IT Technician/Developer

About The University

Swansea University is a research-led university that has been making a difference since 1920. The University community thrives on exploration and discovery and offers the right balance of excellent teaching and research, matched by an enviable quality of life.

Our stunning waterfront campuses and multicultural community make us a desirable workplace for colleagues from around the world. Our reward and benefits, and ways of working enable those who join us to have enriching careers, matched by an excellent work-life balance.

About The Role

We have 2 full-time positions available for a 12 month Fixed Term contract.

 

To achieve its sustainable top 30 ambition, Swansea University needs a professional services workforce with the differentiated skills necessary to ensure excellence through efficient and effective systems and processes that harness technological innovations.

 

The UKSeRP (UK Secure Research Platform) is a technology set developed by the Population Data Science group at Swansea University Medical School. Swansea University works with organisations in the UK and globally to pool knowledge and experience around the platform to facilitate the storage and secure access to research datasets to assist research activity.

 

Following the success of the SAIL databank, the infrastructure used to provide it was identified as suitable to host datasets for other research groups within Swansea. Following interest from organisations in Australia and Canada, implementation exists in 2 locations outside the UK.

 

In this role, you will:

• Work as a member of the Innovation Team to deliver strategic projects, supporting our migration to Kubernetes.
• Gain deeper experience in GitOps deployment strategies.
• Work with senior team members to design, build, and deploy CI/CD pipelines to facilitate the work of our development team.
• Have the opportunity to learn and use many cutting-edge technologies as we explore their adoption.
• Use your knowledge of Python to implement and refactor Airflow DAGs to handle the data lifecycle within UKSeRP.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

The University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity in all its practices and activities. We aim to establish an inclusive environment and welcome diverse applications from the following protected characteristics: age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race (including colour, nationality, ethnic and national origin), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation.

As an inclusive and welcoming workplace, we value people for their skills regardless of their background. Applications are welcome in Welsh and will not be treated less favourably than those submitted in English.

Welsh Language Skills

The Welsh language level required for this role is Level 1 - A little. The role holder will be able to pronounce Welsh words, answer the phone in Welsh (good morning/afternoon) and use very basic everyday words and phrases (thank you, please etc.). Level 1 can be reached by completing a 1 hour course.

The University is a proud bilingual institution, our Welsh Language Strategy outlines our aspiration to promote the language and enable our staff to engage with the language as an additional workplace skill and as a gateway to new cultural and social opportunities. Applications are welcome in Welsh and will not be treated less favourably than those submitted in English. Welsh speakers have the right to an interview in Welsh. Applicants for a role where Welsh skills are essential are expected to present their application in Welsh and will be interviewed in Welsh, if shortlisted.

Additional Information

Applications for this role will take the format of a CV submission and cover letter.

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