Infrastructure Development Cloud Specialist

Location: Stirling Campus

The Post

Systems & Support Services is responsible for delivering and supporting infrastructure solutions that enable the University to deliver excellent services to all its stakeholders. The service is comprised of specialists with expertise in networks, servers, information provision and associated infrastructure, together with support and systems administration across IT clients, learning & study environments and library systems.

The Infrastructure Development team will design and develop emerging cloud IT infrastructure and existing core on-premises systems in support of research, learning & teaching and university business. The team will build on the recent work to produce highly available, resilient and intuitive systems incorporating security, communications, data storage and processing, wired and wireless networks, IT client management, and learning technologies. The team is critical to the success and implementation of the emerging Digital Strategy.

Description of duties

• Contribute to infrastructure planning exercises and take active involvement in the preparation of investment proposals for continuous improvement and technology changes that will strengthen the service’s ability to deliver on strategic aims:
  • Prepare detailed plans of resources required and a project outline of deliverables needed to ensure their successful implementation
  • Provide timely development of high-quality solutions, in line with project objectives to defined timescales and budget
  • Develop design proposals for core infrastructure to allow integration of new and emerging ICT which reflects the ambition for a fully digitally enabled environment
• Assist in the skills development of other team members
• Build a strong professional partnership and work collaboratively with colleagues in Operational Support and Customer Services teams for the smooth transition of system changes from development to support, ensuring operational staff are fully equipped with the knowledge to provide 1^st and 2^nd line support and continuous operational development of implemented solutions

Essential criteria

• Proven experience of systems administration, both on premises and in a Cloud platform
• Proficiency in a scripting / programming language
• Understanding software and database concepts
• Understanding of the main internet protocols, such as: HTTP, MQTT, DNS, etc
• A good understanding of networking, both physical and virtual with a solid understanding of network security

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