HPC Engineer

Viridien / CGG is recruiting for the role of HPC Engineer. The role provides senior Linux support within a global HPC and Digital Platform team, combining advanced system administration with delivery of scalable compute platforms. It involves troubleshooting complex issues, leading technical delivery, and working across regions on high-performance infrastructure.

Role details

• Location: Crawley
• Working pattern: On-site
• Job type: Full time

What you’ll do

• Act as a senior escalation point for complex Linux issues and provide expert troubleshooting.
• Lead deployment of new technologies and compute platforms and manage handover through Jira workflows.
• Scout, evaluate and pilot emerging technologies, including proof of concepts focused on scalability and supportability.
• Manage technical projects from scoping and planning through deployment, documentation and handover.
• Coordinate with global sites on installations, upgrades and infrastructure enhancements.
• Optimise Linux systems for performance, availability and compliance through proactive monitoring.
• Use Jira Service Management and ITSM tools to manage escalations, track issues and document changes.
• Provide 24×7 on-call support on rotation for incidents and maintenance.

What they’re looking for

• A degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems or a related field.
• Several years of Linux administration experience, ideally in an HPC environment.
• Strong troubleshooting and IT service management skills.
• Proficiency with automation and configuration tools such as Ansible, Puppet, GitLab or Terraform.
• Experience with Docker and container orchestration.
• Scripting skills in Bash, Python or Perl.
• Strong project and time management, and communication skills.
• A proactive, adaptable mindset with a passion for learning.

Additional role information

• The role sits within a global HPC and Digital Platform team.
• It includes collaboration across development, security and operations.
• Support is needed for in-house applications while ensuring policy alignment.
• Desirable experience includes DevOps tools, cloud administration, virtualization, certifications, GPUs, RAID and HPC clustering technologies.