The role - IT Manager The salary - £90k - £110k The location - Edinburgh I'm working with a fantastic organisation who are a global market leader in their field as they look to add an IT Manager who will manage their IT operations and oversee IT across sites in Europe and Africa. Working closely with the organisations IT Director the successful candidate will ensure that the organisation's IT strategy is delivered to the highest standard while overseeing infrastructure, networks and software applications across multiple sites and delivering upon growth projects. The ideal candidate will have experience managing varied IT teams and large-scale IT infrastructure across multiple sites. While this is a management role it is still extremely technical, the organisation is looking for someone who can balance being hands-on with leading the team around them, with a mindset that no job is too small or too big. The role will also involve delivering upon an ongoing improvement of IT systems with the knowledge to look at the current infrastructure and applications being used and make suggestions upon improvements while balancing the IT budget. In return you'll join an organisation at a very exciting time as they continue to grow at an exceptional rate while being hands on with a number of exciting growth projects already lined up. Your day-to-day: Lead a team of approximately 30 IT staff with a range of specialties including, but not limited to, Infrastructure Engineers and Software Engineers. Deliver IT BAU across sites in Europe and Africa. Deliver an efficient and cost-effective IT department across multiple sites. Work towards delivering the IT strategy, working directly alongside the American-based IT director. Management of overall IT infrastructure, software applications, business continuity and cyber security to ensure a smooth-running IT function. Effective risk management and solution development. Liaising with stakeholders from a wide range of diverse business units. About you: You'll have extensive experience in a similar IT Management or Head of IT role, with the ability to balance being your technical knowledge, desire to be hands-on and considerable leadership skills. A strong background across the full sphere of IT, including Infrastructure, software applications, networking and cyber security. A solutions-driven mindset with the ability to react to business-critical issues as they arise. Experience managing large teams based both on-site and remotely. Experience managing IT budgets across multiple sites. Great people skills, with the ability to manage your team, liaise with key stakeholders and liaise with the senior leadership team. Due to the nature of this role, it could close at any time, if this role is the right fit for you then please apply now.
02/05/2024
Full time
The role - IT Manager The salary - £90k - £110k The location - Edinburgh I'm working with a fantastic organisation who are a global market leader in their field as they look to add an IT Manager who will manage their IT operations and oversee IT across sites in Europe and Africa. Working closely with the organisations IT Director the successful candidate will ensure that the organisation's IT strategy is delivered to the highest standard while overseeing infrastructure, networks and software applications across multiple sites and delivering upon growth projects. The ideal candidate will have experience managing varied IT teams and large-scale IT infrastructure across multiple sites. While this is a management role it is still extremely technical, the organisation is looking for someone who can balance being hands-on with leading the team around them, with a mindset that no job is too small or too big. The role will also involve delivering upon an ongoing improvement of IT systems with the knowledge to look at the current infrastructure and applications being used and make suggestions upon improvements while balancing the IT budget. In return you'll join an organisation at a very exciting time as they continue to grow at an exceptional rate while being hands on with a number of exciting growth projects already lined up. Your day-to-day: Lead a team of approximately 30 IT staff with a range of specialties including, but not limited to, Infrastructure Engineers and Software Engineers. Deliver IT BAU across sites in Europe and Africa. Deliver an efficient and cost-effective IT department across multiple sites. Work towards delivering the IT strategy, working directly alongside the American-based IT director. Management of overall IT infrastructure, software applications, business continuity and cyber security to ensure a smooth-running IT function. Effective risk management and solution development. Liaising with stakeholders from a wide range of diverse business units. About you: You'll have extensive experience in a similar IT Management or Head of IT role, with the ability to balance being your technical knowledge, desire to be hands-on and considerable leadership skills. A strong background across the full sphere of IT, including Infrastructure, software applications, networking and cyber security. A solutions-driven mindset with the ability to react to business-critical issues as they arise. Experience managing large teams based both on-site and remotely. Experience managing IT budgets across multiple sites. Great people skills, with the ability to manage your team, liaise with key stakeholders and liaise with the senior leadership team. Due to the nature of this role, it could close at any time, if this role is the right fit for you then please apply now.
