IT Science Computing Engineer

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locations
Wallingford
Lancaster
Edinburgh
Bangor
time type
Full time
posted on
Posted 2 Days Ago
job requisition id
JR1174
Salary - £36,245 to £38,463 Depending on experienceHybrid working (50/50)We reserve the right to close this advert early if we find the right candidate, so we encourage you to apply early.Salary - £36,245 to £38,463 Depending on experience
Hybrid working (50/50)
Permanent
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we find the right candidate, so we encourage you to apply early.
UKCEH is looking for an experienced
IT Science Computing Engineer to join our 600-strong team, contributing to scientific discovery and generating the data, insights and solutions that researchers, businesses and governments need to solve complex environmental challenges.
Working at UKCEH is rewarding. Our science makes a real difference, enabling people and the environment to prosper, and enriching society. We are the custodians of a wealth of environmental data, collected by UKCEH and its predecessors over the course of more than 60 years.
As a valued member of our team, you’ll get:
27 days annual leave, rising to 29 days after five years
10 %
employer
pension contribution
Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
24 hour, 365-day access to support with physical, mental, social, health or financial issues
plus access to our trained Welfare Officers
Flexible working opportunitie s
a nd much more. ..
You will be joining a small but highly effective specialist IT team and play your part in ensuring that UKCEH
can maintain a welding role in world science comprising of HPC and cloud workloads both on-prem and cloud where applicable. As the organisation focuses on its tech stack, your role will involve helping to identify and expand our resources to accommodate the increasing demands on the science computing team.
Your primary responsibility involves
supporting with
the establishment of a dependable science computing infrastructure for UKCEH, with the goal of improving its efficiency, effectiveness, and adaptability to changing conditions. In this capacity, you will serve as a point of escalation for support from both the IT Support and infrastructure teams, extending your support across the entire organisation. You will also be responsible for process documentation and the generation of pertinent reports, utilising tools such as Wiki, Netbox, Service Desk Plus, and Ansible comments. Your will also be responsible for building, configuration, and administration of scientific computing technologies, encompassing HPC Linux servers, virtual machines, containers, networking, software development environments, cloud computing services (Azure, AWS), and field equipment.
Routine maintenance tasks for science computing systems encompass patch management, monitoring design, configuration, coding, system hardening, auditing, and coding any necessary glue tools. Additionally, you will use Ansible automation to aid DevOps support science teams, and contribute to the implementation of all required policies from the SecOps team. Lastly, your responsibilities will extend to conducting monitoring and capacity planning activities to guarantee sufficient resources for anticipated science team needs, covering areas such as storage, CPU, and RAM capacity.
Your main responsibilities will include:
Provide crucial support for production Linux systems across various distributions, including Redhat, Centos, Rocky, and UbuntuOffer expertise in server and storage management within a complex Linux environment, utilising a range of infrastructures.Working with configuration management systems such as Ansible, Puppet, Chef, or SaltDemonstrate proficiency with hypervisor and container technologies such as VMware, KVM, LXC, Docker, and KubernetesPossess a deep understanding of application infrastructures, enabling the design of effective solutions and the ability to diagnose issues as they arise.
Within this role you will be instrumental in driving improvements towards our long-term strategic direction. This encompasses tasks such as developing Ansible modules, contributing to service improvements, recommending new systems and software, and actively coordinating and participating in multiple cross-functional initiatives and projects.
For the role of
IT Science Computing Engineer,
we’re
looking for somebody who:
Holds a degree in an IT related subject or possesses relevant work experience in a comparable role
Is confident supporting production Linux systems across multiple distributions
Demonstrates proficiency using configuration management systems such as Ansible, Puppet, Chef, or Salt
Has previous experience working with public cloud technology and providers (AWS, Azure), including API public cloud and internal APIs
Possesses experience with container technologies, such as LXC, Docker, and Kubernetes
Demonstrable experience with high performance computing (HPC) and experience of using monitoring software such as Zabbix
Shows an understanding of application infrastructures, with the ability to design solutions and diagnose arising issues
Possess excellent written and spoken communication skills, with adept listening and questioning abilities
Is confident with simplifying intricate issues and technologies, and capable of articulating complex concepts in understandable terms to non-IT staff
If we’ve just described you, we’d love to meet.
Apply now.
* We welcome applications from international candidates; however, at present, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this role.
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Every one of our 600+ staff and 50+ postgraduate students plays a vital role in delivering our ambition to understand the environment and the human impact on it, so that together people and nature can prosper.
How we work is just as important as what we achieve. We want UKCEH to be a welcoming, inclusive, engaging and collaborative place to work. We embed our values - excellence, integrity and teamwork - into everything we do.
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