Cloud Engineer, Oxford-GSK Institute of Molecular and Cellular Medicine

We are seeking to appoint a Cloud Engineer, required to help establish and
support the IMCM Data Platform, reporting to Adam Huffman, Research Computing
Manager in the Biomedical Research Computing team. You will join the newly
established multidisciplinary Oxford-GSK Institute of Molecular &
Computational Medicine operating within Nuffield Department of Medicine, in
collaboration with Nuffield Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Nuffield
Department of Population Health and Department of Physiology, Anatomy and
Genetics.





The vision for the Data Platform is to be a Trusted Research Environment (TRE)
where datasets are safely stored with appropriate access controls, and where
IMCM researchers from both Oxford and GSK will carry out their research
collaboratively. You will be responsible for ensuring it meets those
researchers’ requirements as they evolve, while satisfying the governance
obligations arising from the datasets they are using. This will entail close
and regular collaboration and consultation with Data Managers,
Bioinformaticians, researchers, Public Cloud providers, information security
and compliance teams, and colleagues in Oxford and GSK.





You will be responsible for leading the design, planning, provisioning,
ongoing maintenance and development of the IMCM Data Platform, and creating
and updating documentation for the IMCM-specific aspects of the Data Platform.
You will work with the data management and data science teams to ensure IMCM
researchers’ software requirements on the Platform are met, and you will
ensure the security of the Platform, applying updates and configuration
checks, arranging penetration tests if needed. You will collaborate with Data
Managers, Information Compliance and Information Security teams to ensure
datasets are safely and appropriately managed.





It is essential that you hold a degree in a relevant subject. You will need
experience of cloud platform engineering for production services. GCP
experience is essential; experience with an additional provider preferred
(Azure). You will have a good understanding of technology stacks from networks
up to applications, and hands-on experience with infrastructure-as-code tools
such as Terraform, Ansible, Pulumi. It is essential you have strong
interpersonal skills and the ability to contribute to a supportive, helpful
culture and work very closely with end users.





Applications for this vacancy are to be made online and you will be required
to upload a supporting statement and CV as part of your online application.
Your supporting statement must explain how you meet each of the selection
criteria for the post using examples of your skills and experience.





This position is offered full time on a fixed term contract until 30th
September 2028 and is funded by GSK.





Only applications received before 12 midday on 9 October 2023 will be
considered. Please quote **163731** on all correspondence.