Linux HPC Specialist

Salary: £30,000 - 52,000 per year

Requirements:

• Commitment to the future of software-defined data centres and open-source technologies
• Expertise in HPC storage and infrastructure
• Dedication to supporting engineering teams in a dynamic, fast-paced development environment
• The role requires DV Clearance. Nationality and/or right-to-work restrictions may apply; successful candidates will also undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks after an offer.

Responsibilities:

• Define the long-term HPC architecture roadmap in alignment with organisational goals and business objectives
• Evaluate and select technologies across compute, storage, networking and cloud HPC
• Establish standards, reference architectures and best practices
• Architect large-scale HPC clusters, including CPU-, GPU- and accelerator-based systems
• Design high-performance networking, including InfiniBand, RDMA and high-speed Ethernet
• Define storage architectures, including parallel file systems, object storage and tiered storage
• Provide technical leadership and oversight to HPC engineering and operations teams
• Ensure systems are designed for optimal throughput, latency and scalability
• Lead performance benchmarking, capacity planning and workload modelling
• Identify and address architectural bottlenecks
• Define workload orchestration strategies, including SLURM and Kubernetes for HPC
• Guide software stack design, including MPI, CUDA, compilers, libraries and containers
• Ensure workloads are reproducible, portable and performant
• Manage and maintain HPC environments, including compute nodes, storage and interconnects
• Collaborate with colleagues, stakeholders, engineers and HPC vendors to develop capabilities and ensure services meet evolving business needs

Technologies:

• Architect
• Cloud
• CUDA
• Ethernet
• InfiniBand
• Support
• Kubernetes
• RDMA
• Security

More:

We are MBDA, a leading defence organisation that partners with governments and supports the Armed Forces. This is a full-time HPC Architect role based in Stevenage, Bristol or Bolton, with hybrid working requiring 2–3 days per week on-site due to workload classification. The salary is up to £75,000, depending on experience. We offer a bonus of up to 21% of base salary, pension contributions of up to 14% in total, flexible working arrangements, enhanced parental leave, site facilities including subsidised meals and free parking, and a Healthcare Cash Plan. You will join our recognised, multinational Information Management team and work with colleagues nationally and internationally. We offer a personal development programme and welcome requests for advice, support or adjustments during recruitment.

last updated 40 week of 2026