Grade UE04: £26,093 - £28,778 per annum College of Science & Engineering / Edinburgh Parallel Computing Centre (EPCC) Full-time: 35 hours per week Fixed-term: 12 months Be part of something bigger – where you’ll do meaningful work and be rewarded and recognised. The Opportunity: This is a fantastic opportunity for a student undertaking a computing degree to complete a 12-month placement at a dynamic organisation that is at the forefront of technology innovation. EPCC is the first UK National Supercomputing Centre and provides research supercomputing and data science services for academic, public and industry sectors. At our world class 38MW data centre, the Advanced Computing Facility (ACF), we host and manage high performance computing systems including ARCHER2, the UK’s current national supercomputing service, and the diverse collection of AI, data science cloud and storage capabilities that form the Edinburgh International Data Facility and Safe Haven Services. EPCC has a long and successful history of providing placements and is committed to providing training, development and coaching to enable interns to succeed in their studies and early careers. Our interns join the small and friendly Systems team within EPCC that provides infrastructure deployment and support, system administration, cybersecurity and operations functions. We welcome applications from all candidates who: Are looking to complete a 12-month placement as part of an undergraduate degree in a computing-related topic. Have a keen interest in emerging computer technologies, and an enthusiasm for broadening knowledge about computing, IT, data centres, networks, cybersecurity, etc. Have a demonstrable understanding of system administration and support in a networked environment, and interest in developing skills in, e.g., Linux server administration, virtualisation, containerisation, shell scripting, slurm, Ansible, Kubernetes, Wazuh. A commitment to providing outstanding service to users and colleagues, resolving queries and incidents and driving continual improvement in operational processes, including use of automation. To date, we have offered placements in collaboration with Napier University but are open to exploring options with other institutions. This post is full-time (35 hours per week) starting in August 2026 and is based at the ACF and the Bayes Centre in the University of Edinburgh’s central campus. We are open to considering requests for hybrid working or flexible working patterns where there is a requirement.