Techniche are currently supporting a Defence and Engineering industry leader supporting them with appointing an experienced Scalable Systems Team Lead for a Team Leader role. Location: Gosport, Hampshire Type: permanent, hybrid role with weekly site presence expected Salary: £65-75,000 plus benefits dependant on experience Requirements: due to the nature of the project requirements, we are only able to consider UK Passport Holders. Day-to-day, you’ll lead a team and be responsible for developing and growing their IT and HPC skills in line with the requirements of the business. Your responsibilities will include: Configuring and optimising Linux-based HPC environments for maximum performance, reliability and implementation of security best practices to safeguard both HPC systems and data Monitoring system performance and resource utilisation, proactively identifying and addressing any potential issues Working as an experienced IT Engineer improving business delivery and performing a variety of project, bid, investment tasks and lifecycle planning Deploying and maintaining high-performance computing capabilities to support engineering delivery and working in collaboration with software and IT teams to enhance computing capability Mentoring and upskilling junior team members providing redundancy in skills and career development Essential experience of the Scalable Systems Team Leader: Experienced working with virtual desktop environments, High-performance computing environments Strong understanding of Linux operating and administration systems Extensive experience with configuration and optimisation of queue systems assisting end users to develop suitable job scripts Proven experience with Low Latency or RDMA network technologies and Linux scripting languages in HPC environments The ability to be able to lead a team whilst implementing decisions and strategies conveying technical concepts to non-technical users A good understanding of common HPC programming languages to a level to assist in debugging code issues Familiarity with VMware, Hyper-V, Citrix or other virtualised desktop systems. Essential qualifications for the Scalable Systems Team Leader: A Technical Degree (Computer Science, Maths, Engineering or equivalent field) or relevant technical experience