Overview
In this role you will shape and own the architecture for next‑generation HPC systems, aligning engineering, operations, vendors, and clients to deliver secure, scalable, and cost‑optimized platforms. You will lead a global, collaborative team to drive performance, reliability, and total cost of ownership improvements for mission‑critical data processing and simulations. This position offers hands‑on technical direction and cross‑functional influence in a world‑class scientific computing environment. You’ll join a mission to advance science and sustainability through scalable HPC capabilities, with opportunities to influence strategy and technology choices at scale.
Pay / Benefits
- competitive salary
- bonus scheme
- 22 days annual leave
- company pension
- wellbeing Unmind app
- Private Medical & Dental care
Responsibilities
- Lead end‑to‑end architecture for next‑generation HPC systems
- Align stakeholders across engineering, operations, vendors, and clients
- Deliver secure, scalable, and cost‑optimized HPC solutions for data processing and simulation workloads
- Set technical direction and drive measurable improvements in performance, reliability, and total cost of ownership
- Lead and develop high‑performing teams, mentoring and shaping engineering culture
- Influence decisions and roadmaps across a matrixed organization
- Drive cross‑functional initiatives including planning, risk management, and execution across globally distributed teams and vendors
Key requirements
- 8+ years designing, implementing, and scaling large‑scale HPC compute and storage architectures in production
- 3+ years managing and leading an HPC technology team
- Proven leadership with mentoring, coaching, and building team culture
- Design experience for performance‑optimized, high‑density CPU/GPU systems
- Deep command of the HPC stack: processors, memory subsystems, high‑speed interconnects
- Mastery of Linux‑based environments and HPC ecosystem
- Familiarity with HPC benchmarking, monitoring, and performance tuning tools
- Strong communication and stakeholder management for cross‑functional alignment
- Experience leading cross‑functional initiatives and globally distributed teams
- collaboration
- stakeholder management
- communication
- HPC architecture design and scaling
- CPU and GPU optimization
- memory subsystems
HPC Architecture Leader in Crawley employer: CGG
At Viridien, we pride ourselves on being an excellent employer, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters collaboration and innovation. Our commitment to employee growth is evident through continuous training opportunities and a supportive environment that encourages professional development. Located in a vibrant area, our team enjoys a healthy work-life balance, competitive benefits, and the chance to work on cutting-edge network technologies that make a real impact globally.
