Senior HPC/Linux Engineer – Performance, Automation & Infra

Arden Resourcing; England; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Enhanced pension

Private medical

Life assurance

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Arden Resourcing is assisting a technology-driven client in Sussex to recruit a Senior HPC Engineer to support Linux and HPC environments. The role is onsite and focuses on leading deployments, driving performance, and collaborating with global teams on infrastructure initiatives.

You will act as a senior escalation point, manage complex Linux/HPC issues, and mentor junior engineers. A strong background in RHEL, automation tools, and scripting is required for success in this position.

Qualifications

• 5+ years Linux Systems Administration experience, ideally within HPC environments.
• Strong experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL).
• Experience with automation and configuration management tools (Ansible, Terraform, Puppet or GitLab).
• Scripting experience with Bash, Python or Perl.

Responsibilities

• Act as senior escalation point for complex Linux and HPC issues.
• Lead deployments of new infrastructure and compute platforms.
• Deliver technical projects from planning through to implementation and handover.
• Evaluate and pilot new technologies and platform improvements.
• Optimise Linux environments for performance, scalability, and availability.
• Support automation and configuration management initiatives.
• Work closely with global teams on upgrades and infrastructure enhancements.
• Maintain technical documentation, standards, and operational procedures.
• Participate in on-call support rota and continuous service improvement activities.
• Mentor junior team members and communicate technical solutions to stakeholders.

Skills

Linux admin

RHEL

Ansible

Terraform

Puppet

GitLab

Docker

Kubernetes

Bash

Python

Perl

ITSM

Tools

OpenStack

GitLab CI

CI/CD

Job description

Arden Resourcing is assisting a technology-driven client in Sussex to recruit a Senior HPC Engineer to support Linux and HPC environments. The role is onsite and focuses on leading deployments, driving performance, and collaborating with global teams on infrastructure initiatives.

You will act as a senior escalation point, manage complex Linux/HPC issues, and mentor junior engineers. A strong background in RHEL, automation tools, and scripting is required for success in this position.