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An exciting opportunity has arisen at the University of Cambridge for an experienced Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to join the University Information Services (UIS) Department. This role focuses on test automation and quality assurance, supporting the University's ambition to transform education and research digitally. UIS provides the digital infrastructure, business information, and computing services at the heart of the University.

Working across operational support and project activities, you will take ownership of increasing automated software testing, improving efficiency, reducing risks, and ensuring high-quality outcomes. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams in a DevOps-driven environment, aligning testing efforts with technical goals and project timelines alongside the Technical Lead, Product Manager, and Delivery Manager.

What you will be doing

• You will be primarily responsible for owning different testing phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) as they relate to quality assurance, including a broad range of functional, integration, regression, exploratory, non-functional, and automated testing.

• Produce test plans and completion reports to ensure solutions meet business requirements and quality benchmarks.

• You will design, maintain, and execute automated tests utilising frameworks and tools such as Selenium WebDriver and Pytest.

• Create cross-platform, multi-device test scripts integrated into CI/CD pipelines.

• Prioritise automation for maximum value, reducing risks and ensuring scalability.

• Serve as the technical expert for testing, contributing to testing strategies and embedding automation throughout the SDLC.

• Maintain a junior developer mindset: be comfortable reading and understanding code, eager to grow technically, and able to contribute proactively within a collaborative DevOps environment.

What you will bring

• Highly proficient in Python with hands-on experience in test automation.

• Experience with Selenium WebDriver, Pytest, and CI/CD integration.

• Strong understanding of test data management, quality, and scalability.

• Experience with API testing and tools, endpoint validation and integration testing.

• Detail-oriented, technically proficient, and committed to engineering excellence.

• Collaborative approach with stakeholders and cross-functional teams.

• Proactive mindset with strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

It would be great if you had knowledge of

• Advanced techniques in automated testing and quality assurance practices.

• Shifting quality left and embedding testing early in the SDLC.

• DevOps-driven software delivery environments and tools.

• Experience with Worktribe or similar cloud-based research management tool.

Applications are welcome from internal candidates.

We welcome applications from individuals who wish to be considered for part-time working or other flexible working arrangements.

Click the 'Apply' button below to register an account with our recruitment system (if you have not already) and apply online.

Informal enquiries are welcomed and should be directed to recruitment@uis.cam.ac.uk quoting reference number VC47453 in the first instance.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 2 years in the first instance.

This role is pivotal in ensuring the integrity and reliability of digital platforms that underpin the University's research and administrative excellence.

We are seeking an experienced and highly successful software QA team leader to take testing ownership of a critical platform based on Microsoft Fabric and Power BI technology. Existing services must be protected while ensuring that each new domain satisfies the requirements and meets the needs of the stakeholders. Building quality from the start and finding defects as early as possible are key criteria for any successful candidate.

The role-holder will review the existing test strategy, refine it, and ensure compliance. At a high level this will include the definition and phases of testing, scope, responsibilities, and success criteria for each phase, ensuring alignment with institutional compliance and data governance standards. The role holder will ensure testing activities are well-communicated, documented, and aligned with stakeholder expectations. Key stakeholders must have clear, concise, and timely metrics to enable informed decisions. Azure DevOps (ADO) is the current central testing tool, so experience with this or a similar tool (e.g. Jira) would be advantageous.

The role-holder will be expected to perform test execution where this is not already resourced. Non-functional Requirement testing experience is important. The QA Lead will define and drive the test automation strategy, selecting appropriate tools and frameworks to support regression and performance testing as the platform scales.

Essential Attributes/Qualities

• Strategic & Technical Expertise: Test strategy creation, systems integration, MI/reporting platform experience.
• Execution & Ownership: Proactive testing ownership, clear reporting, data quality understanding.
• Collaboration & Communication: Cross-functional teamwork, collaborative stakeholder engagement, excellent written and verbal communication skills, and presentation expertise.
• Mindset & Approach: Determination, flexibility, problem-solving, quality driven.
• Management: Excellent organisational skills, strong defect management, and compelling leadership style in a virtual team environment.

Desirable Attributes/Qualities

• ISTQB Testing (Advanced/Specialist) certification or equivalent professional experience
• Degree-level education or equivalent professional experience
• Experience with ADO or similar
• Test automation

Applications are welcome from internal candidates who would like to apply for the role on the basis of a secondment from their current role in the University.

We welcome applications from individuals who wish to be considered for part-time working or other flexible working arrangements.

We particularly welcome applications from women and /or candidates from a BME background for this vacancy as they are currently under-represented at this level in our department.

Click the 'Apply' button below to register an account with our recruitment system (if you have not already) and apply online.

If you would like more information about this role, informal enquiries can be directed by email to Mark Galvin, Head of Systems Assurance, at mark.galvin@uis.cam.ac.uk.

