HPC Systems Engineer
Solutions Through Knowledge ·www.stk.co.uk
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Job Title: HPC Systems Engineer - Enterprise Linux & Cluster Infrastructure
Location: Hybrid to Remote - Swansea (mostly remote & expenses for all site travel)
Day Rate: £465 per day - payable to Limited Company / Outside IR35
Duration: 4 months initially
Pay Frequency: Weekly
Start Date: ASAP
Overview
We are seeking an experienced HPC Systems Engineer to deploy, configure, optimise and support high-performance computing (HPC) environments. This includes large-scale Linux clusters, GPU-accelerated systems, and associated storage, networking, and authentication infrastructure.
Although this role is hybrid, it's expected to be largely remote / WFH.
Responsibilities
Location: Hybrid to Remote - Swansea (mostly remote & expenses for all site travel)
Day Rate: £465 per day - payable to Limited Company / Outside IR35
Duration: 4 months initially
Pay Frequency: Weekly
Start Date: ASAP
Overview
We are seeking an experienced HPC Systems Engineer to deploy, configure, optimise and support high-performance computing (HPC) environments. This includes large-scale Linux clusters, GPU-accelerated systems, and associated storage, networking, and authentication infrastructure.
Although this role is hybrid, it's expected to be largely remote / WFH.
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
- 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
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The HPC Systems Engineer role with Solutions Through Knowledge is based in Swansea, GB. The role is remote-friendly.
Is the HPC Systems Engineer role remote?
Yes — the HPC Systems Engineer position at Solutions Through Knowledge is remote. Candidates based in GB are preferred.
What does the HPC Systems Engineer role pay?
Solutions Through Knowledge lists the HPC Systems Engineer role at up to GBP 465 per month.
Is the HPC Systems Engineer role full-time or contract?
This is a full time position at Solutions Through Knowledge.
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