CyberArk Privileged Access Management Engineer - vacancy for a globally operating Basel based company in the pharmaceutical sector . Your tasks: Leading the transition from Legacy privilege access solutions to strategic CyberArk products Collaborating with system architects to understand target architecture and high-level requirements Designing and implementing solutions for managing privileged entitlements and authentication Providing third-level support for owned services and extending support of CyberArk solution Facilitating the decommissioning of Legacy privilege access management solutions Driving custom enhancements to augment CyberArk functionality and meet evolving needs Your experience/knowledge: 5+ years of experience in programming/Scripting languages such as Perl, JAVA, Python, etc. 5+ years of expertise engineering solutions with Oracle PL/SQL, Microsoft MSQL, and Sybase Back End Familiarity with CyberArk privileged session management product and/or Avecto Privilege Guard products Strong technical IT background and understanding of IT security principles Extensive experience in a large multinational corporation, preferably in financial services Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience Your soft skills: Excellent communication skills and ability to articulate complex solutions Proactive, motivated, and solution-oriented team player Location: Basel, Switzerland Sector: Pharmaceutical Start: 06/2024 Duration: 07MM+ Ref .Nr.: BH 21617 Take the next step and send us your resume along with a daytime phone number where we can reach you. Due to Swiss work permit restrictions, we can only consider applications from Swiss nationals, EU citizens as well as current work-permit holders for Switzerland. Ukrainian refugees are warmly welcomed, we will support you all the way. We welcome applications from individuals of all genders, age groups, sexual orientations, personal expressions, ethnic backgrounds, and religious beliefs. Therefore, there is no requirement to provide gender information or a photo in your application. As per client requirements, we need information about your marital status, nationality, date of birth, and a valid Swiss work permit. For applicants with disabilities, we are happy to explore potential solutions with our end client.
02/05/2024
Project-based
CyberArk Privileged Access Management Engineer - vacancy for a globally operating Basel based company in the pharmaceutical sector . Your tasks: Leading the transition from Legacy privilege access solutions to strategic CyberArk products Collaborating with system architects to understand target architecture and high-level requirements Designing and implementing solutions for managing privileged entitlements and authentication Providing third-level support for owned services and extending support of CyberArk solution Facilitating the decommissioning of Legacy privilege access management solutions Driving custom enhancements to augment CyberArk functionality and meet evolving needs Your experience/knowledge: 5+ years of experience in programming/Scripting languages such as Perl, JAVA, Python, etc. 5+ years of expertise engineering solutions with Oracle PL/SQL, Microsoft MSQL, and Sybase Back End Familiarity with CyberArk privileged session management product and/or Avecto Privilege Guard products Strong technical IT background and understanding of IT security principles Extensive experience in a large multinational corporation, preferably in financial services Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience Your soft skills: Excellent communication skills and ability to articulate complex solutions Proactive, motivated, and solution-oriented team player Location: Basel, Switzerland Sector: Pharmaceutical Start: 06/2024 Duration: 07MM+ Ref .Nr.: BH 21617 Take the next step and send us your resume along with a daytime phone number where we can reach you. Due to Swiss work permit restrictions, we can only consider applications from Swiss nationals, EU citizens as well as current work-permit holders for Switzerland. Ukrainian refugees are warmly welcomed, we will support you all the way. We welcome applications from individuals of all genders, age groups, sexual orientations, personal expressions, ethnic backgrounds, and religious beliefs. Therefore, there is no requirement to provide gender information or a photo in your application. As per client requirements, we need information about your marital status, nationality, date of birth, and a valid Swiss work permit. For applicants with disabilities, we are happy to explore potential solutions with our end client.
