High Performance Computing (HPC) Systems Developer (SB7892)

Do you have the talent and ambition to take High Performance Computing (HPC) and Research Computing to the next level? 

We are looking for a talented individual who has a passion for exploring new and emerging technologies and practices within research computing and wants to share their talent with an active and vibrant community. Strong candidates will have proven experience in delivering and maintaining high-quality HPC environments and in nurturing talent. 

The challenge

You will be joining the ARC team at an exciting time as the University has already started the migration of the HPC environment to the cloud.  This will be a pivotal role in advancing the University’s research capability and guiding our HPC community on this journey. We will be facing new challenges and you will be at the forefront of developing innovative and community-orientated solutions to help our research community thrive.

The position

As a Systems Developer in HPC, you will have the responsibility of ensuring that our HPC infrastructure and platforms are running seamlessly and are delivering value back into the University.

The successful candidate will have an innovative and agile approach, be an excellent communicator, have a strong team work ethic, and be able to work under pressure in a fast-paced, service-based environment. They will be able to work closely with colleagues across the University and apply in-depth expertise to develop integrated and automated workflows with a focus on performance and optimisation. They will contribute to developing knowledge and skills of an active and growing community through providing support and promoting the adoption of best practices, and delivering technical training courses.

Digital, Data and Technology are here to ensure our staff and students are able to enjoy a seamless experience for learning, teaching & research. We aim to provide a technological environment that matches the University's international, teaching and research reputation, and which contributes to the realisation of its key institutional strategies. We strive to respond intuitively to both the ever evolving needs of our users, and the wide diversity of those users through the exploration of new and emerging technologies.

For any informal enquiries about this position please contact Dr Steven Chapman (sac44@bath.ac.uk).

About the University

Our campus is surrounded by beautiful countryside, and the City of Bath with its historic charm and social activity only a short distance away creates an excellent environment in which to work. We encourage all staff to learn, develop new skills and progress their careers throughout their employment with us and believe our staff are vital in creating the University’s inclusive and innovative community. We are committed to providing a family friendly workplace and our staff have access to a number of services that promote wellbeing and improve work-life balance. We recognise the commitment, achievements and talents of our workforce through our offering of initiatives and benefits, including (but not limited to):

Generous employer pension contributions 39 days holiday (annual leave, discretionary days and bank holidays)A flexible working environmentA commitment to personal and professional developmentOfsted outstanding rated onsite nurserySalary exchange scheme (cycle to work)Onsite private and NHS dentist, onsite medical centreEmployee discount scheme

We value, promote and celebrate inclusion, challenging discrimination and putting equality, diversity and belonging at the heart of everything we do. We aim to be an inclusive university, where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, creating a learning environment and organisational culture that enhances health and wellbeing across our community. We are very proud to have recently received Ambassadors for Autism certification and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader (level 3); committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

Closing Date: 23 Nov 2020
Type: Management, Specialist and Administration