Head of HPC and Technical Platforms

Red Bull; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology organization in Milton Keynes is seeking a Head of HPC and Technical Platforms to lead High Performance Computing activities and engineering teams. The ideal candidate will design and implement world-class infrastructure solutions while ensuring operational excellence across the organization. You will engage with business stakeholders and develop a positive culture within the engineering team. This role offers competitive perks including a bonus scheme, private healthcare, and more.

Benefits

Bonus scheme

Private healthcare

Pension scheme

On-site gym

Free daily food allowance

Qualifications

• In depth technical knowledge of HPC and IT infrastructure.
• Ability to manage HPC and Platform Engineering Service Delivery.
• Strong security, compliance, and risk management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead High Performance Computing and Platform Engineering activities.
• Architect and implement infrastructure solutions for simulation and analytics.
• Engage with Business and IT stakeholders.

Skills

Knowledge of Engineering applications

Experience in HPC / analytical tools environment

Compute for demanding workloads

HPC and Big Data storage

Networking

Container integration

Experience with Kafka

High end clients

Linux and Windows

Scripting and automation

IBM Spectrum Compute suite

Application performance improvement

Data centre management

DevOps practices and platforms

Cloud deployments and migrations

Large HPC procurements

Job description

Behind every race-winning team is a world-class support network. Our business functions drive efficiency, innovation, and performance, ensuring success on and off the track. If you’re motivated, skilled, and ready to be part of something extraordinary, we want to hear from you!

We’re looking for a Head of HPC and Technical Platforms to Champion and lead High Performance Computing and Platform Engineering activities across the Red Bull Technology Group organisations leading a team of Platform and HPC engineers. Architect and implement world-class infrastructure solutions that meet the needs of simulation and analytics software developers and users across Red Bull Technology Group. Champion this community within the broader IT department.

If you enjoy solving complex problems, designing systems that scale, and making life easier for engineers and developers, this role will give you the chance to have a real impact.

Main responsibilities of the role:

• HPC and Platform Engineering Governance

• Infrastructure Optimisation & Operational Excellence

• Infrastructure Team Development and Positive Culture

• Engagement with Business and IT Stakeholders

• Architecture

• Budget and Cost Management

• Security, Compliance, & Risk Management

• Supplier & Partner Relationship Management

• Emerging Technology Evaluation and Adoption

• Manage HPC and Platform Engineering Service Delivery

Essential attributes for success:

• Knowledge of Engineering applications (e.g. CFD, FEA, Monte Carlo, high end visualisation, etc.) and the demands they place on HPC / IT infrastructure.

• Experience working in a high end HPC / analytical tools environment.

In depth technical knowledge of the following:

• Compute for demanding workloads - clusters, servers, containerisation and cloud services.

• HPC and Big Data storage - hardware, cloud object storage, IBM Spectrum Scale (GPFS), IBM Spectrum Protect (Tivoli)

• Networking - InfiniBand and Ethernet

• Experience with container integration in HPC environment. Kubernetes, Docker, Podman. Etc

• Experience with Kafka

• High end clients – workstations, VDIs and virtual graphics

• Linux and Windows

• Scripting and automation – Ansible, Python. etc

• IBM Spectrum Compute suite (LSF and Symphony)

• Methods to improve application and underlying infrastructure performance.

• Large and high-performance databases.

• Virtualisation (compute, client and storage). OLVM, OpenStack. Etc

• Data centre management (e.g. power and cooling).

• Experience with DevOps practices and platforms

• Cloud deployments and migrations – Oracle OCI experience preferred

• Experience with large HPC procurements.

This role is onsite full time in Milton Keynes, requiring close collaboration with the wider engineering team.

Keen to be part of the team that keeps everything ticking behind the scenes at Red Bull Racing? Join our Support Functions and you won’t just get a great role - you’ll enjoy some seriously good perks too including:

• Bonus scheme

• Private healthcare

• A pension scheme

• On-site gym

• Free daily food allowance

• And many more!

Like the sound of it? Come be part of something exciting. Let’s make amazing things happen - together.

At Red Bull Technology Group, we believe our greatest strength is our people. We celebrate every success – together - and know that trust and collaboration are what drive us forward as one team.

We’re committed to building a workplace where everyone can thrive, no matter their background or identity.

Diversity fuels creativity, and inclusion unlocks potential. That’s why we actively foster a culture where you can bring your full self to work, feel you belong, and be part of something extraordinary.

Job Posting End Date Fri, 17 Oct 2025