HPC Engineer - Linux

Whitehall Resources; England; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Whitehall Resources Limited is seeking an experienced HPC Engineer for an elite engineering organisation in the East Midlands. This is a predominantly onsite role requiring commuting distance.

You will own the HPC platform, drive improvements, and ensure the organisation derives maximum value from the cluster. Strong Linux, PBS/Slurm/LSF experience, and excellent stakeholder communication are essential, with occasional out-of-hours work.

Qualifications

• Experience as an HPC Engineer.
• Strong hands-on Linux experience including administration and configuring HPC clusters.
• Experience with PBS or Slurm/LSF.
• Proven ownership of HPC platform (support, configuration, design, solution offering).
• Strong organisational and prioritisation skills.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage with senior level stakeholders.
• Occasional out-of-hours work.

Responsibilities

• Own the HPC platform, drive improvements and ensure best value from the cluster.
• Hands-on administration, maintenance and troubleshooting of HPC environments.
• Collaborate with senior stakeholders to define requirements and deliver solutions.

Skills

Linux administration

HPC engineering

Scheduling systems

Stakeholder communication

On-call / out-of-hours

Tools

PBS Scheduler

Slurm

LSF

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?