HPC Infrastructure Engineer

Anson McCade Pty; Bolton; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working 2–3 days onsite

Flexible working arrangements

Enhanced parental leave

Subsidised onsite meals

Free parking

Bonus up to 21%

Job summary

Anson McCade Pty is seeking an HPC Infrastructure Engineer to shape and develop high-performance computing capabilities across a large, engineering environment. You will contribute to infrastructure strategy while addressing technical details of design, build and operation.

The role covers compute, storage, and networking, with exposure to InfiniBand, RDMA, Linux, and HPC software stacks, and involves international collaboration on advanced HPC projects.

Qualifications

• Strong experience with HPC infrastructure and Linux environments.
• Good understanding of compute, storage and networking in high-performance environments.
• Experience with HPC cluster architecture, deployment or engineering.
• Knowledge of high-performance networking such as InfiniBand, RDMA or high-speed Ethernet.
• Understanding of HPC storage technologies and architectures.
• Experience with workload management or orchestration technologies such as SLURM, Kubernetes or similar.
• Familiarity with HPC software ecosystems including MPI, CUDA, compilers, containers or related technologies.
• Understanding of performance optimisation, benchmarking and capacity planning.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work with technical specialists and wider engineering stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Designing and developing large-scale HPC environments across compute, storage and networking.
• Supporting CPU, GPU and accelerator-based platforms.
• Developing high-performance networking solutions using InfiniBand, RDMA and high-speed Ethernet.
• Designing storage environments including parallel file systems and tiered architectures.
• Shaping the roadmap for future HPC technologies and infrastructure.
• Establishing technical standards, reference architectures and best practice.
• Supporting workload management and orchestration technologies such as SLURM and Kubernetes.
• Working with HPC software stacks including MPI, CUDA, compilers, libraries and container technologies.
• Analysing system performance, capacity and scalability to identify bottlenecks.
• Collaborating with engineering teams and external technology suppliers to meet evolving requirements.
• Providing technical guidance across the wider HPC engineering and operations environment.

Skills

HPC infrastructure

Linux environments

Compute storage networking

HPC cluster architecture

InfiniBand RDMA

SLURM

Kubernetes

MPI CUDA containers

Performance optimization

Problem solving

Tools

SLURM

Kubernetes

MPI

CUDA

Job description

Salary: Up to £75,000 depending on experience

Working model: Hybrid, 2-3 days per week onsite

An excellent opportunity has arisen with a leading defence technology organisation for an HPC Infrastructure Engineer to help shape and develop high-performance computing capability across a large, technically complex engineering environment.

This role sits within a specialist information management function and offers the chance to work across HPC infrastructure, Linux, storage, networking and emerging technologies, supporting engineering teams with the platforms they need to tackle demanding computational workloads.

The role

You will contribute to the development of the organisation's long-term HPC capability, helping define infrastructure strategy while remaining close to the technical detail of how these environments are designed, built and operated.

Working with internal engineering teams and technology partners, you will be involved in areas including:

• Designing and developing large-scale HPC environments across compute, storage and networking
• Supporting CPU, GPU and accelerator-based platforms
• Developing high-performance networking solutions using technologies such as InfiniBand, RDMA and high-speed Ethernet
• Designing storage environments including parallel file systems, object storage and tiered architectures
• Helping shape the roadmap for future HPC technologies and infrastructure
• Establishing technical standards, reference architectures and engineering best practice
• Supporting workload management and orchestration technologies such as SLURM and Kubernetes
• Working with HPC software stacks including MPI, CUDA, compilers, libraries and container technologies
• Analysing system performance, capacity and scalability to identify potential bottlenecks
• Working with engineering teams and external technology suppliers to ensure HPC services continue to meet evolving requirements
• Providing technical guidance across the wider HPC engineering and operations environment

The role also offers exposure to international teams and projects, giving you the opportunity to work across a diverse technical community while contributing to the continued development of specialist HPC capability.

What we're looking for

• Strong experience working with HPC infrastructure and Linux environments
• Good understanding of compute, storage and networking within high-performance environments
• Experience with HPC cluster architecture, deployment or engineering
• Knowledge of high-performance networking such as InfiniBand, RDMA or high-speed Ethernet
• Understanding of HPC storage technologies and architectures
• Experience with workload management or orchestration technologies such as SLURM, Kubernetes or similar
• Familiarity with HPC software ecosystems including MPI, CUDA, compilers, containers or related technologies
• An understanding of performance optimisation, benchmarking and capacity planning
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work with both technical specialists and wider engineering stakeholders

What's on offer

• Salary up to £75,000 depending on experience
• Bonus of up to 21% of base salary
• Pension contributions of up to 14% combinedHybrid working with 2-3 days onsite
• Flexible working arrangements
• Enhanced parental leave
• Subsidised onsite meals and free parking
• Opportunities to work with advanced HPC technologies across a large-scale engineering environment

Security requirements

This role requires DV Clearance. Applicants will also need to meet the relevant nationality and right-to-work requirements, with BPSS checks required after offer.