Overview
IT Services at Loughborough University are at the forefront of supporting the digital campus, providing infrastructure for our IT systems, and developing strategies to take us forward in a rapidly evolving world. We offer flexible working to IT colleagues where possible and understand the importance of a good work/life balance. In addition to working for an employer of choice on a stunning East Midlands campus, we offer an excellent environment to our employees and pride ourselves on being family friendly. We particularly welcome applications from women and BAME communities as we are actively seeking to make our team more diverse. Please contact the recruiting manager for an informal chat if you are considering an application.
IT Services at Loughborough University are at the forefront of supporting the digital campus, providing infrastructure for our IT systems, and developing strategies to take us forward in a rapidly evolving world. Whatever stage you are at in your career at Loughborough University, the position will provide a vibrant, dynamic experience. The atmosphere on campus is friendly and relaxed and offers fantastic facilities for staff to use.
The Role
As part of the role, automation is key to developing, supporting and delivering key IT platform services and projects. Technologies used to help with this will include PowerShell, Bash, Ansible, combined with CI/CD and more. The role is varied to support your continuous development and will also be responsible for day-to-day operations. Experience in PowerShell, Active Directory and Group Policy is desirable.
About your team
As part of the Cloud Platforms Team, you will be joining 6 other IT Platform professionals. The responsibility of the team spans across the whole University and ranges from providing expert advice to the wider IT Services department on the University\'s critical platform services. This friendly team is responsible for providing expert support and development on a wide range of platforms such as, but not limited to: Windows Server, Active Directory, PKI, Microsoft Entra, VMware hypervisor, Oracle Linux, Backup, OneDrive and in-house web applications.
The successful candidate will
* Be a Self-starter
* Be enthusiastic in scripting and automation
* Have an understanding and expert knowledge in core on-premises Microsoft technologies
* Be ready to engage with new systems and services and develop your professional skills
* Be ready to undertake day-to-day operations, incidents and changes.
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