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Geomagnetism IT Specialist

British Geological Survey - Geomagnetism Team

Location: Edinburgh
Salary: £31,212 to £42,840 per annum
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Placed On: 6th September 2024
Closes: 9th October 2024
Job Ref: 240000U7

Salary: C/S1 salary is £31,212 per annum (D/S1 salary, which is £42,840 per annum, may be payable to applicants who can also meet the Band D/S1 criteria set out in this advert)

A great benefits package is offered, including an outstanding pension scheme, 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Hours: Full-time – 37 hours a week

Location: The Lyell Centre, BGS offices in Edinburgh

About the role

The postholder will join the BGS Geomagnetism Team providing IT expertise for scientific applications within the Geomagnetism Team, such as required for Space Weather and Navigational services. These all have a dependency on pioneering IT developments. The key duties/ responsibilities include:

  • Maintain and develop existing applications and systems, particularly in Fortran, C, Shell scripts and Java, including time series data delivery and display.
  • Design and implement web services that present science data to a wide range of users.
  • Provide Linux system administration skills to ensure the geomagnetism team-specific systems are compliant. 

About you

This job could suit either a relatively recent graduate or someone further into their career with wider knowledge and experience. 

Candidates must be able to demonstrate experience of programming, have strong examples of technical problem solving and the ability to adapt and learn new skills.

The additional specific essential and desirable skills criteria for this post below will be assessed at Shortlist (S) stage, interview (I) stage, or both (S&I). 

Essential

  • Degree in an IT related subject, or another subject, such as Space Science, Geophysics, or Physics with significant IT content, or significant equivalent work experience (S)
  • Experience in programming, including code testing, in at least one of (ideally more) Fortran (95 or later), C, Java, Shell scripts, Python, JavaScript (S&I)
  • Knowledge of Linux operating systems (S&I)
  • Excellent communication skills (I)
  • Able to work flexibly, proactively and collaboratively in a team, whilst managing your own time on multiple tasks to meet agreed targets (S&I)
  • A demonstrated interest in developing your area of expertise – having a good record of Continuing Professional Development in IT (S&I)
  • You will be committed to a diverse and inclusive approach to work in the geosciences (S&I) 

Desirable 

  • A demonstrated ability to rapidly adapt to change, learning new or unfamiliar technologies as required (S&I)
  • Experience of programming under Linux and/or administering Linux (S&I)
  • Skills in IT development and maintenance, such as user interface design and/or client web applications and/or back-end web service developments – any or all Continuous Integration techniques; Git version control; GitLab; Containerisation; Maven build system; HTML5; CSS; Bootstrap; FastAPI; Java Servlet (S&I) 

The following two criteria are essential to qualify for the higher UKRI Pay Band D/S1: 

  • MSc or PhD or similar professional qualification in an IT related subject or significant equivalent work experience (S)
  • A demonstrated ability to take a business/scientific problem of significant technical complexity, identify and assess appropriate technologies, and design a software solution (I) 

The closing date for receipt of applications is Wednesday 9 October 2024.  Interviews are expected to be held in late October 2024 in Edinburgh.

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