Overview
The HPC Cloud Engineer will be part of the Research and Computing team, responsible for the development and maintenance of the University's High-Performance Computing (HPC) services and Research Storage services, applying technical expertise to resolve complex problems, support an active and growing user community, generate innovative ideas and enhance the delivery of the HPC and storage services.
Department: Digital, Data & Technology Group
Salary: Starting from £50,784, rising to £58,049 (Salary inclusive of market supplement)
Grade: Grade 7
Contract Type: Full Time, Open Ended
Closing date: Sunday 21 September 2025
Reference: ML12931
The HPC Cloud Engineer will be responsible for the development and maintenance of the university\'s HPC and Research Storage services, applying technical expertise to resolve complex problems, supporting an active and growing user community, and enhancing service delivery through innovative ideas.
You will ensure systems change management is carried out in accordance with agreed standards and procedures, create and manage software test and development environments, and design, script, code, test and document deployment and development of open-source, commercial and custom software using agreed standards and tools to achieve well-engineered bespoke systems, especially when linking existing systems or providing novel interfaces to existing data.
You will provide advice and assistance on service and component availability, employ through-life planning models to ensure systems meet business needs, and inform customers of supplier product developments and upgrades, advising on implementation. You will develop implementation plans for complex requests for change, evaluating risks to infrastructure integrity and reviewing the effectiveness of change implementation.
Provide and maintain stable HPC and research storage services, ensuring maximum operation of the service, alongside providing technical support to the active community of Research Computing users. This includes knowledge transfer, assisting users with utilising resources, debugging and optimisation, and delivering innovative solutions that enrich user experience and service delivery.
Support outreach activities to enable exploitation of cloud research services by a broader user-base, represent the University within the HPC community through regional and national HPC centres and the HPC Specialist Interest Group, undertake research into suppliers, markets and product/service categories, and act as a trusted advisor between IT and key University stakeholders.
Responsibilities
* Detailed knowledge and experience of administering Linux servers and a working knowledge of Windows.
* Familiarity with HPC technologies, including provisioning, job schedulers, and low-latency interconnects.
* Experience with HPC Job Schedulers such as SLURM, PBS, and IBM LSF.
* Knowledge and experience in using scripting languages such as Bash, Python and SQL.
* Experience with cloud services such as Microsoft Azure, AWS and GCP.
* Understanding of parallel programming methodologies.
* Experience in the design and delivery of training courses.
Additional Information
* This role includes a market supplement of £12,000 in addition to the base salary scale. The total salary range displayed above reflects the base salary plus market supplement.
* The role title 'HPC Cloud Engineer' is for advertising purposes only. If successful, your role title will be Research Infrastructure Engineer.
What we can offer you
* A very generous employer contributory pension scheme
* Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days for a positive work-life balance
* A family-friendly university with increasingly agile flexible working arrangements
* An excellent reward package recognising diverse talents
* A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities
* Support options to help with immigration costs (Relocation allowance, Visa Reimbursement, Interest-Free Loan)
Find Out More About Our Benefits On Our Website.
We consider ourselves an inclusive university, with an international reputation and a Silver Athena SWAN award. We encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups.
We are autism friendly and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to supporting disabled staff. For more information, follow us on our website and social channels.
Right to Work in the UK: We do not assess immigration or right to work status until the offer stage. Being invited to interview does not guarantee visa sponsorship; offers are conditional on meeting right to work requirements. Further information is available on our application support webpage.
Anonymous shortlisting: We reduce unconscious bias by removing personal details at the initial shortlisting stage where possible.
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Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Engineering and Information Technology
Industries
* Technology, Information and Internet
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