Senior Research Platforms Engineer (HPC)

  • Manchester
  • £46,485-£56,921 depending on relevant experience £ / Year
  • 12 February 2025

Website The University of Manchester, Research IT

Research intensive university

We are looking for someone to:

  • help with the development and maintenance of our on-site computational platforms (HPC/HTC) (40%);
  • provide in-depth technical support to our users (40%);
  • help write and deliver face-to-face training courses (10%);
  • engage with the research community (10%).

For further details and to ask questions, you are strongly encouraged to contact [email protected]

Essential Skills

  • Substantial experience of administering and supporting Linux based HPC and/or HTC platforms.
  • A good working knowledge of GPU technologies, including managing hardware, installing and/or using common applications, and research focussed workflows.
  • The ability to work as an effective part of a team and to establish productive relationships with a wide range of people including academics, researchers, both technical and non-technical, IT staff, research support staff, and external partners.
  • Enthusiasm and initiative: the capacity to anticipate problems and find solutions; the ability to see opportunities and take advantage of them; a desire to learn new skills — both technical and non-technical.
  • Good face-to-face and written communication skills.

Desirable Skills

  • Experience working within an academic research environment.
  • Proficiency in scheduling systems (e.g. SLURM, SGE)
  • Experience installing scientific software packages using a variety of methods (e.g. source compilation, EasyBuild, containers).
  • Some familiarity with other aspects of HPC clusters such as imaging, monitoring, networking (Infiniband/ethernet), high performance data storage (e.g. Lustre, GPFS)
  • Experience of using at least one high-level programming language (e.g. BASH, Python).

Benefits

  • 29 days annual leave allowance, plus Christmas/New Year closure;
  • Pension scheme membership;
  • Hybrid working (the team is usually on campus 2 days a week)
  • Well-being programme including fitness and sports facilities;
  • Learning and development opportunities;
  • Season ticket loans for public transport;
  • Cycle to Work Scheme;
  • Workplace nursery scheme;
  • Staff recognition schemes;
  • Staff discounts on a range of products and services including travel and high street savings.

To apply for this job please visit www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk.

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