Linux Systems Administrator

Interview date: Monday 13^th March 2023

We are looking for an enthusiastic new member to join the central IT services (ISS) at Lancaster University to play a key role in supporting Linux services across the Faculty of Science and Technology (FST) and wider University.

Lancaster University is a top fifteen university and the top university in the North West. We have a beautiful campus and offer a comprehensive package of benefits including competitive salaries, pension provision, work-life balance, flexible benefits scheme and generous holiday entitlement.

As a Linux Support Specialist you will be working in the Faculty IT team of the central IT services (ISS). You will be working closely with colleagues in ISS but also with IT support colleagues across the departments of FST to provide an excellent support service for the use of Linux within teaching and research. You will use your skills to pull together Linux experience across ISS and FST along with your own experience, to develop and deliver Linux support for academic, research and support staff within FST. Working with researchers and research teams, you will understand their IT needs and deliver a great IT service. Your work will set support standards for Linux across the wider university.

You should have:

• Experience of working in a team-based IT service environment as well as experience of supporting Linux systems.
• Excellent Linux deployment and administration skills
• Excellent analytical, technical and communications skills.
• Ability to combine technical and problem-solving skills with a strong user-focus to ensure excellent service and support.
• Ability to juggle priorities and balance long-term and short-term demands. 
• A degree, professional qualification or career experience in a relative field.

One or more of the following would be advantageous:

• Experience of integrating Linux with Microsoft Active Directory.
• Experience of Ansible/AWX for configuring and managing systems.
• Experience of grid/cluster management.

As well as a competitive salary, there is a flexible benefits package available to staff enabling you to tailor your benefits to suit your own needs. This includes options such as travel, childcare, wellbeing and shopping, and includes the purchase of additional annual leave. As a team, we are committed to the development of our people and foster a learning environment where you will be encouraged to learn new skills and technologies.

While the role will be predominantly based on the Bailrigg campus, we actively encourage a positive work/life balance and enable flexible working from home, or elsewhere, whenever appropriate and possible.

We welcome applications from people in all diversity groups.

For further details of the role please contact Norm Patterson (email: n.patterson@lancaster.ac.uk)

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Unless specified otherwise, all advertised roles are UK based. The University strongly supports the individual needs of each employee, whilst promoting the importance of wellbeing for all our colleagues. We have a range of support networks available for our employees, and more information on these can be found on the ‘Working at Lancaster’ information page. We are committed to family-friendly and flexible working policies on an individual basis. The University recognises and celebrates good employment practice undertaken to address all inequality in higher education. We warmly welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of their age, religion, gender identity or expression, race, disability or sexual orientation, and are committed to promoting diversity, and equality of opportunity.

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