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UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
Nottingham
England
2020-10-24T06:48:21Z
JUNIOR DEVOPS PLATFORM ENGINEER UKRI – NERC – BGS
The role can be based at the BGS Headquarters in Keyworth, Nottingham or the Lyell Centre, Edinburgh
UKRI Pay Band C – Salary from £25,198 per annum (A specialist allowance may be payable for an exceptional candidate)
Full-time – 37 hours a week (a range of flexible working options may be available)
Permanent appointment
About us
The British Geological Survey (BGS) is an applied geoscience research centre that is part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and affiliated to the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC). It is a world leading geological survey that provides a core science mission to inform government of science related to the subsurface and its interfaces and also undertakes applied research for solutions to earth and environmental processes, both in the UK and globally. It is funded directly by UKRI as well as through research grants and via private sector contracts.
BGS has an annual budget of approximately £60 million and employs 650 people. It has two main sites, a head office in Keyworth near Nottingham and the Lyell Centre, which is a joint collaboration with Heriot Watt University in Edinburgh. BGS works with more than 150 private sector organisations as well as having close links with 40 universities and sponsors approximately 100 PhD students each year.
About the role
This is an excellent opportunity for a self-motivated software developer or IT professional to specialise in DevOps at BGS. As a junior DevOps Platform Engineer you will have a varied role building and maintaining the platform infrastructure that underpins our research software development projects. With over 100 staff actively writing code across the organisation, you will also be there to support staff to use the latest DevOps best practices in a wide range of geoscientific research projects.
You will also help automate and streamline our operational processes by building and maintaining tools for deployments, looking after our Continuous Integration/Delivery pipelines and maintaining our development, staging and production environments.
By joining our world leading environmental research organisation, you will be working with and mentored by an established team of passionate IT professionals offering great potential for development and promotion as well as exposure to and on the job training in the latest tools and industry best practice.
About you
If you are passionate about technology and learning new technologies, systems and languages and have some of the key skills below we want to hear from you.
- An understanding of Linux
- Comfortable with Scripting eg bash and python
- Experience with Git version control software
- An awareness of DevOps practices and technologies such as containerisation (eg Docker) and Continuous Integration and Deployment pipelines (eg Gitlab-CI, Travis or Github Actions)
- Curious with a drive for self-improvement and learning
- Able to communicate effectively (both written and orally)
- Ability to work equally well in multi-disciplinary teams or independently
- Undergraduate degree or equivalent proven competency in software
To meet the expectations of the advertised grade (Band C) you will be capable of working as part of a team and learning from your colleagues. Full details of the expectations of the advertised grade are available on request.
Please also refer to the specific essential and desirable skills criteria for this post.
We are also simultaneously recruiting a more senior grade DevOps Platform Engineer for candidates with experience in a similar role.
What we offer
A generous benefits package is also offered, including a very competitive pension scheme, 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays, free parking and access to flexi-time.
We also offer the ‘Bike to Work’ scheme, free parking, health and wellbeing support, social clubs and on-site sports facilities.
Please note that any internal BGS staff applying for this post would, if successful, be appointed to new UKRI Terms and Conditions and pay.
How to apply
Applicants are required to include a cover letter outlining their suitability for this role. We would stress the importance of this paperwork in our selection process. A well thought through application addressing the advertised essential and desirable criteria for the post will be considered far more favourably than a generic covering letter and CV.
Applications are being handled by UK Shared Business Services, to apply please click the apply button. Applicants who are unable to apply online should contact us by telephone.
Closing date for receipt of applications is Sunday 1st November 2020. Interviews are expected to be mid November 2020.
