HPC Engineer - SC Cleared

HPC Container Platform Consultant (SC Cleared) - Principal Consultant (Contract)

An SC-cleared HPC specialist is required to support a high-profile engineering programme within a globally recognised UK manufacturer operating across aerospace, defence, and mission-critical power systems .

The focus is modernising how HPC and HPC/ML workloads are built, packaged, and run using MPI-optimised container approaches - with pragmatic, implementable outcomes.

What you'll deliver:

• Rapid review of current HPC estate, workflows, and priority use cases (workshops + technical deep dives)
• Containerisation capability sessions focused on real HPC and HPC/ML workloads (not generic platform advice)
• Guidance on MPI‑ready container images, build tooling, and repeatable operational patterns
• Scheduler/runtime alignment and deployment approach (batch, interactive, data science workflows...