Jisc grade: TDV3 (internal use only)
Hours: 35 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Location: Hybrid - A blend of working from home and your nominated hub office, we have hubs in London, Bristol, Manchester and Oxford. Specific patterns for working in the office are not mandated, and the frequency of time worked in the office is agreed with your manager. Meeting in person is something we value so you may need to travel on occasion to any of our hub offices.
About Jisc:
Jisc is the UK digital, data and technology agency focused on tertiary education, research, and innovation. We are a not-for-profit organisation with a big ambition to improve lives through education and research by providing hardware, software, and networking solutions. Our talented people bring their own unique skills and experience to empower our members and customers with the technology they need to succeed. Take your next career step with us and you can make a real difference to the education and research sectors.
About the role:
OpenAthens has the vision to become the world’s most user-friendly information access management experience, helping academics, students, scientists and library patrons gain access to the knowledge they need to achieve great things. You will have the opportunity to make a big difference to the delivery of our vision.
As an OpenAthens DevOps Engineer, you will work with our infrastructure and code base, making changes and enhancements to improve the quality, stability and security of the OpenAthens service.
Responsibilities will include:
* Working on projects involving infrastructure and code changes.
* Providing 3rd line support for advanced technical issues.
* Patching to maintain security and stability.
* Releasing new features into live service.
* Proactively supporting service management by maintaining and improving monitoring of all services.
* Maintaining and creating technical documentation for OpenAthens infrastructure and application architecture.
* Assisting with onboarding new technologies into service where required.
* Coaching, mentoring and inspiring junior colleagues to help their growth.
* Keeping up to date with new technologies.
Key Skills and Experience:
* You must have provable Java Development experience.
* You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and an ability to work effectively with both technical and non-technical personnel.
* Possess the ability to rapidly context switch when required.
* Have the motivation and ability to continuously learn and exploit new and emerging technologies, techniques, and soft skills.
* Experience of working with Cloud platforms such as Google Cloud and AWS.
* Have experience of working with container technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
* Experience of CI/CD pipelines.
Why work for us?
At Jisc, everyone plays a key role and gets the chance to feel part of it, that to us is the definition of a meaningful career. We want to create a culture of lifelong learning. You can look forward to a rewarding job with opportunities to develop and make a real difference to the education and research sectors.
We believe a balance between your personal and professional life is essential to your happiness and fulfilment. We work flexibly at Jisc and focus on outputs rather than presenteeism and are open to a whole range of ways of working.
It isn’t about how many hours you spend at home or at work; it’s about the flow you establish that brings energy to both parts of your life. Our hybrid working policy is flexible, and the frequency of time spent in your nominated office will vary across teams and job roles.
Equity, diversity and inclusion:
At Jisc, we don’t look for ‘sameness’, but to truly include people who can add unique perspectives and experiences to our culture, and we are working hard to achieve progressive change. ‘Always inclusive’ is one of our six guiding principles which actively encourages us to bring our whole authentic selves to work. We believe that our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion is fundamental to our success.
Jisc believes our people make all the difference in cultivating an inclusive culture that welcomes ideas, encourages innovation, and values belonging. We work with passionate colleagues to strengthen knowledge and awareness, provide learning and development opportunities, and foster multiple employee networks which create a sense of community and influence our policies and practice.
We work hard to create an equitable experience for our candidates and workforce which embraces all aspects of their identity including race and ethnicity, religion and belief, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, trans identities, age, class, disability, neurodivergence, or veteran status.
Application process:
We are committed to supporting your success. Please let us know how we can best accommodate you throughout the recruitment process, in your role, and during your time at Jisc. Your unique skills and experiences are valuable to us, and we want to ensure you have everything you need to thrive.
Just so you know, we review CVs as soon as we can and aim to provide an update on your application within 4 weeks of receiving it. However, you may hear from us a lot sooner, so please keep an eye out for our emails or calls!
If you are currently a Jisc employee, please apply through your Dayforce Employee profile.
Jisc has an active sponsor licence to recruit on a Skilled worker visa basis. Candidates wishing to apply who require sponsorship should determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the role by assessing their circumstances against the relevant Home Office criteria. Jisc does not offer any financial reimbursement towards the applicant costs, such as relocation, skilled worker visa and dependant costs or the immigration health charge.
No agencies please.
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