HPC Engineer - Slurm Expertise

TEKsystems; Aston; On-site; GBP 94,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

TEKsystems is seeking an experienced Senior HPC Engineer in Stevenage, UK to own the Slurm workload manager, design scheduling strategies, and enforce cluster policies across our HPC estate.

You will manage, secure, and maintain RHEL infrastructure (versions 7–9) and provide support for scientific applications, collaborating with researchers and scientists on advanced computing projects.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in enterprise IT with hands-on HPC experience.
• Deep expertise in Slurm workload management.
• Proficiency in managing RHEL infrastructure.
• Strong knowledge of GPU/CUDA technologies.
• Proven ability in root cause analysis.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage the Slurm workload manager.
• Design and implement job and queue scheduling strategies.
• Develop and enforce cluster policies across the HPC estate.
• Manage, secure, and maintain RHEL infrastructure across versions 7, 8, and 9.
• Provide support for scientific applications and collaborate with researchers.

Skills

Slurm workload management

RHEL infrastructure

GPU/CUDA technologies

Root cause analysis

Enterprise IT experience

Tools

Linux

Job description

Job Title: HPC Engineer

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Senior HPC Engineer with a core expertise in the Slurm workload manager. This role is pivotal in owning scheduling, job and queue design, and cluster policy management across our HPC estate. The primary mandate of this position is Slurm ownership.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage the Slurm workload manager.


• Design and implement job and queue scheduling strategies.


• Develop and enforce cluster policies across the HPC estate.


• Manage, secure, and maintain Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) infrastructure across versions 7, 8, and 9.


• Provide support for scientific applications and facilitate collaboration with research scientists.

Essential Skills

• Minimum of 10 years in enterprise IT with significant hands‑on experience in High-Performance Computing (HPC) environments.


• Deep expertise in Slurm workload management.


• Proficiency in managing RHEL infrastructure.


• Strong knowledge of GPU/CUDA technologies.


• Proven ability in root cause analysis.

Location

Stevenage, UK

Rate/Salary

600.00 GBP Daily