Salary: £103,950 - 103,950 per year Requirements: Strong Linux administration in HPC or large-scale environments Experience with automation and cluster provisioning Knowledge of Slurm, MPI, and parallel computing Experience with GPU/CUDA environments Understanding of system performance tuning Familiarity with identity management and security best practices Previous experience operating as an HPC Systems Engineer Responsibilities: Deploy, configure, optimise and support enterprise Linux across HPC clusters Automate provisioning and manage configuration at scale (PXE, Kickstart, Ansible/Puppet) Install, configure, and optimise HPC schedulers (e.g. Slurm) and MPI environments Deploy and manage GPU (NVIDIA/CUDA) and high-performance storage solutions Monitor, benchmark, and tune system performance across compute, network, and storage Implement authentication, security controls, and system hardening for multi-user environments Support HPC software stacks, toolchains, and container runtimes (Spack, EasyBuild, Apptainer) Maintain documentation and support user access/workflows Technologies: Ansible CUDA Support Linux Network Puppet Security More: We are seeking an experienced HPC Linux Systems Engineer to deploy, configure, optimise, and support high-performance computing (HPC) environments, including large-scale Linux clusters, GPU-accelerated systems, and associated storage, networking, and authentication infrastructure. This hybrid role is expected to be largely remote, with all expenses covered for site travel. The initial contract duration is 4 months at a day rate of £465, payable to a Limited Company and classified as Outside IR35. We look forward to welcoming you to our team! last updated 16 week of 2026