Required Profile: years cyber security professional experience with at least 5 years in domain or enterprise architecture experience Deep knowledge of the IAM and CIAM framework and industry best practice, Identity Governance, Logical and Privileged Access Management, Role Modelling, Access Recertification, and authentication mechanisms. Familiar with market leader's products CyberArk, SailPoint, Microsoft Azure AD, Microsoft AD, Beyond Trust, One Identity and its implementation in a strong regulated and complex environment. Knowledge and experience with security technologies, identity management platforms, secure access management and federation, IDAAS (Identity as a service), Single Sign On, SAML, Opend ID Connect, OAUTH, multi-factor authentication, PKI and cryptographic solutions, web application Firewalls, automated code review tools, Cloud SAAS solutions Worked in financial or highly regulated industries. Professional certifications such as TOGAF, SABSA or IAF architecture frameworks. CISSP, GIAC, CISM, ISO 27001 LA/LI or specific security product certifications are an asset. Fluent in English mandatory. As a the Cyber Security IAM Architect, your role will include: Lead the Identity and Access Management architecture domain. Define the IAM strategy, the reference/target Architecture, blueprint for your domain in close collaboration with your stakeholders (IDAM, GTS, GBS, Security Architecture and Enterprise Architecture). Design the architecture principles, tools, patterns, building blocks and contribute to IAM policies, standards and solutions. Advise on solution designs, implementation, and processes required to protect information system assets in line with the IAM and IT strategy. Provide guidance and act as a facilitator to ensure security standard and best practices are applied consistently and in a meaningful way across all divisions and the group. Collect feedback from stakeholders, detect unaddressed security IAM needs and identify opportunities for improvements or new architecture services. Translate the business requirements, risk assessments, high-level policies, and controls into security architecture requirements and designs for existing or new IAM capabilities, services and projects on business and IT side. Participate in discussions on IAM subjects, operational process design and implementation of security controls into project delivery. Your stakeholders are mainly Tribe Leads, Product Owners, Project Leaders, Enterprise Architects, risk management, internal/external Auditors and IT engineers, Developers and Solution Designers. Note: this role has been assessed as Inside IR35 which only affects UK resident candidates
02/05/2024
Project-based
Required Profile: years cyber security professional experience with at least 5 years in domain or enterprise architecture experience Deep knowledge of the IAM and CIAM framework and industry best practice, Identity Governance, Logical and Privileged Access Management, Role Modelling, Access Recertification, and authentication mechanisms. Familiar with market leader's products CyberArk, SailPoint, Microsoft Azure AD, Microsoft AD, Beyond Trust, One Identity and its implementation in a strong regulated and complex environment. Knowledge and experience with security technologies, identity management platforms, secure access management and federation, IDAAS (Identity as a service), Single Sign On, SAML, Opend ID Connect, OAUTH, multi-factor authentication, PKI and cryptographic solutions, web application Firewalls, automated code review tools, Cloud SAAS solutions Worked in financial or highly regulated industries. Professional certifications such as TOGAF, SABSA or IAF architecture frameworks. CISSP, GIAC, CISM, ISO 27001 LA/LI or specific security product certifications are an asset. Fluent in English mandatory. As a the Cyber Security IAM Architect, your role will include: Lead the Identity and Access Management architecture domain. Define the IAM strategy, the reference/target Architecture, blueprint for your domain in close collaboration with your stakeholders (IDAM, GTS, GBS, Security Architecture and Enterprise Architecture). Design the architecture principles, tools, patterns, building blocks and contribute to IAM policies, standards and solutions. Advise on solution designs, implementation, and processes required to protect information system assets in line with the IAM and IT strategy. Provide guidance and act as a facilitator to ensure security standard and best practices are applied consistently and in a meaningful way across all divisions and the group. Collect feedback from stakeholders, detect unaddressed security IAM needs and identify opportunities for improvements or new architecture services. Translate the business requirements, risk assessments, high-level policies, and controls into security architecture requirements and designs for existing or new IAM capabilities, services and projects on business and IT side. Participate in discussions on IAM subjects, operational process design and implementation of security controls into project delivery. Your stakeholders are mainly Tribe Leads, Product Owners, Project Leaders, Enterprise Architects, risk management, internal/external Auditors and IT engineers, Developers and Solution Designers. Note: this role has been assessed as Inside IR35 which only affects UK resident candidates
Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Ltd
Ringwood, Hampshire
