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| Posted: | 26/11/24 | |
| Recruiter: | UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW | |
| Reference: | 2857799491 | |
| Type: | Permanent | |
| Disciplines: | IT Manager | |
| Salary: | Competitive | |
| Location: | Glasgow | |
| Description: | College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences School of Psychology & Neuroscience IT Infrastructure Manager Vacancy Ref: 158172 Salary: Grade 8 £49,320 - £56,921 per annum This post is full time and open ended (permanent). Relocation assistance will be provided where appropriate. The University of Glasgow is seeking to appoint a talented and highly motivated IT Infrastructure Manager. Reporting to the Computing Support Manager, the post holder will take a leading role in managing and maintaining the school s IT Infrastructure, which is essential for the research, teaching and professional services of Psychology and Neuroscience. Your primary responsibility will be to collaborate with the Computing Support Manager, to manage and maintain the specialised core IT infrastructure, as well as provide user support and system development. The post holder will work closely with the Computing Support Manager to ensure that infrastructure investments align with departmental needs and strategic priorities, optimizing resource allocation and financial planning. In addition, the successful candidate will be required to oversee the management and development of support staff, fostering a culture of excellence through the implementation of best practices, strategic talent development initiatives, and the execution of annual performance reviews. For more information about the infrastructure and the scope of the job or for informal enquiries, please contact Raymond Elma, Job Purpose Reporting to the Computing Support Manager, you will take a leading role in managing and maintaining the school s IT Infrastructure, which is essential for the research, teaching and professional services of Psychology and Neuroscience. Your primary responsibility will be to collaborate with the Computing Support Manager, to manage and maintain the specialised core IT infrastructure, as well as provide user support and system development. Main Duties and Responsibilities
Knowledge, Qualifications, Skills, and Experience Knowledge/Qualifications Essential: A1 Scottish Credit and Qualification Framework Level 9 (Ordinary Degree, Scottish Vocational Qualification level 4), or equivalent experience of personal development in a similar role or related role. A2 Ability to undertake the duties associated with this level of post A3 Comprehensive, expert current knowledge of IT standards, systems, and provision to support delivery of research and teaching. Desirable: B1 Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate certification is highly desirable, with a strong emphasis on proficiency in managing local Active Directory environments. B2 Proficiency in macOS management with JAMF certification is highly desirable. B3 Experience of working in a Higher Education environment. Skills Essential: C1 Skills in LAMP platforms (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP). C2Extensive experience in Linux/Unix administration, including user management (NIS Domain), monitoring, optimizing system performance, system updates, backups (ZFS) and network storage (NFS). C2 Skill in managing and maintaining networking services (DNS, DHCP), which includes diagnosing and troubleshooting network problems. C3 Expertise in Microsoft on prem Active Directory and Window Server 2019 and above. C4 Ability to take a problem/project from conception to completion, interpreting and integrating technical and user needs appropriately. C5 Ability to develop innovative solutions and to influence others to adopt them. C6 Excellent interpersonal and communication (oral and written) skills. C7 Demonstrable people/time/budget/project management skills of an appropriate level. C8 Ability to work effectively with a high level of independence but also within a team. C9 Strong analytical and innovative problem-solving skills. C10 Ability to multitask successfully in a busy role with competing demands C11 Ability to work flexibly and adapt to changing environments. C12 Ability to collaborate with teams within our ogranisation (e.g Information Services Security Team and Network Infrastructure Team) Desirable: D1 Understanding of cybersecurity principles to protect data and computational resources. D2 Compliance with data privacy regulations and institutional IT policies. D3 Ability to implement and maintain secure access protocols. D4 Support for software installations, updates, and troubleshooting. D5 Ability to provide technical support to faculty and students. D6 Conducting training sessions on best practices for using the computing grid. D7 Expertise in managing and maintaining high-performance computing (HPC) systems, Rocks Clusters or similar. D8 Skills in Enterprise server software and storage technologies such as, Isilon, iDrac, Microsoft failover clusters and VMware VCenter. F9 Proficiency in virtualisation and containerisation technologies (e.g., Docker, singularity). Experience Essential: E1 Experience in leading a highly specialised infrastructure team. E2 Substantial experience in server management and systems administration in a heterogeneous environment with a mix of Linux, Unix and MS Windows server technologies providing general services, such as backup, mail, DNS, DHCP, printing and user accounts. E4 Installation and administration of enterprise level server hardware and software. Including, server management, virtualisation, and storage management. E5 Significant experience of a higher-level programming or scripting language such as Shell Script, Python or PowerShell. E6 Experience managing projects in a complex multidisciplinary organisation. E7 Experience of taking responsibility for actions that can have considerable impact on the user community. E8 Experience of negotiating with colleagues. Desirable: F1 Supporting Research in an academic environment. F2 Supporting MySQL/MariaDB relational database servers. F3 Security with network penetration testing, diagnosis, and patching. F4 Experience of GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), Caldecott and the processing of personal and medical data. E5 Knowledge of libraries needed for GPU clusters and distributed computing frameworks | |