Hays
Senior HPC Engineer
Job Description
Salary: £50,000 - 70,000 per year
Requirements:- Experience working in a genuine HPC environment and supporting shared compute infrastructure
- Linux systems administration
- HPC cluster administration and support
- Experience with job scheduling technologies such as SLURM
- Bash scripting and automation
- Experience with Docker, Singularity, or Apptainer
- Git or similar version control tools
- Troubleshooting across compute, storage, networking, and operating systems
- Desirable: GPU infrastructure and CUDA experience
- Desirable: AI/ML platforms experience
- Desirable: Scientific software deployment experience
- Desirable: Ansible, Terraform, or other Infrastructure as Code tools
- Desirable: Monitoring platforms such as Grafana and Prometheus
- Desirable: Python, R, or C programming experience
- Administer and optimise Linux-based HPC infrastructure
- Manage compute, storage, networking, and platform services
- Support and maintain HPC scheduling platforms, including SLURM
- Build and support containerised environments using tools such as Docker and Singularity/Apptainer
- Troubleshoot performance issues across infrastructure and user workloads
- Develop automation and monitoring solutions to improve platform reliability
- Work directly with users to understand requirements and deliver technical solutions
- Produce technical documentation, training materials, and operational procedures
- AI
- Ansible
- Bash
- CUDA
- Docker
- Git
- Grafana
- Support
- Linux
- Prometheus
- Python
- Terraform
More:
Were seeking a Senior HPC Engineer to join a highly regarded organisation investing in its scientific computing capability. In this hands-on role, youll help develop and support a Linux-based HPC platform for demanding CPU- and GPU-based workloads, collaborate with technical users, and contribute to infrastructure strategy and the user experience. The role offers exposure to cutting-edge compute technologies, a collaborative environment with strong technical leadership, and professional development opportunities. It is a permanent, full-time position based in London, with five days a week on site and a salary package of up to £70,000 per annum.
last updated 39 week of 2026
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