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Lead IT Systems Administrator (Linux & HPC)

Leatherhead, Surrey, United KingdomFull-time2026-11-09 → 2026-11-10

Core

Administration, maintenance, security, and operational reliability of Linux-based enterprise and high-performance computing (HPC) platforms, including cloud and co-located clusters.

Role type

Senior IC Linux & HPC Systems Administrator

Builds

Linux server platforms, HPC clusters, and supporting infrastructure

Domain

IT Infrastructure / High-Performance Computing

Deliverable

infrastructure

Required skills

Linux administration, HPC cluster management, SLURM, Bash scripting, storage administration, networking fundamentals, security hardening, change management

Preferred skills

NVIDIA Base Command Manager, Azure CycleCloud, Cisco compute platforms, NetApp storage, InfiniBand, MPI workloads, Ansible, Git, infrastructure-as-code, virtualization, containers

Technologies

Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SLURM, NVIDIA Base Command Manager, Azure CycleCloud, NetApp, Cisco, InfiniBand, Ansible, Git

Responsibilities

Administer and configure enterprise Linux server platforms; Operate and support HPC clusters including management, login, compute, and storage components; Automate repeatable administration using shell scripting and configuration-management tooling; Monitor Linux performance, availability, capacity, and security; Plan and execute maintenance activities while protecting service availability; Apply secure configuration and vulnerability remediation; Provide technical guidance and peer review to infrastructure colleagues.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities