Director of Engineering - Cambridge

Job Description

Director of Engineering (High Performance Computing Team)

Cambridge x3 days / week in the office, up to £170,000 per annum + benefits

We are looking for an experienced and innovative Director of Engineering to lead our clients global engineering team. This key leadership role is part of the Engineering IT Leadership team and will be responsible for overseeing several critical technical areas, including High-Performance Computing (HPC), Engineering Platform Access, Engineering Collaboration and Linux Platforms.

You will lead a global team to ensure seamless product development by maintaining and improving the infrastructure that supports engineering teams.

Key Responsibilities :

• High-Performance Computing (HPC) : Manage and lead a large-scale HPC environment (handling half a million cores), using LSF (or similar schedulers) to ensure high availability, scalability, and operational efficiency.
• DevOps & Automation : Drive the implementation of DevOps best practices (CI / CD, Terraform, Ansible, GitLab) to automate infrastructure and improve the efficiency of development workflows.
• Engineering Collaboration Tools : Manage and optimize the Atlassian suite (Jira, Confluence) for enhanced engineering collaboration and compliance.
• Linux Platform Leadership : Oversee the Linux Platform team responsible for managing Linux-based infrastructure, especially for HPC servers.
• Virtualization & Kubernetes : Lead virtualization efforts involving VMware and Kubernetes clusters, ensuring efficient orchestration and resource utilization.
• Platform Access & Security : Lead teams handling login servers and user access solutions, ensuring seamless authentication experiences for engineers using OpenText ETX.

Leadership & Strategy :

Required Skills & Experience :

Backgrounds :

The culture is collaborative and supportive , with high expectations for delivering results. You will be joining a team that values innovation, efficiency, and seamless collaboration across functions.

The client is looking to pay up to £170,000 per annum + benefits. This is a hybrid working role with a minimum of 3 days in the office per week in Cambridge.

For more information please send your CV to kamni.sharma@lafosse.com .

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