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IT Services are integral to the continued success of Loughborough University, rated a Top 10 university in all major league tables. We work closely with all of our partners from across the University to support digital transformation and deliver outstanding levels of service that are recognised as the best in the country by our students in the National Student Survey. We are at the forefront of supporting the digital campus, protecting and securing our IT systems and developing strategies to take us forward in a rapidly evolving world. Our Director is currently a trustee of UCISA and we actively support professional development at all levels.
During the Covid-19 pandemic, we enabled staff and students to work successfully from anywhere and were key to a response which has been widely acknowledged as sector leading. We offer flexible working to IT colleagues where possible and understand the importance of a good work/life balance. In addition to working for an employer of choice on a stunning East Midlands campus, we offer an excellent range of benefitsto our employees and pride ourselves on being family friendly.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our in-house team and the details are below. We particularly welcome applications from women and BAME communities as we are actively seeking to make our team more diverse. Please contact the recruiting manager for an informal chat if you are considering an application.
IT Services at Loughborough University are at the forefront of supporting the digital campus, providing infrastructure for our IT systems, and developing strategies to take us forward in a rapidly evolving world. Whatever stage you are at in your career at Loughborough University, the position will provide a vibrant, dynamic experience. The atmosphere on campus is friendly and relaxed and offers fantastic facilities for staff to use.

ABOUT YOUR TEAM:

As part of the Cloud Platforms Team, you will be joining 6 other IT Platform professionals. The responsibility of the team spans across the whole University and ranges from providing expert advice to the wider IT Services department on the University’s critical platform services.
This friendly team is responsible for providing expert support and development on a wide range of platforms such as, but not limited to: Windows Server, Active Directory, PKI, Microsoft Entra, VMware hypervisor, Oracle Linux, Backup, OneDrive and in-house web applications.

The successful candidate will:

• Be a Self-starter
• Be enthusiastic in scripting and automation
• Have an understanding and expert knowledge in core on-premises Microsoft technologies
• Be ready to engage with new systems and services and develop your professional skills
• Be ready to undertake day-to-day operations, incidents and changes.

For more information refer to the Job Description and Person Specificiation.

APPLICATION PROCESS:

If you are interested in applying for this role, you must use the below steps as a guide to completing the application.

• Login to our vacancies platform, either by registering as a new user, logging in using existing details, or if you are an internal member of staff log in through my.HR.
• Complete all the required sections of the application form
• Fully complete the supporting statement as this will be used to assess your application, Within the supporting statement you should demonstrate, using examples, how you meet each of the “essential” and as many of the “desirable” criteria as possible – these are identified as “stage 1” in the person specification (within the Job Description).
• For further support refer to our application guidance, which includes some top tips and support to help you when completing your application
• Stage 2 on the Person Specification refers to a technical and knowledge assessment that will take place before the Second Interview.

INTERVIEW PROCESS AND FURTHER INFORMATION:

For further information please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.
Informal enquiries should be made to: John Dodson, J.Dodson@lboro.ac.uk
Closing Date: 28th September 2025
Interview Date: Mid-October 2025

THE ROLE:

As part of the role, automation is key to developing, supporting and delivering key IT platform services and projects. Technologies used to help with this will include PowerShell, Bash, Ansible, combined with CI/CD and more. The role is varied to support your continuous development and will also be responsible for day-to-day operations. Experience in PowerShell, Active Directory and Group Policy is desirable.

If you are interested in applying for this role, you must use the below steps as a guide to completing the application.

• Login to our vacancies platform, either by registering as a new user, logging in using existing details, or if you are an internal member of staff log in through my.HR.
• Complete all the required sections of the application form
• Fully complete the supporting statement as this will be used to assess your application, Within the supporting statement you should demonstrate, using examples, how you meet each of the “essential” and as many of the “desirable” criteria as possible – these are identified as “stage 1” in the person specification (within the Job Description).
• For further support refer to our application guidance, which includes some top tips and support to help you when completing your application
• Stage 2 on the Person Specification refers to a technical and knowledge assessment that will take place before the Second Interview