Description
We are seeking a Senior HPC Technology Consultant to join our HPC Services team to provide System Administration support to a prestigious Bristol-based customer operating large-scale High-Performance Computing infrastructure.
As a Senior HPC Technology Consultant, you will:
- Work as part of a dedicated team to support advanced HPC hardware and software technologies.
- Perform proactive maintenance activities and respond to critical incidents.
- Manage and document maintenance activities through case management systems.
- Ensure compliance with customer change management processes and controls.
- Build strong working relationships with customers and stakeholders.
- Follow technical escalation procedures to ensure rapid resolution of high-priority issues.
- Work alongside colleagues across EMEA to support wider customer requirements when needed.
To be successful in this role, you will bring:
- A degree in Computer Science or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.
- At least 5 years' experience working with Linux systems.
- Strong Linux system administration skills.
- Experience performing hardware diagnostics, maintenance, and repairs.
- Strong scripting capabilities using Python, Bash, or similar technologies.
- Knowledge of configuration management tools such as Ansible.
- Understanding of Kubernetes / containerised workloads.
- Self-motivation and a willingness to take the initiative to learn from colleagues.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively under pressure in a customer-facing environment.
Desirable Experience:
- Cluster management platforms such as Bright Cluster Manager, HPE Performance Cluster Manager (HPCM) or Cray Systems Manager (CSM).
- Batch job schedulers such as SLURM or PBS Pro job schedulers.
- High-performance networking technologies such as InfiniBand or Slingshot.
- Parallel file systems including Lustre.
- Linux security, patching and vulnerability management.
- HPC experience,
- Understanding of Linux kernel features, including memory management.
- Understand AI concepts; LLMs, Models, Frameworks