Job Description

Job Category: Professional, Administration and Operational
:
Grade UE07: xc2xa340,497 to xc2xa348,149 per annum (pro rata if part time)
CSE/School of Informatics
Full time: 35 hours per week
Fixed term: 5 years
The School of Informatics invites applications for a Clusters and Systems Administrator within our Research and Teaching team.
The Opportunity:
Are you an experienced Linux systems manager with strong interpersonal skills and a keen interest in High Performance Computing (HPC)?
Are you looking to step into the fast-evolving world of GPUs and Machine Learning? Do you enjoy working with cutting-edge software across a range of disciplines and thrive on the challenge of learning emerging technologies?
We have an exciting opportunity within our Research and Teaching team as a Clusters and Systems Administrator that offers a diverse and engaging workload. In this role, you'll be directly supporting a cohort of PhD students - from advising on their day-to-day hardware needs to designing and configuring high-end HPC systems.
This post is full-time (35 hours per week); fixed term for 5 years however, we are open to considering part-time or flexible working patterns. We are also open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus working.
The salary for this post is xc2xa340,497 to xc2xa348,149 per annum.
Your skills and attributes for success:

• Knowledge of Unix/Linux and a relevant programming/scripting language
• Knowledge of HPC/GPU systems
• Good Interpersonal skills dealing with support issues
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work accurately as a member of a team within the framework of clear precedent and defined policies.

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Application Information
Please ensure you include the following documents in your application:
- CV
- Cover letter
As a valued member of our team you can expect:

• A competitive salary
• An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
• To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community
• Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, competitive pension schemes, staff discounts, and family-friendly initiatives. Check out the full list on our

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Championing equality, diversity and inclusion
The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.
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On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.
Key dates to note
The closing date for applications is 9 June 2025.
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About Us: As a world-leading research-intensive University, we are here to address tomorrow's greatest challenges. Between now and 2030 we will do that with a values-led approach to teaching, research and innovation, and through the strength of our relationships, both locally and globally.
About the Team:
Informatics is the study of how natural and artificial systems store, process and communicate information. Research in Informatics promises to take information technology to a new level, and to place information at the heart of 21st century science, technology and society. The School enjoys collaborations across many disciplines in the University, spanning all three College, and also participates as a strategic partner in the Alan Turing Institute and, with Heriot-Watt University, in the Edinburgh Centre for Robotics.
The School provides a fertile environment for a wide range of studies focused on understanding computation in both artificial and natural systems. It attracts students around the world to study in our undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, and currently has approximately 1000 undergraduate students, 320 MSc students and 350 PhD students. Informatics is one of seven schools in the College of Science and Engineering, at the University of Edinburgh. It is recognised for the employability of its graduates (demand exceeds supply), its contributions to entrepreneurship, and the excellence of its research. Since the first Research Assessment Exercise in 1986, Informatics at Edinburgh has consistently been assessed to have more internationally excellent and world-class research than any other submission in Computer Science and Informatics. The latest REF 2014 results have again confirmed that ours is the largest concentration of internationally excellent research in the UK. This contributes to our ranking in the top 15 CS departments world-wide according to the latest Times Higher Education ranking.
We aim to ensure that our culture and systems support flexible and family-friendly working and recognise and value diversity across all our staff and students. The School has an active programme offering support and professional development for all staff; providing mentoring, training, and networking opportunities.