Architectural Leadership and Strategy:Shape the design, architecture, and strategic evolution of Elanco’s HPC, storage, and networking infrastructure to meet future research demands.

Technology Road Mapping and Innovation: Evaluate emerging technologies, conduct proof-of-concept projects, and build business cases for new investments to keep Elanco at the cutting edge of scientific computing.

Mentorship and Technical Guidance: Act as a senior mentor and technical escalation point for other engineers and support staff, fostering technical excellence and knowledge sharing within the team.

HPC System Management: Design, deploy, configure, and maintain Elanco’s HPC clusters and associated storage and networking infrastructure.

Advanced Performance Optimisation: Proactively monitor system performance, troubleshoot bottlenecks, and tune the environment to ensure optimal efficiency and resource utilization.

User Support and Enablement: Act as the primary technical contact for our research and scientific user base, providing support, training, and guidance on how to best leverage HPC resources.

Automation and Tooling: Develop and maintain scripts and automation tools to streamline system administration, job scheduling, and monitoring tasks.

Job Scheduler Management: Manage and configure job scheduling systems to ensure fair and efficient allocation of computational resources.

Security and Compliance: Implement and maintain security best practices to protect sensitive data and ensure the integrity of the HPC environment.

Capacity Planning: Collaborate with stakeholders to forecast future computing needs and contribute to the strategic planning and evolution of Elanco’s HPC capabilities.

Educational Background: A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.

Strategic Thinking and Business Acumen: Ability to align technical strategy with business goals, develop multi-year roadmaps, and justify major technology investments.

System Administration:Deepexpertise in Linux/Unix system administration in a large-scale environment.

HPC Technologies:Broadexperience with HPC cluster management, including job schedulers and parallel file systems.

Scripting Proficiency:Exceptional scripting skills for automation, particularly in Python and Bash.

Networking Knowledge: Solid understanding of high-speed networking fabrics like InfiniBand or Omni-Path.

Cloud and Hardware Acumen: Familiarity with Public Cloud services, specifically Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform (GCP), as well as server, storage, and networking hardware components common in HPC environments.

DevSecOps: Proven experience with relevant DevSecOps concepts and tooling, including Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD), Git SCM, Containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes), Infrastructure-as-Code (HashiCorp Terraform).

Problem-Solving: Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills, with the ability to diagnose and resolve complex technical issues efficiently.

Communication Skills: Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with a customer-centric approach to supporting a diverse scientific user community.

Leadership and Mentoring: Proven experience leading complex technical projects and mentoring junior and senior engineers.

Travel:0-10%

Location: Hook, UK - Hybrid Work Environment