Senior Virtualisation Engineer Grade: 7 Contract Duration: Permanent Directorate: IT Services Division: Campus Technology Services About IT Services IT Services at the University of Manchester is a vibrant and fast-moving department, we focus on delivering excellent customer service and quality services for our staff, students and researchers. The Team The Virtualisation Engineering Team within the Engineering function provides the foundational infrastructure that powers the On-Prem hybrid ecosystem. The Virtualisation Team is responsible for managing and maintaining the virtual infrastructure together with web hosting, ensuring that all systems, including VMware environments, Windows and Linux servers, operate reliably, securely and efficiently. The Role We're looking for an experienced engineer who has a broad understanding of VMware, and a deep understanding of at least one major supporting operating system. You will collaborate closely with the wider engineering & development teams, architects and colleagues in Research to deliver exciting digital programmes in the education sector. The University has a clearly defined IT digital roadmap and as an experienced Senior engineer, you'll work in the Virtualisation Engineering team alongside developers, architects, UX designers, analysts and product owners to deliver automation and VMWARE with opportunities to deliver an OpenStack infrastructure. You'll work especially closely with our colleagues in Research, helping to define and develop self service infrastructure, supporting implementations and accelerating the pace of moving from ideation to active research. We encourage continuous learning, so as well as the opportunity to work with some of the brightest and best in the industry, and evaluate the latest technologies, we'll encourage online training for obtaining certifications. Even if you don't meet all the criteria, we encourage you to apply as we can develop you into the role using a training plan and career path. The Person You'll have the expertise and confidence to lead the definition, delivery and support of enterprise infrastructure and hybrid platforms in complex environments, typically working in multi disciplinary teams. The successful candidate will need to demonstrate the following skills and experience: Strong experience supporting VMware, OpenStack and hybrid infrastructure environments Administration and support of Linux and Windows Server operating systems Scripting skills using technologies such as PowerShell, Python or Bash Experience with infrastructure automation and Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, OpenTofu and Ansible Knowledge of enterprise virtualisation, storage and networking technologies Experience with code repository management tools Understanding of platform security and compliance frameworks Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement and technical documentation skills Desirable Criteria Experience with monitoring and logging platforms such as Zabbix & Grafana or similar Experience integrating infrastructure platforms with ServiceNow or similar ITSM tooling Familiarity with Atlassian products such as Jira and Confluence Strong collaborative working and stakeholder management skills What You Can Expect in Return Our diverse job opportunities all include a top benefits package that includes many features that are hard to find in the private sector: Generous annual leave allowance, including Christmas/New Year closure Pension scheme membership to provide benefits for you and your family Well being programme with counselling, fitness and leading sports facilities Learning and development opportunities Season ticket loans for public transport Cycle to Work Scheme Workplace nursery scheme Staff recognition schemes Staff discounts on a range of products and services including travel and high street savings Ride to work and EV car scheme available Equal Opportunity Statement As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit. Flexible Working Our University is positive about flexible working - you can find out more. Blended working arrangements may be considered. Contact Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies. Enquiries: Please contact our IT Resource Management Team Email:
18/05/2026
Full time
Senior Virtualisation Engineer Grade: 7 Contract Duration: Permanent Directorate: IT Services Division: Campus Technology Services About IT Services IT Services at the University of Manchester is a vibrant and fast-moving department, we focus on delivering excellent customer service and quality services for our staff, students and researchers. The Team The Virtualisation Engineering Team within the Engineering function provides the foundational infrastructure that powers the On-Prem hybrid ecosystem. The Virtualisation Team is responsible for managing and maintaining the virtual infrastructure together with web hosting, ensuring that all systems, including VMware environments, Windows and Linux servers, operate reliably, securely and efficiently. The Role We're looking for an experienced engineer who has a broad understanding of VMware, and a deep understanding of at least one major supporting operating system. You will collaborate closely with the wider engineering & development teams, architects and colleagues in Research to deliver exciting digital programmes in the education sector. The University has a clearly defined IT digital roadmap and as an experienced Senior engineer, you'll work in the