Senior Research Infrastructure Engineer - Southampton

Tate; Southampton; On-site; GBP 51,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

Tate is recruiting a researcher computing infrastructure specialist to lead and develop large-scale research computing environments. The role offers hybrid working with one day onsite per week, based on the South Coast in Hampshire, and a 12-month fixed-term contract.

You will collaborate with researchers and technical teams to design, implement and maintain HPC, Linux, and AI-enabled infrastructure, and to produce documentation and training materials for diverse stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Significant experience across HPC, Linux, storage, networking, or AI with deep expertise in at least one.
• Experience leading technical projects or workstreams.
• Ability solving complex infrastructure challenges.
• Proven ability to communicate with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience producing technical documentation and training.
• Experience translating user requirements into scalable technical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain large-scale research computing infrastructure
• Support HPC environments
• Manage enterprise storage and associated services
• Work closely with researchers to understand requirements and develop effective solutions
• Contribute to infrastructure design, roadmaps and future platform development
• Lead technical workstreams and small project teams when required
• Produce technical documentation, guidance and training materials
• Work collaboratively with internal teams and external technology partners
• Contribute to research and funding initiatives where appropriate

Skills

High Performance Computing

Linux systems administration

Enterprise storage platforms

High performance networking

GPU-enabled infrastructure

Scientific computing

Project leadership

Technical documentation

Stakeholder communication

User requirements translation

Tools

AI tooling

DevOps

Linux

Storage management tooling

Job description

Salary: £51,000 - 63,000 per year

Requirements

• Significant experience across at least two of the following areas, with deep expertise in one: High Performance Computing (HPC), Linux systems administration, enterprise storage platforms, high performance networking, interactive computing environments, GPU-enabled infrastructure, scientific or research computing
• Experience leading technical projects or workstreams
• Experience solving complex infrastructure challenges
• Experience communicating effectively with both technical and non‑technical stakeholders
• Experience producing technical documentation and delivering training
• Experience translating user requirements into scalable technical solutions

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain large-scale research computing infrastructure
• Support HPC environments
• Manage enterprise storage and associated services
• Work closely with researchers to understand requirements and develop effective solutions
• Contribute to infrastructure design, roadmaps and future platform development
• Lead technical workstreams and small project teams when required
• Produce technical documentation, guidance and training materials
• Work collaboratively with internal teams and external technology partners
• Contribute to research and funding initiatives where appropriate

Technologies

• AI
• Support
• Linux
• DevOps

More

We are a leading research‑led organisation supporting advanced research computing services. This is a 12‑month fixed term contract based in Hampshire on the South Coast, with hybrid working and one day onsite per week. The role offers the opportunity to work closely with researchers, technical teams and senior stakeholders, helping shape the future direction of research infrastructure while supporting projects across high performance computing, AI and data-intensive research. We are committed to promoting equal opportunities and welcome adjustments during the application or interview process to support accessibility and comfort.

last updated 36 week of 2026