IT Science Computing Engineer
About The Position
UKCEH is looking for an IT Science Computing Engineer to join our team of talented individuals, contributing to scientific discovery and generating the data, insights and solutions that researchers, businesses and governments need to solve complex environmental challenges. You’ll be joining a small, specialist team within the IT department, dedicated to enabling UKCEH to continue delivering world-leading environmental science. We work closely with our scientists, providing high-performance computing (HPC) and cloud-based systems across both on-premises and public platforms. In this role, your primary focus will be the ongoing development and support of reliable, high-performance scientific computing infrastructure and services. You’ll play a key part in driving improvements in efficiency, effectiveness, and adaptability within a fast-evolving operational environment. We’re looking for someone confident working in Linux environments, with solid experience in configuration management systems and/or event-driven automation. As part of our close-knit team, you’ll also bring experience in project delivery—gathering user and operational requirements, building robust, production-ready solutions, and producing clear, comprehensive documentation.
Requirements
- Relevant work experience or degree in an IT-related subject
- Linux systems across multiple distributions management systems such as Ansible, Puppet, Chef, or Salt
- Experience with container technologies, such as LXC, Docker, and Kubernetes
- Experience with high-performance computing (HPC)
- Excellent written and spoken communication skills, able to build good working relationships, demonstrating good listening skills and the ability to steer a conversation towards finding solutions, using a collaborative and inclusive approach
Nice To Haves
- Experience of HPC with Linux servers, virtual machines, containers, networking, software development environments, public cloud computing services (Azure, AWS), an advantage.
Responsibilities
- Routine maintenance and monitoring - patch management, configuration coding, system hardening, auditing.
- Ansible automation – building modules, supporting DevOps, implementing CIS standards and policies
- Providing crucial support for production Linux systems across various distributions, including Redhat, Centos, Rocky, and Ubuntu
- Confidence in server and storage management within a Linux environment, utilising a range of infrastructures.
- Using hypervisor and container technologies such as VMware, KVM, LXC, Docker, and Kubernetes
Benefits
- 27 days annual leave (rising to 29 days after 5 years’ service) plus 3 days for Christmas closure
- 10% employer pension contribution
- Flexible and hybrid working arrangements (role dependant)
- Peer reward and recognition scheme
- Dental insurance, gym/fitness discounts, retail discount portal
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
- 24-hour, 365-day support with physical, mental, social, health or financial issues and much more...
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
51-100 employees