Virtualisation Engineering team alongside developers, architects, UX designers, analysts and product owners to deliver automation and VMWARE with opportunities to deliver an OpenStack infrastructure. You'll work especially closely with our colleagues in Research, helping to define and develop self service infrastructure, supporting implementations and accelerating the pace of moving from ideation to active research. We encourage continuous learning, so as well as the opportunity to work with some of the brightest and best in the industry, and evaluate the latest technologies, we'll encourage online training for obtaining certifications. Even if you don't meet all the criteria, we encourage you to apply as we can develop you into the role using a training plan and career path. The Person You'll have the expertise and confidence to lead the definition, delivery and support of enterprise infrastructure and hybrid platforms in complex environments, typically working in multi disciplinary teams. The successful candidate will need to demonstrate the following skills and experience: Strong experience supporting VMware, OpenStack and hybrid infrastructure environments Administration and support of Linux and Windows Server operating systems Scripting skills using technologies such as PowerShell, Python or Bash Experience with infrastructure automation and Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, OpenTofu and Ansible Knowledge of enterprise virtualisation, storage and networking technologies Experience with code repository management tools Understanding of platform security and compliance frameworks Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement and technical documentation skills Desirable Criteria Experience with monitoring and logging platforms such as Zabbix & Grafana or similar Experience integrating infrastructure platforms with ServiceNow or similar ITSM tooling Familiarity with Atlassian products such as Jira and Confluence Strong collaborative working and stakeholder management skills What You Can Expect in Return Our diverse job opportunities all include a top benefits package that includes many features that are hard to find in the private sector: Generous annual leave allowance, including Christmas/New Year closure Pension scheme membership to provide benefits for you and your family Well being programme with counselling, fitness and leading sports facilities Learning and development opportunities Season ticket loans for public transport Cycle to Work Scheme Workplace nursery scheme Staff recognition schemes Staff discounts on a range of products and services including travel and high street savings Ride to work and EV car scheme available Equal Opportunity Statement As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit. Flexible Working Our University is positive about flexible working - you can find out more. Blended working arrangements may be considered. Contact Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies. Enquiries: Please contact our IT Resource Management Team Email:
About IT Services IT Services at the University of Manchester is a vibrant and fast-moving department, we focus on delivering excellent customer service and quality services for our staff, students and researchers. The Team The role will be joining the newly formed Technology division, comprising teams who look after core technology functions for the University. The Role The IT Environmental Sustainability (ES) Manager will support the Associate Director - Technology in the development and implementation of the ITS ES strategy. The post holder will also take the lead on the creation, management, and delivery of the ITS ES plan in order to enact the strategy. They will work to embed ES into ITS operational decision-making, services, and products. The IT ES Manager will be responsible for ensuring the ITS Directorate contributes proportionately to the University's Sustainability targets, including our "zero carbon by 2038" commitment. To achieve this the post holder will work alongside other ITS and ES colleagues co-ordinating, learning, and applying best practice from within and beyond the University. Ultimately, the post holder will help put the ITS Directorate on course to become a sector leader in 'Green IT'. Contract duration: 12 months The Person The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate: A passion for driving IT sustainability and form a strategy. Understanding of IT services function within an organisation to help inform decisions around sustainability options. The ability to engage key stakeholders across IT functions, university and wider community. Skills to research into new areas of IT sustainability innovation and potential funding initiatives available. Our diverse job opportunities all include a top benefits package that includes many features that are hard to find in the private sector: Generous annual leave allowance, including Christmas/ New Year closure; Pension scheme membership to provide benefits for you and your family; Well-being programme with counselling, fitness and leading sports facilities; Learning and development opportunities; Season ticket loans for public transport; Cycle to Work Scheme; Workplace nursery scheme; Staff recognition schemes; Staff discounts on a range of products and services including travel and high street savings. Find out more about our organisation and values: IT Services: About us and ITS Practice Charter When completing the additional information section of your application, please ensure you make reference to the job description and person specification above, as this will form an integral part of the shortlisting process. As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit. Our University is positive about flexible working Hybrid working arrangements may be considered. Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies. Any CV's submitted by a recruitment agency will be considered a gift. This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date. Closing date: 20/ 08/ 2023
