Job Description

Science and Technology Facilities Council

Salary: 35,049 per annum

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full-time

Location:

Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell, Oxfordshire OX11 0QX

Closing date: 19th October 2025

Assessment Centre: December 2025 / January 2026

Start date: September 2026

Are you looking for computing beyond the desktop and seeking to explore and develop computing in the cloud?


Groundbreaking computational infrastructure is vital to provide the necessary support to our customers and partners. We have an opportunity for you to join a small team of highly qualified engineers and system developers, where you will focus on the development of a Cloud based platform for microelectronics design including secure data management, complex databases, sophisticated user interfaces and close-coupled data visualisation systems.


Our systems are being continually developed, both on premise and in commercial clouds, to offer additional functionality to customers and improve operational efficiency.

Graduate Scheme

The STFC Graduate scheme will give you the opportunity to really pursue your interests and passion early in your journey with us, supported by technical training and a broader programme of career support and training and development.


Our dedicated Graduate Development Team will provide the right combination of challenge and support throughout, helping you achieve your ambitions. We know that professional recognition is also important to you too, so we will provide mentoring and expertise to help you achieve valued qualifications or chartered status in your chosen field.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

You will play a pivotal role in our development of our cloud-based design platform to 650 universities and research labs throughout Europe. This high profile work is essential to ensuring that we remain at the forefront in a constantly evolving microelectronics sector.


Key activities include:


Architect and develop sophisticated solutions for Microelectronics design in AWS and Azure clouds that are robust and intuitive for end customers to use. Customize and configure virtual private clouds, elastic IPs, and mass deployment of multiple machine instances. Work closely with CAD software support engineers to identify and address system requirements for successful solution implementation. Implement solutions that are robust and have security at heart to protect sensitive technology data. Use agile decision making to continuously develop and upgrade functionality. Maintain, refine and develop Cloud based solutions to meet the current and emerging needs of customers and support the new and future highly sensitive microelectronics technologies.

Person Specification

In order to apply for the role we are looking for the following:

Essential:

Achieved, or be on course to achieve, a minimum 2:1 degree, in a relevant field of study (S) Have the right to live and work in the UK at time of starting employment (S) Have excellent proven programming ability in procedural based languages and languages suited to scripting (S&I) Have some experience of virtualisation and a good understanding of the principles of virtualisation technologies. (S&I) Have used AWS, Azure or other commercial clouds. (S&I) Demonstrate a logical approach to software debugging and a genuine interest in discovering more about system architectures and developing Cloud based computing solutions (S&I) Good knowledge of Linux computing (S&I) Conscientious, reliable and hardworking with good interpersonal skills and the ability to identify and communicate relevant technical information in English (S&I)

Employee Benefits

We are offering a permanent position with a whole host of benefits including:


30 days holiday (in addition to 10.5 bank holidays and privilege days). Flexible working hours. An excellent defined average salary pension scheme. Easily accessible public transport links/ free parking. Excellent learning and development opportunities. Cycle to work scheme.
Link to more benefits: https://stfccareers.co.uk/rewards-and-benefits/


As this job does not fulfil the UK Government minimum criterion for obtaining sponsored migrant worker status we will be unable to apply for sponsorship for anyone not eligible to work in the UK. At interview, all shortlisted candidates are required to bring with them identification documents and original documents that prove they hold or can obtain the right to work in the UK. You can check your eligibility here: https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa/y

Application Guidance

Please note that we can only accept a maximum of 2 applications per candidate.


Part of our application process involves submitting your CV and a cover letter. Your cover letter should address your suitability for the opportunity based how you meet each essential criteria stated in this advert.


Please note that we hold the right to close this vacancy early if a sufficient number of applications have been received.


We ask some of the biggest questions in the universe, to answer some of the biggest challenges in the world. Together, our scientists, technologists, engineers and business support team explore the unknown across every field you could think of. And they turn what they find into work that changes the world around us.


What could you achieve with the world-leading facilities and experts of one of Europe's largest research organisations by your side? Join us and discover what's possible!