Please quote reference VC47417 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 2 years in the first instance.

The post is offered to internal candidates only on the basis of a secondment from their current role in the University.

The University and UIS

University Information Services (UIS) provides the digital infrastructure, business information and computing services at the heart of one of the world's top universities. The University of Cambridge has a bold ambition to use digitalisation to transform education and research, and UIS' team of developers, designers, testers, analysts and support staff is leading this exciting work.

The role

The IT Lead Engineer will join a team of customer-focused systems administrators, working to help staff to utilize Azure cloud services. You will be leading on delivery of Azure infrastructure. This is a role that mixes management and technical responsibility.

What you will do

As an IT Lead Engineer responsible for Azure you will:

• be responsible for the implementation of the core pillars for central Azure services and Fabric infrastructure, including governance structures, security, and FinOps, in line with the Azure Cloud Adoption Framework.
• lead and mentor the new Azure Platform Engineering team, ensuring strong delivery and professional growth.
  
• support key stakeholders in the UIS Azure platform, including business system teams and their transformation programmes, colleges and departments, and DevOps teams.
• oversee the day-to-day administration of the Azure cloud environment, ensuring reliability and performance.
• ensure effective capacity planning, performance monitoring, and cost optimisation across the platform.
• develop cases for proposed new features, products or services
• ensure your technical skills are kept up to date

This position is a 2-year secondment, usually based on the University's West Cambridge Site.

What you will need

• Line management or supervisory experience.
• Deep understanding of Azure infrastructure, identity & security models, and cost management.
• Experience of cloud resource management to include best practice implementation of Azure resources and governance structures such as subscription and cost management.
• Strong problem-solving and incident management skills for high-availability platforms.
• Ability to engage with senior stakeholders, translating business needs into technical strategies.
• Proven experience of leading and implementing technology change

The benefits

You can expect to receive:

• a competitive salary with automatic service-related progression and annual cost-of-living increases
• a generous annual leave allowance of 41 days per year (including bank holidays)
• access to a hybrid pension scheme with attractive employer contributions
• access to a range of shopping and travel discounts through the Cambens scheme.

We welcome applications from individuals who wish to be considered for part-time working or other flexible working arrangements.

We particularly welcome applications from women and /or candidates from a BME background for this vacancy as they are currently under-represented at this level in our department.

Click the 'Apply' button below to register an account with our recruitment system (if you have not already) and apply online.

If you would like more information about this role, informal enquiries can be directed by email to Chris Garrett, Infrastructure Operations Manager, at Christopher.Garrett@uis.cam.ac.uk.

Please quote reference VC47390 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

Google Gemini and NotebookLM are now part of the University's Google Workspace core apps. They are available to staff and students. Google Gemini is Google's AI assistant that can generate text, images, audio, video and code. NotebookLM is an AI research assistant that helps you organise and understand complex information...

An exciting opportunity has arisen at the University for an experienced Senior Application Specialist to join the Business Systems team. This role is focussed on Integration, supporting several transformation programmes that are introducing new enterprise SaaS systems that need to transfer information between themselves and existing on-premise systems, using a variety of mechanisms from APIs to flat files. Located within University Information Services (UIS), the Business Systems team are responsible for the maintenance and development of the University's critical ERP systems for handling administrative data across HR, Finance, Student and Teaching & Learning.

Working on both operational support and project activities, you will assist with the development and maintenance of business systems integrations in support of strategic initiatives, whilst improving efficiency and reducing technical debt. You will demonstrate in-depth knowledge of systems integration approaches and associated technologies whilst providing a high level of support to our customers. Your work will be varied and unique, and will involve working closely alongside other Application Specialists, Database Administrators, Functional Analysts, Testers and our stakeholders.

What you will be doing:

• Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team to review requirements, develop specifications and design effective solutions.
• Be a technical subject matter expert in our (SaaS) business systems integrations, including knowledge transfer to/from others inside and outside the team.
• Take responsibility for the implementation, development and support of our integrations in operational and project settings.
• Review and migrate code, including the analysis of both application and integration platform changes in relation to their impact on integrations.
• Monitor performance and other operational aspects of the integrations working with relevant stakeholders to resolve any issues or suggest enhancements.
• Collaborate with the relevant systems helpdesks, investigate any incidents that are reported, resolve and advise users where appropriate.

What you will bring:

• Integration design and development.
• Experience in relational & NoSQL database design, MS SQL, system design, performance tuning and integration.
• Ability to learn new skills independently and proactively and are constantly striving to raise technical excellence.
• Understand system and software specifications and choose appropriate designs to meet requirements.
• Produce simple, reusable architectures from complex problems.
• Debug complex problems effectively, including in new unexplored applications.
• Drive and commitment to see activities through to completion meeting deadlines matching pace to the urgency of the situation.
• Knowledge of how to approach data and system security.
• Experience of providing 2nd/3rd line support as part of an operational support team.
• Experience of coordinating technical change in operational and project settings.
• Strong planning and communication skills.

