Platform Manager (HPC & Digital Infrastructure)

Platform Manager (HPC & Digital Infrastructure)

Bristol (Hybrid)

£55,000 - £65,000 + Excellent Benefits

Platform Manager | HPC | Research Computing | Linux Infrastructure | Platform Engineering

Lead the Future of High Performance Computing & Research Infrastructure!

A leading research and technology-focused organisation is seeking a Platform Manager (HPC & Digital Infrastructure) to take ownership of a complex and business-critical technology environment supporting advanced research, innovation, digital experimentation, and high-performance computing workloads.

This is a rare opportunity for an experienced technology leader to oversee the operation, performance, security, and evolution of a sophisticated platform estate spanning HPC infrastructure, GPU computing, Linux environments, cluster technologies, networking, storage, cloud services, and research computing platforms.

You will play a key role in shaping the future direction of the environment, ensuring it remains scalable, resilient, and capable of supporting demanding computational workloads and emerging technologies.

The Role

As Platform Manager, you will provide both strategic and operational leadership across a diverse technology estate, taking ownership of platform performance, service delivery, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Working with technical specialists, researchers, engineers, and senior stakeholders, you will drive platform maturity, improve operational excellence, and establish clear technology roadmaps.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the operation and strategic development of a complex HPC and digital infrastructure environment.
• Manage platform services supporting high-performance computing and research computing workloads.
• Oversee Linux-based server environments, cluster infrastructure, storage platforms, and networking services.
• Ensure platform resilience, scalability, security, and availability.
• Drive automation, monitoring, observability, and operational best practices.
• Manage technical incidents, service improvements, and platform optimisation programmes.
• Lead and develop a team of technical specialists and platform engineers.
• Define and deliver infrastructure and platform roadmaps aligned to future business requirements.
• Work closely with technical and non-technical stakeholders to prioritise investment and innovation initiatives.

About You

We are keen to speak with candidates who have experience in one or more of the following areas:

Essential

• Platform Management
• Infrastructure Operations
• High-Performance Computing (HPC)
• Linux Systems Administration
• Technical Operations Leadership
• Service Delivery & Operational Excellence
• Stakeholder Management

Desirable

• Research Computing Environments
• GPU Infrastructure (NVIDIA, CUDA)
• Scientific Computing
• Distributed Computing
• Cloud Platforms (Azure, AWS or GCP)
• Infrastructure Automation
• DevOps Practices,CI/CD
• Network Infrastructure & Storage Platforms
• Research Technology Platforms

Why Apply?

This opportunity offers the chance to join an organisation at the intersection of technology, innovation, and research.

You'll have genuine ownership of a highly specialised platform estate, influence future technology strategy, and work alongside experts solving complex technical challenges using cutting-edge infrastructure and computational technologies.

Package

• Excellent pension scheme
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Significant investment in technology and infrastructure
• Opportunity to work with advanced HPC and digital research environments
• Career-defining platform leadership opportunity