MAST-U Infrastructure and Software Engineer

Fusion Energy Base; Abingdon; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

UK Atomic Energy Authority is seeking a MAST-U Infrastructure and Software Engineer based at Culham, Oxfordshire. This on-site role operates five days a week with flexibility options and includes a salary of £43,702 inclusive of a Specialist Allowance, subject to BPSS/DBS checks.

You will provide IT administration for Linux and Windows, support data infrastructure and diagnostics, and contribute to software development projects and data acquisition hardware design.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering or equivalent.
• Experience developing software in Python and C/C++ on Linux and Windows.
• Experience deploying software on Linux and Windows platforms.
• Experience with Serial, TCP/IP, ModBus and OPC protocols; DevOps using Docker and Ansible.
• Experience with web technologies like JavaScript, Node.js, REST services.
• Experience with IT administration for Linux or Windows devices.

Responsibilities

• Develop and improve software for diagnostic control and data acquisition systems.
• Manage and upgrade MAST-U data infrastructure (network switches, data servers, update servers).
• Work with scientists and engineers to understand data acquisition and control requirements.
• Research and evaluate the applicability of new technologies for the team.

Skills

Python

C/C++

Linux

Windows

TCP/IP

ModBus

OPC

JavaScript

Node.js

REST

Docker

Ansible

Elastic stack

Grafana

Prometheus

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering or equivalent

Tools

Docker

Ansible

Elastic stack

Grafana

Prometheus

Job description

MAST-U Infrastructure and Software Engineer

Overview of Responsibilities

The salary for this role is £43,702 (inclusive of a Specialist Allowance). Onsite working is expected for 5 days a week, however, we actively support requests for flexible working. This role can be based at any of the following sites: Culham, Oxfordshire.

This role requires employees to complete an online Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), including The Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks for criminal convictions and possibly a search of open source data.

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to make a difference? Join our team and contribute to the future of fusion energy. As MAST-U Infrastructure and Software Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in providing support to the MAST-U operational programme to ensure the delivery and availability of key IT systems that allow facility operation. This role is for an experienced IT and Software engineer competent with IT administration for Linux and Windows based systems, data storage systems and software for data infrastructure and diagnostics. It involves contributing to a wide variety of software development projects, data acquisition hardware design and development under the supervision of more experienced members of the team making ensure the availability and integrity of the data produced by the facility to users, both internally to UKAEA, but also to external collaborators.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and improve software for diagnostic control and data acquisition systems for MAST-U. This involves evaluation, testing and refining software as well as maintaining suitable documentation of both the physical hardware and software configuration of systems.
• Manage and upgrade MAST-U data infrastructure (network switch, data servers, update servers operational computing equipment). This includes undertaking IT administration duties and installation of equipment.
• Work with scientists and engineers to understand their data acquisition and control requirements.
• Research and evaluate the applicability of new technologies for the team.

Salary

• £43,702 (inclusive of Specialist Allowance) + excellent benefits including outstanding pension
• View benefits

Programme: Sensors and Control

Department: Sensors and Control

Discipline: Engineering

Site Location: UKAEA Culham, Oxfordshire

Type of Employment: Full-time

Reference Number: REF4412E

Qualifications

Essential Requirements

• Degree in relevant subject such as Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Experience of developing working, understandable software in Python C or C++ on embedded systems on Linux and windows platforms.
• Deployment of software on Linux and windows platforms.
• Experience on Serial, TCP/IP, ModBus and OPC protocols and DevOps using Dockter and Ansible.
• Experience on web technologies like JavaScript, nodeJS, REST services.
• Experience with IT administration for Linux or Windows device.

Desirable Requirements

• Familiarity with IT network infrastructure e.g. network switch configuration.
• Familiarity with setting up and managing data storage solutions.
• Familiarity with infrastructural tools, such as Elastic stack, Grafana, Prometheus.

Additional Information

A full list of our benefits can be found here https://careers.ukaea.uk/life-at-ukaea/employee-benefits/

UKAEA’s mission is clean energy for all, and we welcome talented people from all backgrounds to help us achieve this goal. We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion and strive to ensure fair representation across our workforce. We particularly encourage applications from groups currently underrepresented in STEM, including women and individuals from diverse ethnic backgrounds, while ensuring all appointments are made on merit.

UK Atomic Energy Authority is committed to being accessible. Please email [e-mail] if you have any questions or require help or adjustments to compete on a fair basis, for example, changes to the way we interview or share information.

Please note that vacancies are generally advertised for 4 weeks but may close earlier if we receive a large number of applications.