Microsoft Cloud Systems Administrator (Fixed Term)

Do you have great IT skills, AWS experience and a willingness to take ownership of important services whilst keeping your skills up to date?

We are recruiting a Cloud Systems Administrator - a domain expert for the NIHR BioResource Amazon Web Services (AWS) infrastructure, administering and developing key resource in AWS to facilitate the requirement of NIHR BioResource teams and external stakeholders.

To succeed, you will need to be a domain expert in facilitating infrastructure in AWS, with understanding and experience of subjects e.g. EC2, Lambda serverless, security policies etc.

About NIHR BioResource:

Our mission is to facilitate human health research and its transformation into medical practice.

NIHR BioResource is a unique and powerful resource for studying disease mechanisms and for investigating the links between genes, the environment, health and disease, enabling scientific discoveries as well as facilitating translational medicine for the benefit of patients.

Further details on the NIHR BioResource can be found here: https://bioresource.nihr.ac.uk.

About the job:

The Cloud Systems Administrator is a new role in the Systems & Infrastructure team, reflecting the increased reliance on cloud technology to support the running of the NIHR BioResource. 

You will be responsible for the management of infrastructure that utilise AWS technologies, alongside MS Cloud local and private cloud infrastructure, to enhance the capability and scalability of BioResource IT. You will also be responsible for optimising, planning and implementing services to ensure they are future-proofed and fit for purpose.

You will need to be a domain expert in facilitating infrastructure in AWS, with understanding and experience of subjects e.g. EC2, Lambda serverless, security policies etc.

You will be required to work autonomously, and to take responsibility for the service in the NIHR BioResource. They will implement the appropriate Information Governance and Security requirements with the Infosec team appropriate for a clinical research environment and will ensure all solutions meet the standards required. IT Management will be reliant on you to deliver services appropriately and provide the vigilance required to protect the platform assets.

About you:

Ideally you will have:

• A degree level qualification / Level 6 vocational qualification or equivalent level of experience
• Advanced knowledge of AWS administration and infrastructure deployment
• Strong planning and communication skills
• A good understanding of Information Security and Information Governance.

What we offer:

The University offers a wide range of benefits including flexible working, family friendly policies, a generous pension scheme (employer's contribution is 21.6%) and 41 days' annual holiday (inclusive of public holidays). We encourage career development by providing extensive training & development opportunities.

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available until 30 November 2024 in the first instance. NIHR BioResource is funded on a 5-year cycle. It has been announced that NIHR BioResource will receive new funding over the next 5 years.

This appointment requires a Research Passport application.

We welcome applications from individuals who wish to be considered for part-time working or other flexible working arrangements. 

Please quote reference RB35172 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

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