It would be great if you had knowledge of:

• Microsoft Azure Integration Services.
• Azure DevOps functionality.
• Oracle Fusion application integration functionality (e.g. API, BICC, HDL).
• Oracle Fusion application environment management (e.g. refreshes).
• Oracle Visual Builder application development.
• Oracle Integration Cloud.
• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 2 years in the first instance.

Once an offer of employment has been accepted, the successful candidate will be required to undergo a basic disclosure (criminal records check) check and a security check.

Applications are welcome from internal candidates who would like to apply for the role on the basis of a secondment from their current role in the University.

We welcome applications from individuals who wish to be considered for part-time working or other flexible working arrangements.

We particularly welcome applications from women and /or candidates from a BME background for this vacancy as they are currently under-represented at this level in our department.

Click the 'Apply' button below to register an account with our recruitment system (if you have not already) and apply online.

Please contact Steve Smith at steve.smith@uis.cam.ac.uk for further details.

Please quote reference VC47228 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 2 years in the first instance.

Applications are welcome from internal candidates who would like to apply for the role on the basis of a secondment from their current role in the University.

Are you an experienced Data Architect with a passion for creating innovative data solutions? Do you excel at aligning data strategies with organisational objectives to drive success and modernisation? If so, we invite you to join our team at the University Information Services (UIS) at the University of Cambridge.

About Us:

University Information Services (UIS) provides essential IT services that support both the academic and administrative functions of the University of Cambridge. Our services are integral to the University's success and reputation, touching on key institutional-level risks and objectives. We oversee the development, delivery, and support of a number of University-wide technology and systems, including communications, storage, computing, and enterprise systems for staff and students.

The Role:

As a Data Architect within our Architecture Group, you will work collaboratively with various university departments as well as colleagues within UIS to develop and implement IT architectural design policies, patterns and principles. Your primary focus will be to support our exciting Finance Transformation Programme, ensuring that the University's data assets are effectively supported by relevant technology. Duties will include:

• Developing and maintaining data architecture frameworks that support the Finance Transformation Programme;
• Enabling integration between systems, promoting re-use, ensuring security and performance, and reducing duplication;
• Collaborating with the University Data Lead's office and other data leadership to support the governance of the University's data assets.

You'll get the chance to collaborate and interact with some of the finest minds in the world, sharing data, insight and expertise to make a meaningful difference to the University's success.

You should have the following skills and experience:

• Demonstrable experience as a Data Architect in higher education or other sector in a highly federated organisation, or relevant skills that demonstrate capability in the areas identified above.
• Some technical experience in Microsoft Azure data services (e.g. Azure Data Factory, Synapse, PowerBI).
• Proven understanding of MDM (Master Data Management) and Data Governance solutions. Basic level of proficiency with Purview or similar (e.g. Profisee) is desirable.
• A sound understanding of modern data architecture patterns including data mesh principles, data lake and lakehouse architectures, NoSQL technologies and schemaless data modelling.
• Demonstrable experience engaging with senior-level technology and business stakeholders, particularly in a financial context or setting.

The benefits

You can expect to receive:

• a competitive salary with automatic service-related progression and annual cost-of-living increases
• a generous annual leave allowance of 41 days per year (including bank holidays)
• access to a hybrid pension scheme with attractive employer contributions
• access to a range of shopping and travel discounts through the Cambens scheme.

We welcome applications from individuals who wish to be considered for part-time working or other flexible working arrangements.

We particularly welcome applications from women and /or candidates from a BME background for this vacancy as they are currently under-represented at this level in our department/institution/Faculty/School/University.

Click the 'Apply' button below to register an account with our recruitment system (if you have not already) and apply online.

If you have any queries before applying, please contact Dr. Jamie Thorogood, Chief Architect (jamie.thorogood@uis.cam.ac.uk)

Please quote reference VC47195 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

We're changing the public certificate used by eduroam at 5.00pm on Thursday, 4 September 2025. How to prepare for the certificate change If you used the eduroam Configuration Assistant Tool (CAT) for Windows devices, the eduroam profile for macOS devices, or the geteduroam for Android app to set up your eduroam connection...

We will update the Point of Presence (PoP) switches to apply the latest recommended firmware updates before the start of Michaelmas 2025.

The GitLab Container Registry database will be migrated on Friday 22 September.

The University of Cambridge's Information Services is seeking an experienced Software Developer. You will join a multidisciplinary development team within a team of 50 engineers building high-profile bespoke web systems, cloud native services, and modernising existing applications.

