Infrastructure Engineer - £39,264 per annum plus benefits

In this role, you will act as 2nd or 3rd line support for incidents, problems and changes to solutions and services.  You will have advanced Linux and High-Performance Computing skills, in order to provide advanced day-to-day system administration of our Unix and HPC infrastructure and applications. You will play a key role in supporting and developing leading edge infrastructure to support our activities in Bioinformatic analysis, Gene Image analysis, and other requirements for Scientific Computing and Data Science. You will assist in the development of a clear roadmap for operational excellence on the platform through change management, upgrades and backups, advise on systems status, provide metrics on utilisation to identify bottlenecks and diagnose and resolve issues. You will manage and develop relationships with the science teams to understand computational challenges and suggest solutions utilizing the HPC platform. 

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for all details of the technical experience needed for this role.

Closing date: 23 April 2019

If you need assistance applying for this role or have any other question please contact careers@mhra.gov.uk

Candidates will be subject to UK immigration requirements as well as Civil Service nationality rules.

Our process requires that you apply through our careers site, where you will be asked to complete your application and answer some competency based questions. Applicants are assessed on whether they meet any mandatory requirements as well as the necessary skills and experience for the role score and then scored on their competency answers so please ensure you have read these thoroughly and allow sufficient time. You can view the competencies for this role in the job description.

In accordance with the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles our recruitment and selection processes are underpinned by the requirement of selection for appointment on the basis of merit by a fair and open competition. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should contact David Kidder, Resourcing Manager, David.kidder@mhra.gov.uk, in the first instance. 

If you are not satisfied with the response you receive you can contact the Civil Service Commission at:

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