Senior Manager - Linux Unix HPC Computing

Senior Manager – Linux Unix HPC Computing . About the Role. We are seeking an experienced Senior Manager – Linux Unix HPC Computing to lead a team of senior engineers and architects responsible for enterprise infrastructure across on-premises data centers and cloud environments. The role combines technical leadership, infrastructure strategy, people leadership, operational excellence, and transformation, with responsibility for building secure, highly available, resilient, automated, and cost-effective infrastructure platforms. Key Responsibilities. Lead the engineering, operations, modernization, and lifecycle management of enterprise Linux/Unix, HPC, cloud computing, containerisation, storage clusters, and data center infrastructure. Define and drive standards for centralized configuration management, automation, orchestration, Infrastructure as Code, monitoring, observability, and self-service. Establish and maintain robust high-availability, disaster recovery, business continuity, backup, and resilience strategies for critical infrastructure services. Own patch management, vulnerability remediation, configuration compliance, security hardening, and technology lifecycle management across infrastructure platforms. Drive infrastructure standardization, automation, proactive capacity management, reliability improvements, and reduction of technical debt and operational complexity. Manage infrastructure software licensing, asset lifecycle, vendor relationships, support agreements, contracts, renewals, SLAs, and commercial activities in partnership with Procurement and Finance. Partner closely with Security, Network, Storage, Cloud, Application, Architecture, Service Management, and other technology teams to deliver integrated infrastructure solutions and enterprise initiatives. Lead major infrastructure projects, technology evaluations, migrations, upgrades, data center initiatives, and transformation programs. Provide technical leadership during complex incidents, ensuring effective root-cause analysis, remediation, and continuous improvement. Develop infrastructure roadmaps aligned with business strategy, technology standards, security requirements, operational needs, and cost objectives. Lead, mentor, and develop senior engineers and architects, fostering a culture of technical excellence, automation, accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement. Act as a trusted technology partner to senior stakeholders, translating business requirements into scalable, reliable, and sustainable infrastructure solutions. What You Bring. Significant experience leading enterprise infrastructure engineering and operations in complex environments. Strong technical expertise in Linux/Unix and infrastructure platforms, with experience across on-premises and cloud environments. Proven experience with configuration management, automation, orchestration, patch management, HA/DR, vulnerability management, and infrastructure lifecycle management. Experience managing data center infrastructure, vendors, software licensing, contracts, renewals, and technology budgets. Strong understanding of infrastructure security, reliability, resilience, and operational governance. Experience leading cross-functional initiatives and collaborating effectively across technology and business teams. Proven ability to lead and develop senior technical professionals. Strong strategic thinking, communication, stakeholder management, and decision-making skills. Ability to operate comfortably between deep technical discussions and senior-level strategic conversations. Preferred Experience. Minimum 15 yrs of experience on Linux Unix Enterprise systems, High-Performance Computing , ConfigurationManagement, Orchestration, Integration, Enterprise Storage Clusters, Cloud computing, Infrastructure as Code, and platform engineering is highly desirable.