This role will have an overriding impact in the way the company delivers Cloud & On-Premise infrastructure services to its customers, which includes the NHS. With a big emphasis on cloud, cyber security and infrastructure management, this role will have you using your broad technical expertise to deliver the most up to date technologies and improve the welfare of patients and medical personnel. You will be joining an ambitious technical services company with a dedicated and ambitious management team with a bright future. Having started life as an IT Services partner to the NHS, the company now employ over 100 personnel and deliver enterprise solutions that have a huge impact on the ability of the NHS to deliver clinical care. The opportunity: - The fundamentals of the role is to support the IT Director to deliver IT Technical Services to enterprise level customers. The role would be suited to a individual who has hands-on experience, with a depth of knowledge in Microsoft stack technology, networking and the fundamentals of Cyber Security and Information Governance. There is training and development in the latter elements listed above, and the role has a long term view to deputise for the IT Director and support strategic decision making, best practice and the technological evolution within the business. Skills & Experience - Have demonstrable skills and experience working in Microsoft Stack Technologies - both on-premise and cloud. Windows Server technologies Networking; WAN, LAN Cloud Computing; Azure, AWS Knowledge of Cyber Essentials, Cyber Security and Information Governance (desirable) Experience working with Infrastructure Services at scale, 10,000+ user base. Experience and/or certified in Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) A proactive, problem solving mindset Able to work autonomously and as part of a technology leadership team Confident, enthusiastic with a pragmatic approach. Experience and/or aptitude to manage and lead teams of engineers Enterprise experience, managing IT services at scale. 000's of users, Servers, client PCs, not just SME environments alone. Experience and skills in Cyber (including Cyber Essentials), at least foundation knowledge of informational governance and UK GDPR. Interpersonal skills to be able to constructively challenge senior technical colleagues to improve outcome and approach This role is subject to a clear standard DBS check being received. Salary, Benefits, Scope: The company have a generous salary and benefits package for the role. Up to £60,000 per annum plus benefits and career progression. The successful candidate will work on-site 5 days a week during probation and 2 to 3 days a week thereafter. How to apply: If you have a CV please hit apply or send it to (see below) Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
01/05/2024
Full time
This role will have an overriding impact in the way the company delivers Cloud & On-Premise infrastructure services to its customers, which includes the NHS. With a big emphasis on cloud, cyber security and infrastructure management, this role will have you using your broad technical expertise to deliver the most up to date technologies and improve the welfare of patients and medical personnel. You will be joining an ambitious technical services company with a dedicated and ambitious management team with a bright future. Having started life as an IT Services partner to the NHS, the company now employ over 100 personnel and deliver enterprise solutions that have a huge impact on the ability of the NHS to deliver clinical care. The opportunity: - The fundamentals of the role is to support the IT Director to deliver IT Technical Services to enterprise level customers. The role would be suited to a individual who has hands-on experience, with a depth of knowledge in Microsoft stack technology, networking and the fundamentals of Cyber Security and Information Governance. There is training and development in the latter elements listed above, and the role has a long term view to deputise for the IT Director and support strategic decision making, best practice and the technological evolution within the business. Skills & Experience - Have demonstrable skills and experience working in Microsoft Stack Technologies - both on-premise and cloud. Windows Server technologies Networking; WAN, LAN Cloud Computing; Azure, AWS Knowledge of Cyber Essentials, Cyber Security and Information Governance (desirable) Experience working with Infrastructure Services at scale, 10,000+ user base. Experience and/or certified in Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) A proactive, problem solving mindset Able to work autonomously and as part of a technology leadership team Confident, enthusiastic with a pragmatic approach. Experience and/or aptitude to manage and lead teams of engineers Enterprise experience, managing IT services at scale. 000's of users, Servers, client PCs, not just SME environments alone. Experience and skills in Cyber (including Cyber Essentials), at least foundation knowledge of informational governance and UK GDPR. Interpersonal skills to be able to constructively challenge senior technical colleagues to improve outcome and approach This role is subject to a clear standard DBS check being received. Salary, Benefits, Scope: The company have a generous salary and benefits package for the role. Up to £60,000 per annum plus benefits and career progression. The successful candidate will work on-site 5 days a week during probation and 2 to 3 days a week thereafter. How to apply: If you have a CV please hit apply or send it to (see below) Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
