Systems Developer

We are seeking to appoint a Systems Developer for Lancaster University's School of Computing and Communications. We require a person with good technical background in systems development and systems administration using modern orchestration tools. You will work in the Systems Team within the School of Computing and Communications. You should be positive and self-motivated, wanting to learn through working closely with the team, wider School, ISS, University, and external sources and with a well-developed and deep knowledge of modern development practices and systems administration. Proficient in modern agile secure programming techniques developing applications to support the school teaching, research and engagement activities. Work closely with our academic staff, developing and maintaining novel teaching and research environments deployed in our physical and virtual labs. Develop and maintain our orchestration tools including ansible, working closely with our systems administrator to manage school infrastructure. Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated deployment of containerised technologies to school activities and specifically student and research projects. Develop and maintain high-quality technical documentation for any developed system or software application.

You must have strong experience in developing applications in python, Linux administration including shell scripting, ansible orchestration and docker container and cd/ci pipeline development. It is also desirable you have a good background understanding of networking.

Find out what it's like to work at Lancaster University, including information on our wide range of employee benefits, support networks and our policies and facilities for a family-friendly workplace. The University recognises and celebrates good employment practice undertaken to address all inequality in higher education whilst promoting the importance and wellbeing for all our colleagues. We warmly welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of their age, religion, gender identity or expression, race, disability or sexual orientation, and are committed to promoting diversity, and equality of opportunity. Share

You would be joining and leading an innovative team working to provide great solutions and experiences for our students and staff which have high impact and visibility. The Campus is surrounded by beautiful countryside and is only a short distance from the historic city of Lancaster and within an hour's drive of the lake district, a UNESCO world heritage site. We are:

• Encouraging of a positive work/life balance and while based largely on campus there is opportunities to enable flexible working from home, or elsewhere, whenever appropriate and possible.
• Supportive of your personal and professional development; we foster an environment where you will be encouraged to learn new skills and technologies.
• Recognising of the talents of our diverse workforce through an excellent reward package that includes 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays and University closure days), a generous pension scheme, and a flexible benefits package that includes options for travel, childcare, wellbeing, and the purchase of additional leave.
As a truly global and inclusive university, it is no surprise that Lancaster University is committed to creating an environment where everyone can thrive and fulfil their potential. Students from over one hundred countries make up our diverse campus and over half of our staff come from outside of the UK. Lancaster is an open and welcoming community that values equality and diversity. Our promotion of global values ensures Lancaster is a welcoming environment for all students and staff. We are proactive in engagement with our staff to help us to understand the lived experiences of our university community and to understand how we are doing in creating a fairer and more inclusive University. Our multi-faith Chaplaincy Centre is a welcoming place for people of all faiths and none. This is a great opportunity for the successful candidate to have a transformative impact on the student experience of digital learning and further their own career with a global leader in Higher Education.