15/08/2023
Contractor
About IT Services IT Services at the University of Manchester is a vibrant and fast-moving department, we focus on delivering excellent customer service and quality services for our staff, students and researchers. The Team The role will be joining the newly formed Technology division, comprising teams who look after core technology functions for the University. The Role The IT Environmental Sustainability (ES) Manager will support the Associate Director - Technology in the development and implementation of the ITS ES strategy. The post holder will also take the lead on the creation, management, and delivery of the ITS ES plan in order to enact the strategy. They will work to embed ES into ITS operational decision-making, services, and products. The IT ES Manager will be responsible for ensuring the ITS Directorate contributes proportionately to the University's Sustainability targets, including our "zero carbon by 2038" commitment. To achieve this the post holder will work alongside other ITS and ES colleagues co-ordinating, learning, and applying best practice from within and beyond the University. Ultimately, the post holder will help put the ITS Directorate on course to become a sector leader in 'Green IT'. Contract duration: 12 months The Person The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate: A passion for driving IT sustainability and form a strategy. Understanding of IT services function within an organisation to help inform decisions around sustainability options. The ability to engage key stakeholders across IT functions, university and wider community. Skills to research into new areas of IT sustainability innovation and potential funding initiatives available. Our diverse job opportunities all include a top benefits package that includes many features that are hard to find in the private sector: Generous annual leave allowance, including Christmas/ New Year closure; Pension scheme membership to provide benefits for you and your family; Well-being programme with counselling, fitness and leading sports facilities; Learning and development opportunities; Season ticket loans for public transport; Cycle to Work Scheme; Workplace nursery scheme; Staff recognition schemes; Staff discounts on a range of products and services including travel and high street savings. Find out more about our organisation and values: IT Services: About us and ITS Practice Charter When completing the additional information section of your application, please ensure you make reference to the job description and person specification above, as this will form an integral part of the shortlisting process. As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit. Our University is positive about flexible working Hybrid working arrangements may be considered. Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies. Any CV's submitted by a recruitment agency will be considered a gift. This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date. Closing date: 20/ 08/ 2023
Closing date: 20/ 08/ 2023 IT Services at the University of Manchester is a vibrant and fast-moving department, focusing on delivering excellent customer service and quality services for our staff, students, and researchers. Visit our website to find out more about our organisation and our values. You can also watch a video about why our people like working here. The Role An opening has arisen for an experienced Integration Developer to join the Integration Delivery Team in IT Services, that is establishing an Integration Centre of Excellence (ICOE). The team is responsible for the application development and application maintenance of our core integration technologies - primarily webMethods and SSIS. The integration team is responsible for over 800 integration jobs maintaining data links between our core, internal and external systems. The University will be implementing a new integration/ middleware environment by end of 2023. The role involves working with business users and IT colleagues to define integration requirements, and to implement solutions based upon our core integration technologies. Primarily, this will be within softwareAG's webMethods stack, and Microsoft SSIS. A detailed understanding of a broad range of integration approaches and technologies is essential for the role. Our team supports a large number of batch and real-time interfaces driven from our webMethods, SSIS & Calopus legacy tools. These include connecting our systems via Web Service, SQL, API and file-based integrations. There would be a new integration platform by end of 2023 for which training upskilling will be required once technology is finalized. You will be a key member of the "Centre of Excellence" that is being established - covering architectural principles, systems, process flow, governance and BAU service design standards. Integration is core to most projects IT Services undertake at the university, and