Technical Manager for High Performance Computing

The Department and Role Purpose

The Institute for Computational Cosmology (ICC) within the Department of Physics performs world-leading research with a high international reputation and is one of the largest groups in Europe dedicated to theoretical cosmology. The ICC operates and maintains a high-performance computing (HPC) facility, COSMA, on behalf of DiRAC (www.dirac.ac.uk), a UK national facility. This service constitutes the largest academic system in the North of England and is designed to support scientific workflows which require large RAM volumes, for example cosmological simulation.

This role will be engaged with the continued operation of the COSMA DiRAC Memory Intensive service, both routine maintenance procedures, user support and also research and development projects leading to new capabilities and facilities for both users and support staff. The applicant will liaise with DiRAC researchers in cosmology and other areas to understand their codes and develop expertise in the efficient running of these codes on HPC facilities, including some code development to optimise use with new hardware. The applicant will have the opportunity to lead both software and hardware projects helping to shape the future of UK HPC. The applicant will also work with other support staff and with the other DiRAC technical support teams to deliver an effective HPC service for users, including responding to user queries. The applicant wil! l be a me mber of the ICC Staff, and their primary role is to support the scientific research of the users of the DiRAC Memory Intensive service. There will be opportunities for training to support the career development of the successful applicant, both within Durham and in collaboration with other DiRAC and/or industry partners. The applicant will have opportunities to travel to conferences and HPC events and will be involved with regular meetings with other HPC facilities from across the UK.

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