Technical Procurement Specialist - HPC Infrastructure

Skills

About the Role

You will research, evaluate, negotiate and procure IT hardware, HPC/GPU infrastructure, enterprise software, datacentre and colocation services, cloud services and related professional services. You will support the procurement and delivery of high-performance infrastructure projects, covering compute, GPU, storage, network, power, cooling, datacentre capacity and exchange connectivity requirements. You'll run structured sourcing processes including RFIs, RFPs, vendor evaluation, commercial negotiation, contract review, purchase approvals and implementation handover. Working closely with engineering and infrastructure teams, you'll evaluate technical options, vendor roadmaps, availability, lead times, support models, deployment risks and total cost of ownership. You will manage supplier relationships across OEMs, resellers, datacentre and colocation providers, network carriers, software vendors, cloud providers, market data vendors and professional services firms, and support technical project management and delivery across datacentre, exchange connectivity, data, network and infrastructure services. You'll also manage hardware and enterprise software asset lifecycles including renewals, maintenance, support, utilisation, refresh planning and decommissioning, conduct cost reconciliation, spend analysis, budget tracking, vendor reporting and financial data administration, and help improve procurement processes, documentation, governance and stakeholder workflows.

Requirements

• Approximately 3 to 6 years of experience in technology procurement, IT infrastructure, technical project delivery, infrastructure sourcing or a related role
• Deep familiarity with HPC/GPU infrastructure, accelerated compute, low-latency systems, collocated trading environments or direct-liquid-cooled infrastructure
• Deep understanding of IT infrastructure, systems architecture, datacentre environments, compute, storage, networking and deployment constraints
• Proven project management experience delivering technical, infrastructure, datacentre, connectivity or enterprise technology projects
• Commercially astute, with strong negotiation skills and the ability to assess vendor proposals, commercial models, contractual terms and total cost of ownership
• Effective communicator, capable of translating technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders and commercial constraints for technical stakeholders
• Collaborative, with strong stakeholder management and vendor management skills
• Articulate, analytical and numerate, with strong verbal and written reasoning skills
• Bachelor's degree in an analytical, technical, engineering, scientific, financial or quantitative discipline, or equivalent practical experience

Responsibilities

• Research, evaluate, negotiate and procure IT hardware, HPC/GPU infrastructure, enterprise software, datacentre and colocation services, cloud services and related professional services
• Support procurement and delivery of high-performance infrastructure projects, including compute, GPU, storage, network, power, cooling, datacentre capacity and exchange connectivity requirements
• Run structured sourcing processes, including RFIs, RFPs, vendor evaluation, commercial negotiation, contract review, purchase approvals and implementation handover
• Work with engineering and infrastructure teams to evaluate technical options, vendor roadmaps, availability, lead times, support models, deployment risks and total cost of ownership
• Manage supplier relationships across OEMs, resellers, datacentre and colocation providers, network carriers, software vendors, cloud providers, market data vendors and professional services firms
• Support technical project management and delivery across datacentre, exchange connectivity, data, network and infrastructure services
• Manage hardware and enterprise software asset lifecycles, including renewals, maintenance, support, utilisation, refresh planning and decommissioning
• Conduct cost reconciliation, spend analysis, budget tracking, vendor reporting and financial data administration
• Improve procurement processes, documentation, governance and stakeholder workflows

Benefits

• Onsite gym, sauna, and fitness classes at no charge
• Extensive medical benefits including an on-site doctor and therapist at no charge
• Breakfast and lunch provided daily
• Various supports for caregivers, including emergency dependent care
• 25 days paid holiday per year + statutory holiday and paid sick days
• Generous Pension contributions