HPC Engineer - Linux

Whitehall Resources; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Whitehall Resources is seeking an experienced HPC Engineer to join an elite engineering organisation in the East Midlands. The role is predominantly onsite and hands-on, focusing on owning the HPC platform, improving services, and delivering robust, scalable solutions.

You will work closely with stakeholders to define requirements, optimize cluster performance, and ensure the platform meets business needs. Strong Linux skills and experience with PBS schedulers are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience as HPC Engineer.
• Strong hands-on Linux administration and cluster management.
• Experience with PBS schedulers or Slurm, LSF.
• Proven ownership of HPC platform (support, configuration, design).
• Excellent communication and ability to engage senior stakeholders.
• Flexible with occasional out-of-hours work.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the HPC platform and lead improvements to services.
• Operate and maintain Linux-based HPC clusters to ensure performance and reliability.
• Engage with senior stakeholders to define platform requirements and roadmap.

Skills

Linux admin

Cluster management

PBS/Slurm/LSF

Ownership

Stakeholder comms

Out-of-hours flex

Tools

PBS Schedulers

Job description

We are looking for an experienced HPC Engineer to join an elite engineering organisation in the East Midlands area. You must be in commuting distance as this is a predominantly onsite setting.

This is a hands‑on senior role where you will take ownership of the HPC platform, improve the services, and ensure the company are getting the best out of the platform.

Do you have:

• Experience working as a HPC Engineer?
• Strong hands‑on Linux experience, including administration, configuration and managing Linux-based HPC clusters?
• Experience working with PBS Schedulers or similar (Slurm, LSF etc)?
• Proven experience taking full ownership of HPC platform (support, configuration, design, solution offering)?
• Great organisational and prioritisation skills?
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage with senior level stakeholders?
• Flexible with occasional out-of-hours work?