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Viridien / CGG
Haywards Heath
Viridien / CGG is recruiting for the role of Senior HPC Engineer. Senior HPC Engineer to join a global HPC and Digital Platform team. The role combines advanced Linux system administration with technical project delivery, support for complex issues, and collaboration across regions.
Role details
- Location: Haywards Heath
- Working pattern: On-site
- Job type: Full time
What you’ll do
- Act as the final escalation point for complex Linux issues and provide expert troubleshooting.
- Support team leadership activities and act as deputy when required.
- Lead deployment of new technologies and compute platforms through Jira workflows.
- Manage technical projects from scoping and planning through deployment, documentation and handover.
- Coordinate with global sites on installations, upgrades and infrastructure enhancements.
- Provide 24×7 on-call support on rotation for incidents and maintenance.
- Use Jira Service Management and ITSM tools to manage escalations, track issues and document changes.
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What they’re looking for
- A degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems or a related field.
- At least five years of Linux administration experience, ideally in an HPC environment.
- Strong troubleshooting and IT service management skills are required.
- Automation or configuration tool experience is required, with examples including Ansible, Puppet, GitLab and Terraform.
- Scripting skills in Bash, Python or Perl are required.
- You must have strong project, time management and communication skills.
- The role asks for a proactive, adaptable mindset and a passion for learning.
- You should show ability to mentor, guide and influence technical teams.
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Additional role information
- The role includes acting as deputy to the HPC Manager and developing leadership and management capabilities.
- Preferred experience includes DevOps tools, cloud administration, virtualisation and HPC-related technologies.
- Qualifications such as LPIC-2/3, CompTIA Linux+ and ITIL Foundation are preferred.
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