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Full time onsite in Hursley Winchester Infrastructure Specialist-AWS DevOps * Windows Server* Microsoft System Center (SCOM / SCCM / SCSM)* SQL Server* RabbitMQ* Apache Zookeeper* Elastic Search* Cassandra* TomcatPlease send in your latest CV Due to the nature and urgency of this post, candidates holding or who have held high level security clearance in the past are most welcome to apply. Please note successful applicants will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment which can take up to a minimum 10 weeks. LA International is a HMG approved ICT Recruitment and Project Solutions Consultancy, operating globally from the largest single site in the UK as an IT Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, LA International welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds.Award Winning LA International, winner of the Recruiter Awards for Excellence, Best IT Recruitment Company, Best Public Sector Recruitment Company and overall Gold Award winner, has now secured the most prestigious business award that any business can receive, The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade, for the second consecutive period.

CONTRACT: CONCLUDING DEC 2029 HOURS: FULL TIME CLOSING DATE: 12 JAN 25 LOCATION: Westward House, Stoke Gifford, Bristol, BS34 8SR (Hybrid) ABOUT THE RESEARCH EXCELLENCE FRAMEWORK (REF) The Research Excellence Framework (REF) is the system for assessing the quality of research in UK higher education institutions, with the most recent exercise concluding in 2021. It is a peer review assessment process involving submissions from higher education institutions across the UK. Research England delivered REF 2021 on behalf of the four UK funding bodies and the results have driven the annual distribution of approximately £2 billion of research funding to UK universities. PURPOSE OF THE ROLE An exciting opportunity to lead and shape the design, development, and delivery of the UK's next research assessment exercise. We require systems to be delivered to support: Administration of the exercise The submission of large volumes of research data from all participating HEIs The distribution and assessment of all elements of the research data submitted ABOUT YOU Working in an agile development team following a user centered design approach. We require passionate and innovative full-stack developers working with a combination of bespoke software and off the shelf products to produce a robust, accessible, and performant suite of systems to support the exercise over the next 5 years. KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY Development process optimisation You will identify process optimisation opportunities with guidance and contribute to the implementation of proposed solutions Stakeholder Management You will mediate between senior stakeholders and build relationships, communicating with stakeholders at all levels Programming and build You can advise on the right way to apply standards and methods to ensure compliance Availability and capacity management You can manage the service components to ensure they meet business needs and performance targets Information security You understand information security and can design solutions and services with security controls embedded Prototyping You approach prototyping as a team activity, actively soliciting prototypes and testing with others Systems design You will design systems characterised by medium levels of risk, impact, and business or technical complexity Systems integration You will define the integration build User Focus You will collaborate with user researchers and sell or represent users internally ASSESSMENT CRITERIA Extensive experience of Agile software development and working in SCRUM teams Extensive experience of developing with NodeJS, TypeScript, NextJS, React Demonstrable experience designing, coding and debugging secure systems including NodeJS/express, RESTful APIs, React Excellent skills in web front end technologies and methodologies such as React, CSS, Tailwind, Styles Components, Atomic Design, etc. Excellent knowledge of relational databases including data modelling, SQL, stored procedures, postgres Extensive experience with source control systems, including branching, merging, etc. Experience with continuous integration and continuous deployment Experience designing and working with n-tier architectures (UI, Business Logic Layer, Data Access Layer) along with experience with microservice oriented architectures Experience of working in AWS/Azure and setting up complex programmes/projects Extensive experience of design patterns such as SOLID and TDD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BENEFITS: UKRI can offer the successful candidate: - Flexible Working - 30 days annual leave + Public Holidays - Access to Civil Service Pension Scheme - Various everyday discounts through our dedicated provider