We are recruiting for a SC Cleared HPC Containerisation and HPC Expert on contract to work for a leading Defence organisation based in Derby. Role Overview This role provides high-level consultancy and first hand engineering expertise to modernise High-Performance Computing (HPC) environments with a focus on containerisation of HPC and HPC/ML workloads, cluster optimization, and MPI-aware workflows. Responsibilities include assessing the existing HPC infrastructure, advising on best-practice for container strategies, and delivering technical recommendations based on real workloads Key Responsibilities The ideal candidate will collaborate with the customer to assess existing HPC infrastructure and workloads through various customer workshops and interviews, to identify: HPC Environment Assessment and Optimization Conduct rapid reviews of existing HPC infrastructure, including Beowulf clusters, Slurm job schedulers, workflow execution patterns, and key use cases. Analyze current HPC/ML workloads and identify performance constraints, containerization opportunities, and runtime optimization options. HPC Containerization Strategy Produce a strategy for MPI-optimized container images using tools such as Apptainer/Singularity (SIF), OpenMPI, Podman, and Buildah. As part of the report''s findings outline repeatable, secure build pipelines for HPC workloads. Identify in the report opportunities to align container platforms with HPC orchestration requirements (batch, ..... full job details .....