Staff HPC Engineer

Arm Limited; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company is seeking an Infrastructure Engineer to enhance its HPC capabilities for semiconductor design workflows. The role requires strong Linux skills, scripting abilities, and experience with automation tools. Join a collaborative team to develop scalable, secure infrastructure solutions across cloud and data center environments.

Qualifications

• Strong expertise in IBM Spectrum LSF administration.
• Experience with large distributed Linux systems.
• Hands-on experience in automated infrastructure provisioning.

Responsibilities

• Administer and optimize HPC infrastructure.
• Automate tasks using scripting and tools.
• Design infrastructure solutions across cloud platforms.

Skills

Linux system administration

Scripting (Bash, Python, Perl)

HPC deployments

Networking technologies

Infrastructure automation (Terraform, Ansible)

LDAP implementations

Tools

IBM Spectrum LSF

Terraform

Ansible

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud Platform

Job description

Job Overview:

The Engineering IT group provides the high-performance compute environment that fuels product and solutions development for Arm's engineering community. Whether its high-performance compute (HPC) on Arm’s on-prem infrastructure and/or in the cloud, Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools, or customised software tools and workflows, the products, and services we deliver are used by every engineer in Arm.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate closely with technical leads, managers, and project teams to support and evolve HPC infrastructure tailored for semiconductor design workflows.
• Leverage strong Linux system administration skills and scripting (Bash, Python, Perl, etc.) to automate routine tasks and optimise engineering environments.
• Administer and tune job schedulers like IBM Spectrum LSF to ensure efficient workload management across hybrid cloud and on-prem infrastructure.
• Troubleshoot and resolve day-to-day technical issues through ticketing systems, proactively finding opportunities to automate and improve recurring tasks.
• Design and implement scalable, secure infrastructure solutions across public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and data centers, using tools like Terraform, Pulumi, and Ansible.
• Act as a key technical contributor on high-profile infrastructure initiatives, driving service resilience, scalability, and the adoption of emerging technologies.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Strong expertise on IBM Spectrum LSF administration and any other cloud-based HPC deployments.
• Deep technical knowledge in handling large distributed linux systems.
• Experience working with network storage solutions such as NetApp, Lustre, Weka, LakeFS, etc.
• Experience in networking technologies and services such as load balancing, DNS, packet tracing and debugging, etc.
• Deep understanding of LDAP implementations such as Oracle Unified Directory (OUD), OpenLDAP, Microsoft Active Directory, Entra ID and Kerberos authentication.
• Hands-on experience in automated infrastructure provisioning using tools such as Terraform, Pulumi, Ansible, etc.
• Experience designing and deploying solutions to Cloud (AWS, GCP, and Azure) and familiarity with AIOps platforms like Dynatrace or Datadog.

“Nice To Have” Skills and Experience:

• Experience or relevant specialist certifications in infrastructure automation Terraform, Ansible, Artifactory, and/or Continuous Integration (CI) applications.
• Knowledge on HPC applications like Flex based Licenses, EDA tools.
• Understanding of software development methodologies (e.g., Agile, Automation, Jira, and Confluence experience).

In Return:

Based in Cambridge UK, this is an opportunity to join a dynamic, collaborative, and driven team, and provides a genuine opportunity to craft the best outcomes for Arm.

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Hybrid Working at Arm

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Equal Opportunities at Arm

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