Linux SysAdmin and Systems Programmer

Overview

In this Linux-focused role within the Computing Support Group, you will maintain and enhance reliable, secure computing services across a university department. You’ll work with cross-functional teams to ensure scalable, resilient infrastructure that supports teaching, research and administration. You’ll automate, monitor and secure systems, while supporting students and staff in a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment. This is a chance to influence the department’s IT services at scale and contribute to innovative technical solutions.

Pay / Benefits

• sector-leading salary and remuneration package
• generous annual leave and pension schemes
• flexible working policy from day one
• family leave packages
• on-site leisure facilities
• cycle-to-work scheme

Responsibilities

• Provide reliable, secure, high-performing Linux computing services for teaching, research and admin activities
• Maintain and improve departmental infrastructure with emphasis on automation, scalability, performance, and resilience
• Perform systems administration tasks: monitoring, patching, access control, backups, and vulnerability management
• Collaborate with academic staff, researchers and technical colleagues to define requirements and deliver effective systems and user support
• Support teaching activities across undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD programs; maintain teaching labs and development environments
• Contribute to shared services and infrastructure with College ICT and other technical groups
• Provide technical input to procurement, installation, configuration and lifecycle management of hardware, software and infrastructure
• Ensure compliance with information security, data management and IT policies; detect, investigate and resolve incidents and implement preventative measures
• Identify opportunities to improve services, automate processes and adopt new technologies
• Support wider management and development of IT services within the department

Key requirements

• Degree in Computer Science or closely related subject, or equivalent experience
• Experience in Linux and Windows systems administration
• Networking, security, backups, databases, web hosting and configuration management
• Desirable: virtualization, cloud services, systems programming, application development or student information systems
• Strong interpersonal, organizational and analytical skills
• Effective communication with staff and students
• Proactive learning, issue diagnosis/resolution and continuous improvement

• interpersonal skills
• organizational skills
• analytical thinking
• Linux systems administration
• Windows systems administration
• Networking

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