HPC Engineer (Linux)

Salary: £75,000 - 85,000 per year

Requirements:

• We have 5+ years of Linux Systems Administration experience, ideally within HPC environments.
• We have strong commercial experience supporting Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) environments.
• We have experience with automation tools such as Ansible, Terraform, Puppet, or GitLab.
• We have containerisation experience, including Docker and orchestration technologies.
• We have scripting experience with Bash, Python, or Perl.
• We have strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• We have experience managing technical projects and working within ITSM environments.
• It is desirable that we have experience with Kubernetes, OpenStack, or CI/CD tooling.
• It is desirable that we have cloud infrastructure and virtualisation exposure.
• It is desirable that we have knowledge of GPUs, RAID technologies, and HPC clustering.
• It is desirable that we hold relevant Linux or ITIL certifications.

Responsibilities:

• We act as the senior escalation point for complex Linux and HPC issues.
• We lead deployments of new infrastructure and compute platforms.
• We deliver technical projects from planning through to implementation and handover.
• We evaluate and pilot new technologies and platform improvements.
• We optimise Linux environments for performance, scalability, and availability.
• We support automation and configuration management initiatives.
• We work closely with global teams on upgrades and infrastructure enhancements.
• We maintain technical documentation, standards, and operational procedures.
• We participate in the on-call support rota and continuous service improvement activities.
• We mentor junior team members and communicate technical solutions to stakeholders.

Technologies:

• Ansible
• Bash
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• Docker
• GitLab
• Support
• ITIL
• ITSM
• Kubernetes
• Linux
• OpenStack
• Perl
• Puppet
• Python
• RHEL
• Terraform
• DevOps

More:

We are an ambitious, technology-driven company seeking a Senior HPC Engineer to join our high-performing global infrastructure and platform team supporting enterprise-scale HPC and Linux environments. This is an onsite role in Sussex with a salary of £75,000 to £85,000. It offers the opportunity to work on complex infrastructure projects, emerging technologies, and next-generation compute platforms in a fast-paced technical environment. Our package includes an annual bonus scheme, enhanced pension contribution, private medical and dental options, life assurance and income protection, plus a flexible benefits platform and wellbeing support.

last updated 31 week of 2026