Job Description
The University of London
The University of London is a leading UK provider of distance and digital education internationally, offering programmes to 45,000 students in 190 countries around the world. Although proudly rooted in London, our community and impact are global.
We are a national leader in the humanities, and we promote their value to society and the economy through knowledge creation and exchange.
We are also a federation of 17 world class higher education institutions, with collaboration at the heart of our ethos. The University of London federation is a collective community of more than 240,000 learners and 50,000 staff, delivering world-leading research across all disciplines.
Our passion for increasing access to education and mobilising the collective power and expertise of the federation is central to our ability to transform lives around the world and address the global challenges of the future.
The Role
Reporting to the Platform Services Manager for ITDS, the post holder will be part of the team supporting and managing the ITDS platform systems and infrastructure, both on-premise and in the public cloud. The team is responsible of ensuring the systems meet the requirements of the University and the defined KPI measurements as well as being involved in the deployment of new services and systems to support the current and future aims of the University. The team covers servers, storage, networking and Azure.
The platform engineer role specializes in either Microsoft or Linux based services; this post is for a Linux specific role.
It is expected that the post holder will have a very strong, demonstrable, background in deploying and supporting Redhat Enterprise Linux Server environments including storage configuration experience within file systems & using logical volumes, Kickstart based deployments, apache web server installations, MySQL and extensive TCP/IP networking experience.
You should also have strong practical knowledge of supporting and maintaining SMTP server configurations & security, DNS & IP address management, scripting in shell, Perl or Python and a good knowledge of VMware vSphere ESXi as this is currently supporting the majority of University systems hosted on-premise.
Ideally you will also have good knowledge of configuration management, directory services including LDAP based solutions and access management services. Knowledge of Windows platforms would be helpful but not essential. Knowledge of cloud based infrastructure deployments and management using both IaaS and PaaS models would be advantageous, especially within an Azure solution, as this is the cloud platform of choice.
As we are able to take advantage of modern technology and Activity Based Working a Job Share for this role will be considered. The University also encourages a positive work-life balance.
For a full role profile, please refer to the job description below.
Further information
To be considered for this opportunity, please submit your application and CV (by clicking ‘apply for job’ at the bottom of this page).
The applications will be reviewed as they are received and shortlisted candidates will be invited to interview. The advert may close earlier than the advertised date if we find a suitable candidate.
We recommend you to submit your applications at the earliest convenience.
The University will be unable to sponsor candidates for a visa for this role. Successful applicants must be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK for the duration of their employment.
The University reserves the right to close the vacancy earlier than the published end date should it receive sufficient applications to warrant earlier shortlisting.
The University currently operates a Hybrid Working framework involving a mix of working remotely and in the office. Typically, the majority of employees will be able to agree to work remotely for up to 60% of their working week, role dependent, however will be required to attend on specific days for training or team meetings.
The University of London is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive working environment where we can all be ourselves and succeed. We particularly encourage applications from members of Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic communities as this group is currently under-represented at all levels within the University. All appointments will be made on merit, based on the criteria identified in the job description.
Pursuing excellence in education and equal opportunities.