A leading Defence client of ours is currently looking for a Principal Systems Engineer within their Defence team to work on a variety of safety/mission critical projects. The right candidate will be responsible for understanding the customers complex needs and developing, validating & managing Systems requirements at all levels. What you'll be doing: * Developing complex system architectures and sub-systems using a Model Based Systems Engineering approach * Integration, analysis and test of Real Time systems containing multiple technical disciplines such as electronic, mechanical, optical and software sub-systems. * Taking accountability for collaborative technical work package execution and associated outcomes * Providing guidance, coaching and nurturing talent in other engineers * Verifying that customer needs are satisfied * Steering new and improved systems development through implementation whilst making use of best practice systems life cycle processes alongside techniques such as Learn First and Agile Your skills and experiences: Essential: * Proven experience developing systems in relevant product markets and/or domains, such as control systems, Real Time displays or other safety related systems * Proven experience in requirements management, design analyses, modelling and simulation, using tools such as DOORS, Siemens Polarion, Enterprise Architect, MATLAB and/or Simulink and design methodologies such as SysML * A degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant Scientific/Engineering subject (eg Systems Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Physics or Mathematics) Desirable: * Experience in integration, test, and/or verification of Real Time and/or safety related systems * Understanding of safety assessment processes including how these processes influence the design * Customer and/or supplier liaison experience for technical aspects, verifying and obtaining agreement that customer needs are satisfied * An understanding of information assurance, cyber security and environmental impact aspects relating to Real Time Embedded engineering products Disclaimer: This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission.
30/04/2024
Full time
A leading Defence client of ours is currently looking for a Principal Systems Engineer within their Defence team to work on a variety of safety/mission critical projects. The right candidate will be responsible for understanding the customers complex needs and developing, validating & managing Systems requirements at all levels. What you'll be doing: * Developing complex system architectures and sub-systems using a Model Based Systems Engineering approach * Integration, analysis and test of Real Time systems containing multiple technical disciplines such as electronic, mechanical, optical and software sub-systems. * Taking accountability for collaborative technical work package execution and associated outcomes * Providing guidance, coaching and nurturing talent in other engineers * Verifying that customer needs are satisfied * Steering new and improved systems development through implementation whilst making use of best practice systems life cycle processes alongside techniques such as Learn First and Agile Your skills and experiences: Essential: * Proven experience developing systems in relevant product markets and/or domains, such as control systems, Real Time displays or other safety related systems * Proven experience in requirements management, design analyses, modelling and simulation, using tools such as DOORS, Siemens Polarion, Enterprise Architect, MATLAB and/or Simulink and design methodologies such as SysML * A degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant Scientific/Engineering subject (eg Systems Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Physics or Mathematics) Desirable: * Experience in integration, test, and/or verification of Real Time and/or safety related systems * Understanding of safety assessment processes including how these processes influence the design * Customer and/or supplier liaison experience for technical aspects, verifying and obtaining agreement that customer needs are satisfied * An understanding of information assurance, cyber security and environmental impact aspects relating to Real Time Embedded engineering products Disclaimer: This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission.
Infrastructure/Network Engineer ONSITE £40,000 + Over Time and On call allowance Join a dynamic team as an Infrastructure/Network Engineer, responsible for managing and supporting network and server infrastructure solutions across multiple UK businesses. Collaborate with the Infrastructure Manager to shape regional infrastructure strategies. Utilise your expertise in core technologies such as HPE, VMware, Microsoft SQL, Veeam, and Cisco/Meraki to ensure optimal system performance and availability. Key Responsibilities: Manage and monitor installed infrastructure, ensuring high availability. Analyse existing infrastructure for performance enhancements. Install, configure, and maintain operating systems and tools. Liaise with vendors and internal IT teams for issue resolution. Implement backup and restore strategies, ensuring IT DRP/BCP compliance. Lead IT asset management and asset care activities. Provide escalation support for infrastructure incidents and challenges. Ensure compliance with software licensing and data protection regulations. Maintain tidy and secure IT environments, adhering to cybersecurity strategies. Qualifications and Skills: Proven experience in infrastructure implementation and administration. Leadership skills with the ability to lead IT teams effectively. Industry experience in manufacturing, supply chain, or retail sectors preferred. Strong communication and organisational skills. Excellent problem-solving abilities in both reactive and proactive environments. Understanding of security standards and protocols.
