We are recruiting for a SC Cleared HPC Containerisation/HPC Expert on contract to work for a leading Defence organisation based in Derby 2 days per week and remotely 3 days.
Role Overview
This role provides high-level consultancy and first hand engineering expertise to modernise High-Performance Computing (HPC) environments with a focus on containerisation of HPC and HPC/ML workloads, cluster optimization, and MPI-aware workflows.
Responsibilities include assessing the existing HPC infrastructure, advising on best-practice for container strategies, and delivering technical recommendations based on real workloads
Key Responsibilities
The ideal candidate will collaborate with the customer to assess existing HPC infrastructure and workloads through various customer workshops and interviews, to identify:
HPC Environment Assessment & Optimization
* Conduct rapid reviews of existing HPC infrastructure, including Beowulf clusters, Slurm job schedulers, workflow execution patterns, and key use cases.
* Analyze current HPC/ML workloads and identify performance constraints, containerization opportunities, and runtime optimization options.
HPC Containerization Strategy
1. Produce a strategy for MPI-optimized container images using tool...