Technical Specialist (Cloud Development Engineer)
Are you passionate about empowering researchers, lecturers, and students to create and innovate with technology? Do you thrive on pushing the boundaries of design and have a natural curiosity for the latest tech trends? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you! We are seeking a dynamic Senior Cloud Development Engineer to join our Engineering Faculty Technical Services team. The successful candidate will work within our newly established Digital Services Team, dedicated to supporting the university’s mission to foster innovation in teaching, learning, and research through cutting-edge cloud technologies. As a Senior Cloud Development Engineer, you will be at the forefront of the faculties’ digital projects, working closely with researchers, lecturers, and students to bring their ideas to life through new and exciting technologies and platforms. You’ll help design, develop, and deploy custom solutions and services for our team that address the unique needs of academic projects and teaching, ranging from cloud platform pilots, advanced data analysis tools for research to innovative educational applications for students. Your breadth of coding and technology skills will be put to use as you create automation scripts, develop bespoke applications, help implement DevOps practices and tools, and integrate various cloud services to enhance productivity and streamline workflows. What will you be doing?
You will shape the way that Technical Services help the faculty leverage cloud and key development technologies to empower researchers and students, enhancing their ability to innovate and collaborate on complex projects involving new technologies, development, DevOps, and SysOps. You will work closely with leading academics and research teams, providing the technical expertise needed to develop cutting-edge solutions that support groundbreaking research and advanced teaching methodologies. You will play a key role in the operational delivery of cloud-based services, providing specialist support to students and researchers while also contributing to the strategic direction and creative design of technology-driven research and learning initiatives. You should apply if
We are proud to be one of the most popular and successful universities in the UK, currently ranked 54th in the QS World University Rankings 2025. As the second-largest employer in Bristol, we offer competitive pay and rewards, an attractive pension scheme, generous leave entitlements, and a range of development opportunities. Additionally, we prioritise the wellbeing of our staff through various initiatives designed to support a healthy work-life balance. To find out more about what it's like to work in the Faculty of Engineering, and how the Faculty supports people to achieve their potential, please see our staff blog: This advert will close at 23:59 UK time on 26th January 2025. Interviews are expected to take place over the 19th and 20th February 2025. Our strategy and mission
We recently launched our strategy to 2030 tying together our mission, vision, and values. The University of Bristol aims to be a place where everyone feels able to be themselves and do their best in an inclusive working environment where all colleagues can thrive and reach their full potential.
We want to attract, develop, and retain individuals with different experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives – particularly people of colour, LGBT+ and disabled people - because diversity of people and ideas remains integral to our excellence as a global civic institution.
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Are you passionate about empowering researchers, lecturers, and students to create and innovate with technology? Do you thrive on pushing the boundaries of design and have a natural curiosity for the latest tech trends? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you! We are seeking a dynamic Senior Cloud Development Engineer to join our Engineering Faculty Technical Services team. The successful candidate will work within our newly established Digital Services Team, dedicated to supporting the university’s mission to foster innovation in teaching, learning, and research through cutting-edge cloud technologies. As a Senior Cloud Development Engineer, you will be at the forefront of the faculties’ digital projects, working closely with researchers, lecturers, and students to bring their ideas to life through new and exciting technologies and platforms. You’ll help design, develop, and deploy custom solutions and services for our team that address the unique needs of academic projects and teaching, ranging from cloud platform pilots, advanced data analysis tools for research to innovative educational applications for students. Your breadth of coding and technology skills will be put to use as you create automation scripts, develop bespoke applications, help implement DevOps practices and tools, and integrate various cloud services to enhance productivity and streamline workflows. What will you be doing?
You will shape the way that Technical Services help the faculty leverage cloud and key development technologies to empower researchers and students, enhancing their ability to innovate and collaborate on complex projects involving new technologies, development, DevOps, and SysOps. You will work closely with leading academics and research teams, providing the technical expertise needed to develop cutting-edge solutions that support groundbreaking research and advanced teaching methodologies. You will play a key role in the operational delivery of cloud-based services, providing specialist support to students and researchers while also contributing to the strategic direction and creative design of technology-driven research and learning initiatives. You should apply if
We are proud to be one of the most popular and successful universities in the UK, currently ranked 54th in the QS World University Rankings 2025. As the second-largest employer in Bristol, we offer competitive pay and rewards, an attractive pension scheme, generous leave entitlements, and a range of development opportunities. Additionally, we prioritise the wellbeing of our staff through various initiatives designed to support a healthy work-life balance. To find out more about what it's like to work in the Faculty of Engineering, and how the Faculty supports people to achieve their potential, please see our staff blog: This advert will close at 23:59 UK time on 26th January 2025. Interviews are expected to take place over the 19th and 20th February 2025. Our strategy and mission
We recently launched our strategy to 2030 tying together our mission, vision, and values. The University of Bristol aims to be a place where everyone feels able to be themselves and do their best in an inclusive working environment where all colleagues can thrive and reach their full potential.
We want to attract, develop, and retain individuals with different experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives – particularly people of colour, LGBT+ and disabled people - because diversity of people and ideas remains integral to our excellence as a global civic institution.
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