Lead HPC Infrastructure Engineer
We are looking for an experienced Lead HPC Infrastructure Engineer to lead the design, delivery and operation of our High-Performance Computing (HPC) environment, ensuring our engineering teams have the world-class infrastructure needed to develop a competitive Formula One car.
Working closely with IT, CFD, Aerodynamics and Engineering teams, you'll be responsible for delivering highly available, scalable and high-performing Linux-based HPC platforms that power business-critical simulation workloads, including Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and Finite Element Analysis (FEA). You'll also lead a talented team of engineers, drive strategic infrastructure projects, and play a key role in the evolution of our HPC capability, including major datacentre initiatives.
- Lead the design, deployment, operation and continual improvement of the team's Linux-based High-Performance Computing infrastructure.
- Oversee HPC clusters supporting CFD and Structures/FEA simulation workloads, ensuring maximum performance, scalability and reliability.
- Lead the migration and ongoing development of HPC infrastructure within a new datacentre environment, working alongside technology partners.
- Optimise compute performance through hardware tuning, scheduling, storage, networking and parallel computing technologies.
- Drive platform observability, resilience and operational excellence using modern monitoring and automation tools.
- Collaborate with DevOps and Engineering teams to streamline CI/CD pipelines and support simulation software delivery.
- Lead the planning, budgeting and successful delivery of HPC infrastructure projects within demanding timescales.
- Build, mentor and develop a high-performing infrastructure team, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration and continuous improvement.
- Work closely with engineering stakeholders to ensure HPC capabilities continue to meet the evolving demands of the race programme.
- Champion best practice across infrastructure operations while maintaining the highest standards of reliability, security and service delivery.
- Extensive experience designing, administering and troubleshooting enterprise Linux environments, particularly Rocky Linux or equivalent.
- Strong understanding of High-Performance Computing architectures, including CPU/GPU computing, MPI, InfiniBand, Omni-Path and parallel computing technologies.
- Experience with HPC scheduling platforms, particularly Slurm, alongside parallel file systems such as BeeGFS and enterprise storage technologies.
- Strong knowledge of infrastructure automation, Infrastructure as Code and observability tools, including Ansible, Terraform, Prometheus and Grafana.
- Experience with DevOps practices, Git, Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipelines and container technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
- Proven leadership experience, with the ability to manage technical teams, deliver complex infrastructure projects and communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Experience working within Formula One or another high-performance motorsport or engineering environment, with an understanding of the technical demands and regulatory landscape.
- A proactive, resilient and results-driven approach, with excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to perform under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
Investing in your career is paramount. We promote professional and personal development through a provision of learning opportunities and work with you to shape your career and realise your full potential.
As part of our high-performing, collaborative team, you'll enjoy a competitive package, including a discretionary bonus scheme, private healthcare, pension plan, life assurance, TEDSgroup childcare benefits, a cycle-to-work scheme, tech scheme, and car scheme.
You will also have access to our state-of-the-art facilities at the AMR Technology Campus, featuring a new on-site gym with fitness, spin and yoga classes, a bistro café, and restaurant.