29/04/2024
Full time
Infrastructure/Network Engineer ONSITE £40,000 + Over Time and On call allowance Join a dynamic team as an Infrastructure/Network Engineer, responsible for managing and supporting network and server infrastructure solutions across multiple UK businesses. Collaborate with the Infrastructure Manager to shape regional infrastructure strategies. Utilise your expertise in core technologies such as HPE, VMware, Microsoft SQL, Veeam, and Cisco/Meraki to ensure optimal system performance and availability. Key Responsibilities: Manage and monitor installed infrastructure, ensuring high availability. Analyse existing infrastructure for performance enhancements. Install, configure, and maintain operating systems and tools. Liaise with vendors and internal IT teams for issue resolution. Implement backup and restore strategies, ensuring IT DRP/BCP compliance. Lead IT asset management and asset care activities. Provide escalation support for infrastructure incidents and challenges. Ensure compliance with software licensing and data protection regulations. Maintain tidy and secure IT environments, adhering to cybersecurity strategies. Qualifications and Skills: Proven experience in infrastructure implementation and administration. Leadership skills with the ability to lead IT teams effectively. Industry experience in manufacturing, supply chain, or retail sectors preferred. Strong communication and organisational skills. Excellent problem-solving abilities in both reactive and proactive environments. Understanding of security standards and protocols.
Digital Research Infrastructure Engineer - Linux Specialist PML operations grade 4 £30000 - £45000 DOE Full Time Open Ended Appointment The Role We have an exciting opportunity at PML for an individual with skills in Linux system administration to join the PML s Digital Innovation and Marine Autonomy (DIMA) group. The role provides a business critical link between scientists, PML Applications (commercial work) and our IT Group to support the Linux computing infrastructure as it continues to evolve, underpinning PML science in multiple areas and across all levels. This ranges from data generation, (storage technologies and data management), processing and analysis (high performance computing and technologies such as JupyterHub), to making visual outputs for end users (web technologies and virtualisation) to increase the reach and impact of PML science. About You You will enjoy working with others to help deliver a modern and reliable digital infrastructure to underpin the world leading research carried out at PML. You will understand the importance of stability from existing infrastructure but will also be keen to learn and try new technologies. You will have experience of administering Linux systems, ideally using Ubuntu, and will be able to make use of scripts and common tools such as ansible to manage this. You will understand the importance of taking a proactive approach to identify and resolve and problems and will be able to make use of monitoring software (e.g., Nagios, Grafana) to accomplish this. You will understand best practices in cybersecurity and be able to apply these. Skills Required Linux systems administration and monitoring Linux scripting (e.g., bash and Python) Experience in management of data at the Terrabyte to Petabyte scale and storage technologies such as NFS and S3. Cybersecurity (Understand and apply best practices) Container technologies (Docker and Kubernetes) High performance Computing (Slurm) Virtualisation (VMWare) Key Deliverables Maintain our storage infrastructure to ensure data is distributed across servers based on existing capacity and projected changes in data volumes. This includes regular data moves and liaising with stakeholders to ensure data is backed up and archiving projects are completes as needed. Monitor high performance computing infrastructure to identify and resolve problems either on their own or by working with IT (depending on the nature of the problem). Act of a point of contact between scientists and IT to answer questions, help identify solutions and provide training. Work with the data architect to maintain and develop web infrastructure used to provide existing and planned data search and visualisation services. Manage the NEODAAS GPU cluster (MAGEO), including liaising with IT, vendors and system users. About PML As a marine-focused charity we develop and apply innovative science with a view to ensuring ocean sustainability. With over 40 years of experience, we offer evidence-based solutions to societal challenges. Our impact spans from research publications to informing policies and training future scientists. The science undertaken at PML contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals by promoting healthy, productive and resilient oceans and seas. To support PML s science it operates in house Linux infrastructure used for processing satellite data, running models and making outputs accessible through web visualisation tools. This infrastructure includes a large amount of storage (6 PB), a High-Performance Computing cluster with over 1500 cores, a 40 GPU cluster (the MAssive GPU cluster for Earth Observation; MAGEO) and a virtual machine cluster. The role will be part of the Digital Innovation and Marine Autonomy (DIMA) group within PML. DIMA is a pioneering digital science group dedicated to advancing PML s world-class and cutting-edge environmental research through the utilisation of state-of-the-art digital and autonomous technologies. The team comprises research software engineers, research infrastructure engineers, marine technologists and scientists who work on a variety of projects using autonomous vessels, satellite data, drones, Artificial Intelligence, High Performance Computing and data visualisation tools to help deliver PML s goals. The team have an enthusiasm for solving problems through collaboration and shared learning.
12/04/2024
Full time
Digital Research Infrastructure Engineer - Linux Specialist PML operations grade 4 £30000 - £45000 DOE Full Time Open Ended Appointment The Role We have an exciting opportunity at PML for an individual with skills in Linux system administration to join the PML s Digital Innovation and Marine Autonomy (DIMA) group. The role provides a business critical link between scientists, PML Applications (commercial work) and our IT Group to support the Linux computing infrastructure as it continues to evolve, underpinning PML science in multiple areas and across all levels. This ranges from data generation, (storage technologies and data management), processing and analysis (high performance computing and technologies such as JupyterHub), to making visual outputs for end users (web technologies and virtualisation) to increase the reach and impact of PML science. About You You will enjoy working with others to help deliver a modern and reliable digital infrastructure to underpin the world leading research carried out at PML. You will understand the importance of stability from existing infrastructure but will also be keen to learn and try new technologies. You will have experience of administering Linux systems, ideally using Ubuntu, and will be able to make use of scripts and common tools such as ansible to manage this. You will understand the importance of taking a proactive approach to identify and resolve and problems and will be able to make use of monitoring software (e.g., Nagios, Grafana) to accomplish this. You will understand best practices in cybersecurity and be able to apply these. Skills Required Linux systems administration and monitoring Linux scripting (e.g., bash and Python) Experience in management of data at the Terrabyte to Petabyte scale and storage technologies such as NFS and S3. Cybersecurity (Understand and apply best practices) Container technologies (Docker and Kubernetes) High performance Computing (Slurm) Virtualisation (VMWare) Key Deliverables Maintain our storage infrastructure to ensure data is distributed across servers based on existing capacity and projected changes in data volumes. This includes regular data moves and liaising with stakeholders to ensure data is backed up and archiving projects are completes as needed. Monitor high performance computing infrastructure to identify and resolve problems either on their own or by working with IT (depending on the nature of the problem). Act of a point of contact between scientists and IT to answer questions, help identify solutions and provide training. Work with the data architect to maintain and develop web infrastructure used to provide existing and planned data search and visualisation services. Manage the NEODAAS GPU cluster (MAGEO), including liaising with IT, vendors and system users. About PML As a marine-focused charity we develop and apply innovative science with a view to ensuring ocean sustainability. With over 40 years of experience, we offer evidence-based solutions to societal challenges. Our impact spans from research publications to informing policies and training future scientists. The science undertaken at PML contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals by promoting healthy, productive and resilient oceans and seas. To support PML s science it operates in house Linux infrastructure used for processing satellite data, running models and making outputs accessible through web visualisation tools. This infrastructure includes a large amount of storage (6 PB), a High-Performance Computing cluster with over 1500 cores, a 40 GPU cluster (the MAssive GPU cluster for Earth Observation; MAGEO) and a virtual machine cluster. The role will be part of the Digital Innovation and Marine Autonomy (DIMA) group within PML. DIMA is a pioneering digital science group dedicated to advancing PML s world-class and cutting-edge environmental research through the utilisation of state-of-the-art digital and autonomous technologies. The team comprises research software engineers, research infrastructure engineers, marine technologists and scientists who work on a variety of projects using autonomous vessels, satellite data, drones, Artificial Intelligence, High Performance Computing and data visualisation tools to help deliver PML s goals. The team have an enthusiasm for solving problems through collaboration and shared learning.