities

Technologies:

• CI/CD
• Cloud
• DevOps
• Support
• ITIL
• Linux
• OpenStack
• Security
• Network

More:

We are working with a leading research-intensive organisation to recruit a Research Infrastructure Engineering Lead for our Birmingham hybrid team on a fixed-term contract until March 2031, with a salary of £58,000 to £67,000. This is a rare opportunity to take on a senior technical leadership role within a world-class Research Computing environment, supporting cutting-edge research across multiple disciplines. We play a key role in shaping the future of large-scale research infrastructure, supporting High Performance Computing (HPC), High Throughput Computing (HTC), cloud platforms, research storage, and next-generation networking technologies that underpin nationally significant research programmes.

last updated 35 week of 2026