2575 IT & Software Developer jobs in the UK
Requirements
Must:
- 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
Description
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!
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The company with most openings is Hays Technology as they are hiring for 52 different System Engineer jobs in the UK. They are probably quite committed to find good System Engineers.