assignment to a range of ongoing projects will form a part of the role. The work will also include providing day-to-day support and development to our existing suite of integrations in BAU space. Benefits of Working Here The University of Manchester offers a range of benefits, including a highly competitive pension scheme, generous holiday allowance of plus closure days for the Christmas period and training and development opportunities. The working environment is flexible and friendly, with hybrid working practices for many staff. Essential Criteria A detailed understanding of webMethods for creating and implementing complex integrations between different systems. Experience gathering requirements and producing design / build documentation in the integration space. Experience providing day to day support of complex integrations across multiple technologies. Strong SQL skills around Oracle and MSSQL. An understanding of a broad range of integration approaches and technologies is essential for the role. Experience using source control, e.g. Bitbucket/ Git. Experience with swagger or other rest definition tools Experience of calling and testing APIs using tools such as Postman API or SOAP UI Desirable Criteria Experience using Azure DevOps pipeline. Experience with an ETL (preferably SSIS, but knowledge of alternative products would also be considered). Experience using JIRA and Confluence. Knowledge of diagramming techniques As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit. Our University is positive about flexible working. Hybrid working arrangements may be considered. Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies. Any CV's submitted by a recruitment agency will be considered a gift. This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.
15/08/2023
Full time
Closing date: 20/ 08/ 2023 IT Services at the University of Manchester is a vibrant and fast-moving department, focusing on delivering excellent customer service and quality services for our staff, students, and researchers. Visit our website to find out more about our organisation and our values. You can also watch a video about why our people like working here. The Role An opening has arisen for an experienced Integration Developer to join the Integration Delivery Team in IT Services, that is establishing an Integration Centre of Excellence (ICOE). The team is responsible for the application development and application maintenance of our core integration technologies - primarily webMethods and SSIS. The integration team is responsible for over 800 integration jobs maintaining data links between our core, internal and external systems. The University will be implementing a new integration/ middleware environment by end of 2023. The role involves working with business users and IT colleagues to define integration requirements, and to implement solutions based upon our core integration technologies. Primarily, this will be within softwareAG's webMethods stack, and Microsoft SSIS. A detailed understanding of a broad range of integration approaches and technologies is essential for the role. Our team supports a large number of batch and real-time interfaces driven from our webMethods, SSIS & Calopus legacy tools. These include connecting our systems via Web Service, SQL, API and file-based integrations. There would be a new integration platform by end of 2023 for which training upskilling will be required once technology is finalized. You will be a key member of the "Centre of Excellence" that is being established - covering architectural principles, systems, process flow, governance and BAU service design standards. Integration is core to most projects IT Services undertake at the university, and assignment to a range of ongoing projects will form a part of the role. The work will also include providing day-to-day support and development to our existing suite of integrations in BAU space. Benefits of Working Here The University of Manchester offers a range of benefits, including a highly competitive pension scheme, generous holiday allowance of plus closure days for the Christmas period and training and development opportunities. The working environment is flexible and friendly, with hybrid working practices for many staff. Essential Criteria A detailed understanding of webMethods for creating and implementing complex integrations between different systems. Experience gathering requirements and producing design / build documentation in the integration space. Experience providing day to day support of complex integrations across multiple technologies. Strong SQL skills around Oracle and MSSQL. An understanding of a broad range of integration approaches and technologies is essential for the role. Experience using source control, e.g. Bitbucket/ Git. Experience with swagger or other rest definition tools Experience of calling and testing APIs using tools such as Postman API or SOAP UI Desirable Criteria Experience using Azure DevOps pipeline. Experience with an ETL (preferably SSIS, but knowledge of alternative products would also be considered). Experience using JIRA and Confluence. Knowledge of diagramming techniques As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit. Our University is positive about flexible working. Hybrid working arrangements may be considered. Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies. Any CV's submitted by a recruitment agency will be considered a gift. This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.
