Computational Scientist

Working as part of the High-Performance Computing (HPC) Group to provide system administration support for AWE's HPC supercomputers, you will be part of a team that is managing some of the most powerful supercomputers in the UK and supporting computational services that are essential to AWE's scientific and engineering programmes.,

• Support the planning, installation, and commissioning of new HPC systems
• Provide day-to-day support of HPC systems
• Configuration management of HPC platform hardware and software
• Monitor the performance and the reliability of HPC systems
• Development of in-house tools to support HPC platform administration
• Overseas travel to attend conferences and collaborative meetings
  
  If you have experience working with high performance computers and want a role which supports, the computational services that play a vital role in AWE's scientific and engineering future capabilities, we want to hear from you!, Whilst not to be considered a tick list, we'd like you to have experience in some of the following:
• Good experience of deploying and managing Linux-based systems
• Scripting skills (preferably Python and Bash)
• Awareness of computer security concepts
• Able to work independently and unsupervised, as well as part of a team
• Good problem-solving skills
• Good communication skills
• Ability to work fully on-site - due to the nature of what we do at AWE and the responsibilities of this role, the role cannot be carried out remotely
The following would be advantageous:
• Experience of HPC clustered computing
• Experience of parallel file systems
• Experience of first- and second-line user support
  
  Package: 38,000 - 65,000 (depending on your suitability, qualifications, and level of experience), 9-day working fortnight - meaning you get every other Friday off work, in addition to 270 hours of annual leave.
• Market leading contributory pension scheme (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions).
• Family friendly policies: Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay and Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay.
• Opportunities for Professional Career Development including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body.
• Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services.
• Life Assurance (4 x annual salary).
• Discounts - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending.
• Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring.