IT and Data Manager
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British Antarctic Survey
Listed on
10th April 2019
Location
Cambridge
Salary/Rate
Competitive
Salary Notes
Competitive
Type
Permanent
Start Date
ASAP
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The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) are looking for an IT and Data Manager to join their ICT and data management teams. Though based in Cambridge, this role will involve regular duty in the polar regions, principally at Halley VI Research Station. The focus of this role is to develop and maintain scientific and operational IT systems at Cambridge in order to then deploy and maintain such systems in the polar regions. You will also be responsible for producing maintenance plans for these systems and for looking for future improvements. We are looking for someone with a BTEX or National Diploma in Computing, or equivalent working experience. you will need to have experience with a variety of operating systems, programming languages and experience with virtualisation. This role will involve regular periods of time in the polar regions so the successful candidate will need to be comfortable with remote working and also have excellent team working skills for living and working in this unique environment. Purpose To develop and maintain scientific and operational IT systems at Cambridge and deploy and maintain such systems in Polar Regions. Qualification BTEC/National Diploma or equivalent in computing or equivalent working experience. Duties a) To implement, maintain and enhance IT and data services in Cambridge and those deployed in Polar Regions. b) To develop systems/solutions for Cambridge and deployment in Polar Regions. c) To monitor deployed systems in order to produce plans for maintenance and future improvement. d) To provide services and support to the BAS scientific community as a whole. e) To fully contribute to the work of IT/DM and BAS as appropriate. f) To carry out all work in a safe and professional manner. g) To become a member of the Halley response team and participate in training to include but not limited to: Advanced 1st aid, Search and rescue, Aircraft fire fighting, Breathing apparatus and Major incident response. h) To undertake other duties as required by the director. Skills/Experience Experience with a variety of operating systems including Linux (RedHat and Debian family) and Windows (Server and Desktop) Experience of systems programming languages (eg. Python, C or Perl) Experience with virtualisation (preferably VMWare) Experience with networking both at a protocol and application level - Essential Electronic hardware and microcontrollers DevOps-esque concerns: configuration management, monitoring, analytics and continuous integration Scientific programming environments (eg. MATLAB, R, Octave, IDL) Project planning or SDLC methodologies On-line application forms and further information are available on our website at www.bas.ac.uk/vacancies. Please quote reference: BAS 55/19Closing date for receipt of application forms is: 28th April 2019
Interview date: w/c 7th May 2019
