Production Engineer - High Performance Computing

JR United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a skilled Production Engineer to join their High-Performance Computing team in London. This role involves designing and maintaining advanced computing and storage systems that support groundbreaking research. You will collaborate with researchers, automate operational tasks, and optimize system performance in a fast-paced, innovative environment. If you thrive on solving complex technical challenges and want to contribute to cutting-edge scientific advancements, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in HPC environments with strong Linux skills.
• Proficiency in automation languages like Python, Go, or C.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain HPC and storage systems for large-scale research.
• Automate software deployment and improve infrastructure reliability.

Skills

HPC environments

Linux systems administration

Python

Go

C

parallel file-systems

batch schedulers

configuration management tools

Tools

SaltStack

Ansible

Puppet

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Production Engineer - High Performance Computing, London (City of London)

Client:

Selby Jennings

Location:

London (City of London), United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Views:

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Posted:

05.05.2025

Expiry Date:

19.06.2025

Job Description:

A leading global technology-driven firm is seeking a talented Production Engineer to join its High-Performance Computing (HPC) team based in London. This team plays a critical role in supporting cutting-edge quantitative research by designing and maintaining some of the most demanding compute and storage infrastructure in the industry.

The environment is fast-paced and intellectually rigorous, built around a culture that encourages innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Engineers here are empowered to solve complex technical problems, build highly customised systems at scale, and work side by side with researchers pushing the boundaries of science and computation.

What You'll Do:

• Design and maintain high-performance computing and storage systems for large-scale research workloads
• Build tools for automating software deployment, configuration, and upgrades at scale
• Monitor and tune system, storage, and network performance across the HPC environment
• Write code to automate operational tasks and improve infrastructure reliability
• Collaborate closely with researchers to optimise their use of HPC resources

What We're Looking For:

• 5+ years of experience in HPC environments, including exposure to parallel file-systems (e.g., Lustre, GPFS), batch schedulers (e.g., Slurm, Grid Engine), and high-performance networking (experience with interconnects is a plus)
• Strong Linux systems administration skills in distributed and high-scale setups
• Proficiency in at least one language (e.g., Python, Go, C) for automation and tooling
• Experience building and supporting complex, interdependent systems
• Familiarity with configuration management tools like SaltStack, Ansible, or Puppet
• Proven experience managing large-scale, distributed infrastructure and solving complex performance issues