HPC Architect/Lead

HPC Architect/Lead, Crawley/Hybrid, £120k - £140k per annum

Owns the technical strategy and design of the client's hybrid HPC platform - responsible for what we build and why. The Architect defines the platform roadmap, leads technology evaluation, designs the hybrid cloud architecture, and ensures the platform meets the performance, security, and cost requirements of seismic processing and AI workloads. This role operates at the intersection of deep technical expertise and enterprise strategy, engaging with geoscience stakeholders, IT leadership, vendors, and finance to align platform capability with business demand.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Design the hybrid HPC platform architecture: on-premises NVIDIA H200 GPU compute integrated with scalable cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP, to be selected).

2. Define and own the multi-year HPC platform roadmap, aligned to corporate strategy and geoscience business requirements.

3. Own HPC capability management, including current skills assessment and future capability planning.

4. Forecast medium- and long-term resource demand for the discipline in collaboration with other functions as needed.

5. Ensure appropriate deployment of resources across projects to balance delivery, development, and well-being.

6. Identify skills gaps and develop actions to close them through hiring, development, or external support

7. Sponsor and...