Systems Administrator

Cambridge - UK

Monthly Salary: £ 50000 - 58000

Posted on: 22 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Department:

Operations

Job Summary

Description

Cambridge UK Full-time Permanent Hybrid

Salary: 50000 to 58000 DOE Bonus Benefits

About us

Riverlanes mission is to master quantum error correction (QEC) and unlock a new age of human progress. From advances in material and climate science to complex chemistry simulation for new drug design quantum computers will help humanity solve some of its most important challenges. But without QEC the industrys defining technical challenge such breakthroughs can never be achieved. Riverlane is the world leader in QEC technology. QEC is a complex problem that requires a range of skills talent and passion.

We recently raised $75 million to accelerate our cutting-edge R&D. We partner with many of the worlds leading quantum computing companies and governments to accelerate their path to utility-scale quantum computers. Were making remarkable progress and growing fast. Join us!

About the role

We have an excellent opportunity for a proactive and technically proficient Systems Administrator to join our dedicated on-site IT team. Reporting to our IT Manager youll collaborate closely to maintain enhance and scale our High-Performance Computing (HPC) environment.

This is an outstanding opportunity for an experienced Linux Systems Administrator to play a key role in ensuring the reliability and efficiency of our HPC systems. Youll be responsible for implementing optimisations driving performance improvements and supporting the scalability of our infrastructure. With a strong foundation in Linux systems automation and HPC environments youll bring a passion for infrastructure reliability and high performance to our growing team.

What you will do

As Systems Administrator you will:

Be responsible for theadministration and maintenance of HPC clusters including compute nodes storagesystems and networking

Monitorsystem performance and ensure high availability of HPC resources

Leadthe deployment configuration and troubleshooting of HPC tooling (e.g. Slurm)

Automate routine tasks using scripting languages (e.g. Bash Python Ansible)

Collaborate with the IT Manager to plan and implement improvements to the HPC infrastructure

Build and maintain documentation forsystems processes and configurations

Provide sound technical support to users of the HPC environment

Ensure security and compliance across the HPC estate

Maintain and develop the off-site backup strategy ensuring data integrity disaster recovery readiness and compliance with data retention policies

MaintainSynopsys EDA tooling including license server management environment configuration and performance optimisation for electronic design automation workflows

Requirements

What we need

Proven experience as aSystemsAdministrator (or similar role) managing Linux HPC clusters with Slurm optimising performance reliability and resource utilisation for high-throughput computing workloads

Solid experience in a Red Hat environment

Previous hands-on experience managingHPCsystems and tooling (e.g. job schedulers (Slurm) containerisation (such as Singularity or Docker) and parallel filesystems)

Strong scripting and automation skills including Bash Python and Ansible

Experience with monitoring tools and performance tuning (such as Prometheus)

Excellent understanding of networking concepts and protocols

Experience in managing back-up solutions and disaster recovery planning

Experience with Synopsys EDA tools or similar electronic design automation environments

Excellent problem-solving and communication skills with the ability to respond flexibly in a changing environment

Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment

A strong commitment to delivering a stable high-performance service that operates reliably to support users and workloads

Even better if you have

Red Hat Certified Systems Administrator

Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices and Github integration

Exposure to scientific computing or research environments

Experience with cloud-based HPC or hybrid environments

Benefits

What can you expect from us

A comprehensive benefits package that includes an annual bonus plan private medical insurance life insurance and a contributory pension scheme

Equity so that our team can share in the long-term success of Riverlane

28 days annual leave plus bank holidays and enhanced family leave

A diverse work environment that brings together experts in many fields (including software and hardware development quantum information theory physics and maths) and over 20 different nationalities

A learning environment that encourages individual team and company growth and development including a regular programme of learning events and training and conference budgets

How to apply

Please upload a CV and covering letter by clicking Apply Now. Your covering letter should explain why you are applying for the job and what skills and experience you can bring to the role.

We review CVs as we receive them and interview as soon as we have applications that look like a good match. We do not use closing dates. So please apply as soon as possible to avoid missing out on this role.

If you have any queries please contact .

Everyone is welcome at Riverlane. We are an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from eligible and suitably qualified candidates regardless of age disability ethnicity gender gender reassignment religion or belief sexual orientation marital or civil partnership status or pregnancy and maternity/paternity.

Women and other underrepresented groups may be less likely to apply for a role unless they meet all or nearly all of the requirements. If this applies to you we still encourage you to apply - you may be a great fit even if you dont meet every single qualification. Wed love to hear from you.

If you need any adjustments made to the application or selection process so you can do your best please let us know. We will be happy to help.

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DescriptionCambridge UK Full-time Permanent HybridSalary: 50000 to 58000 DOE Bonus BenefitsAbout usRiverlanes mission is to master quantum error correction (QEC) and unlock a new age of human progress. From advances in material and climate science to complex chemistry simulation for new drug des...