Senior Computing Specialist

We are looking for an enthusiastic and knowledgeable IT professional to
contribute to a flexible and innovative IT service in the Department of
Statistics.





This is a varied role, but the main foci are:



• managing the deployment and regular maintenance of Linux, Fedora and Debian
distributions utilising configuration management tools (e.g. Ansible) across
desktops and High-Performance Computing (HPC) servers



• software installation and updates;



• leading systems monitoring and reporting;



• day-to-day management of the department’s Ceph storage system;



• maintaining and updating system and user documentation;



• taking the lead role for IT and AV user support.





The successful candidate will be an experienced IT professional, able to work
both independently and cooperatively in a team, and an effective communicator
with people across a range of levels of technical knowledge. You will have
systems administration experience in a heterogenous computing environment, and
will have supported current research and teaching applications. The ability to
identify, and capitalise on, opportunities for improvements in this role,
particularly through automation, will be crucial, as will a desire to
understand and contribute to departmental IT policy and strategy. We encourage
and support staff to expand their knowledge and will provide training where
needed.





We proudly hold a Race Equality Charter Bronze Award and a departmental Athena
SWAN Silver Award, which guide our progress towards advancing racial and
gender equality. Applicants will be selected for interview purely based on
their ability to satisfy the selection criteria as outlined in full in the job
description. You will be required to upload a statement setting out how you
meet the selection criteria, a curriculum vitae, and the contact details of
two referees as part of your online application.





Please direct informal enquiries about the post to the Computing Manager,
Stuart McRobert, quoting vacancy reference 168377.





Only applications received before 12.00 noon UK time on **Friday 17 November**
**2023** can be considered. Interviews are anticipated to be held on **Tuesday
28 November 2023**.