HPC Engineer

iO Associates; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent organisation in public health is seeking an HPC Engineer to manage and optimise HPC clusters in a hybrid work environment. The role involves ensuring 24/7 uptime, optimising job scheduling for health modelling tasks, and conducting security assessments. Candidates should have a degree in Computer Science, experience with HPC clusters, and the ability to obtain active SC clearance. This is a permanent position offering an impactful role in supporting public health initiatives.

Qualifications

• Experience with HPC clusters.
• Active SC clearance or eligibility to obtain it.
• Experience in health emergency contexts is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain HPC clusters for 24/7 uptime.
• Optimise job scheduling and tune MPI-based applications.
• Conduct security assessments and deploy compliant systems.

Skills

HPC cluster management

Strong problem-solving skills

Job scheduling optimization

Education

Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Slurm

Azure

Splunk

Job description

Job Title: High Performance Computing (HPC) Engineer

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: Hybrid WFH

Organisation Overview:

Our Client, a prominent organisation in the public health sector, is dedicated to fostering health security and responding effectively to public health emergencies. With a focus on pathogen modelling, genomic sequencing, and data analytics, they are at the forefront of critical initiatives shaping national health standards.

Role Summary:

Our client seeks an HPC Engineer with cluster experience to support critical public health initiatives, including genomic sequencing and epidemiological modelling. This permanent role involves designing, managing, and optimising HPC clusters. The successful candidate will work flexibly and collaborate with security-cleared teams.

Responsibilities:

• Manage and maintain HPC clusters, monitoring performance (eg, Ganglia, Slurm) and troubleshooting hardware/software issues for 24/7 uptime.
• Optimise job scheduling (eg, Slurm, Grid Engine, IBM) and tune MPI-based applications for genomic and health modelling tasks.
• Conduct security assessments and deploy compliant systems using SIEM tools (eg, Splunk).
• Oversee data ingestion/backups for petabyte-scale health datasets and perform performance tests (eg, Linpack).
• Respond to urgent outages during health crises and support researchers with documentation and training.

Essential Skills & Experience:

• Degree in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Experience with HPC clusters.
• Active SC clearance or eligibility to obtain it.
• Strong problem-solving skills for health emergency contexts

Desirable Skills & Experience:

• Experience with cloud-based HPC (eg, Azure, AWS).
• Cybersecurity certification (eg, CISSP).
• Background in public health or biosecurity Experience mentoring teams

Next Steps:

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