System Administrator & Software Developer
Do you want to help us improve human health and understand life on Earth? Make your mark by shaping the future to enable or deliver life-changing science to solve some of humanity’s greatest challenges.
About the role
Join our prestigious team at the Wellcome Sanger Institute as a Systems Administrator & Software Developer or Senior Systems Administrator & Software Developer.
As part of our mission, you'll create reproducible software environments, manage resources efficiently, and harness the power of the cloud. You'll start by focusing on software environment creation, mastering Spack recipes, and ensuring seamless automation for researchers.
This dynamic role offers a mix of independent work and team collaboration, directly engaging with scientific researchers. Whether you're a recent graduate or an experienced professional, we welcome your fresh perspectives and substantial Linux system administration experience.
Join us and help us enable efficient access to state-of-the-art analysis methods. https://www.sanger.ac.uk/group/human-genetics-informatics-hgi/.
Essential skills:
Containerisation technologies (Docker, Singularity)
Compiling and installing software on Linux systems and bash scripting
Coding proficiency in any language, with a willingness to learn Python and Go
Familiarity with modern software development tools and practices, including CI/CD pipelines and agile methodologies
Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
Customer-focused mindset
For Senior role applicants, more extensive skills in compiling and installing software on Linux systems, bash scripting, using provisioning frameworks like Terraform and Ansible, and a deep understanding of Linux-based systems are required.
You’ll also have exposure to massive data scales: think petabytes of data. Not to mention use tools such as Singularity, Github/Gitlab CI, Terraform/Ansible, and Spack regularly.
Our mission is to streamline data pipelines and deliver ground-breaking data.
We achieve this through:
Creating Reproducible Software Environments: We empower researchers with environments that are easy to use, share, and discover: https://github.com/wtsi-hgi/softpack-docs
Managing Resources Efficiently: We keep track of storage and compute usage for all our scientific projects. Our active data management services and reporting interfaces ensure optimal resource utilization: https://github.com/wtsi-ssg/wrstat, https://github.com/wtsi-hgi/ibackup
Harnessing the Power of the Cloud:
Trusted Research Environment: We provision and administer a GCP-based Trusted Research Environment: https://github.com/wsi-hgi-tre
Infrastructure-as-code: We provision and troubleshoot Spark clusters and other apps in OpenStack: https://github.com/wtsi-hgi/cluster-launcher
About you
If you're passionate about streamlining data pipelines and enabling access to cutting-edge analysis methods, this opportunity is for you. You'll work with diverse technologies, including High-Performance Computing, OpenStack, Google Cloud Platform, Singularity, and more, dealing with massive data scales.
Don't miss out on this opportunity to be part of groundbreaking research! Apply now or reach out to Sendu Bala (sb10@sanger.ac.uk) for more information.
Additional Information:
Salary range: £33,155 - £39,387, for System Administrator & Software Developer; Senior role salary range is £44,890 - £53,330, dependent on skills and experience.
Closing date: 5th April 2024
Contract: Permanent
Hybrid Working at Wellcome Sanger:
We recognise that there are many benefits to Hybrid Working; including an improved work-life balance, with more focused time, as well as the ability to organise working time so that collaborative opportunities and team discussions are facilitated on campus. The hybrid working arrangement will vary for different roles and teams. The nature of your role and the type of work you do will determine if a hybrid working arrangement is possible.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion:
We aim to attract, recruit, retain and develop talent from the widest possible talent pool, thereby gaining insight and access to different markets to generate a greater impact on the world. We have a supportive culture with the following staff networks, LGBTQ+, Parents and Carers, Disability and Race Equity to bring people together to share experiences, offer specific support and development opportunities and raise awareness. The networks are also a place for allies to provide support to others.
We want our people to be whoever they want to be because we believe people who bring their best selves to work, do their best work. That’s why we’re committed to creating a truly inclusive culture at Sanger Institute. We will consider all individuals without discrimination and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees, where everyone can thrive.
Our Benefits:
We are proud to deliver an awarding campus-wide employee wellbeing strategy and programme. The importance of good health and adopting a healthier lifestyle and the commitment to reduce work-related stress is strongly acknowledged and recognised at Sanger Institute.
Sanger Institute became a signatory of the International Technician Commitment initiative In March 2018. The Technician Commitment aims to empower and ensure visibility, recognition, career development and sustainability for technicians working in higher education and research, across all disciplines.