Our services are public-facing and support University staff and students meaning your work will have a significant impact on the reputation of one of the world's leading universities. We develop new services using modern web architectural standards with an emphasis on reusability.

Our technology stack is: Python, Django, React, Typescript, GitLab, Docker, Terraform, and Google Cloud. We maintain a DevOps culture and have also adopted an "open by default" approach to new work and thus you can find much of our work to date in our GitLab.

Ideally you will have experience:

• Designing and solving complex business problems by writing simple, effective, and tested code that can be deployed to cloud services.
• Coding in Python and Django with some fluency in other languages and web frameworks.
• Writing and collaborating on highly insightful, comprehensive code reviews.
• Creating web UIs focused on good UX.
• Collaborating with users and business representatives to gain insight, and to bottom-out detailed requirements.

Even better if you have experience:

• Working with our full tech stack.
• Working in a DevOps environment using cloud technologies, CI/CD, and configuration management tools.
• Working closely with a QA team to ensure quality is "baked in".
• Designing, developing and creating RESTful web services and APIs.
• Mentoring other developers.

Ideally, you can:

• Learn new skills independently and proactively and are constantly striving to raise technical excellence.
• Produce simple architectures from complex problems. Understand system and software specifications and choose appropriate designs to meet requirements that then you later implement.
• Debug complex problems effectively, and are not afraid to get your hands dirty in unfamiliar realms.

This best candidates will:

• Show passion for innovation and excellence.
• Acquire a deep understanding of the software architecture, systematically thinking through potential design impacts on other teams and the organisation.

We welcome applications from individuals who wish to be considered for part-time working or other flexible working arrangements.

We particularly welcome applications from women and /or candidates from a BME background for this vacancy as they are currently under-represented at this level in our department.

Click the 'Apply' button below to register an account with our recruitment system (if you have not already) and apply online.

If you would like more information about this role, informal enquiries can be directed by email to Abraham Martin, Head of Development and Operations, at amc203@cam.ac.uk.

Please quote reference VC47095 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

We will upgrade and restart the University Data Network (UDN) distribution routers to apply the latest recommended firmware before the start of Michaelmas 2025.

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 12 months in the first instance.

The post is offered to internal candidates only on the basis of a secondment from their current role in the University.

The University and UIS

University Information Services (UIS) provides the digital services for the University of Cambridge, which has a bold ambition to use digitalisation to transform education and research.

The role

The Communications Manager will join a team of customer-focused communicators, working to help students and staff to discover, understand, adopt and use UIS' products and services. You'll be leading the development and implementation of change communications and content strategy for two strategic initiatives: bringing to life and implementing our new University Data Strategy; and supporting adoption and use of our new enterprise reporting solution.

You'll work with the University Data Office, relevant data groups, and data domain stakeholders to engage and support the diverse community of data specialists and consumers. You'll create and lead the delivery of initiatives to help data practitioners and their collaborators to use data to tackle the University's challenges.

You'll also work closely with the digital team delivering and developing our new reporting and analytics service. You'll design and implement strategies to communicate to stakeholders and users about new opportunities, tools, and support available to make more of our data both operationally and strategically.

Working with the University Data Lead, you will also help align and coordinate these two strategic initiatives with each other and with the many other activities underway at Cambridge.

As a Communications Manager you will:

• support the development and delivery of plans to ensure all communication aligns with the communications strategy
  
• scope, write and edit content so it is relevant, understandable and accessible
  
• manage relationships with subject matter experts to deliver effective communications
• advise and coach a variety of stakeholders in communicating effectively

This position is a full-time role, usually based on the University's West Cambridge Site. The funds for this post are available for 1 year in the first instance.

What you will need:

• Proven experience of leading and implementing change communications for organisation-wide projects.
• Experience of producing content on technical topics that meets end users' needs.
• Expertise and experience in search engine optimisation and content optimisation
• Experience of bespoke data analysis and report writing.
• Familiarity and experience in using traditional and new media to develop effective communications.
• Excellent editorial, proofreading and writing skills.
• Good understanding of social networking tools and their application.

The benefits

You can expect to receive:

• a competitive salary with automatic service-related progression and annual cost-of-living increases
• a generous annual leave allowance of 41 days per year (including bank holidays)
  
• access to a hybrid pension scheme with attractive employer contributions
• access to a range of shopping and travel discounts through the Cambens scheme.

We welcome applications from individuals who wish to be considered for part-time working or other flexible working arrangements.

We particularly welcome applications from women and /or candidates from a BME background for this vacancy as they are currently under-represented at this level in our department.

Click the 'Apply' button below to register an account with our recruitment system (if you have not already) and apply online.

If you would like more information about this role, informal enquiries can be directed by email to Conrad Chambers, Head of UIS Communications, at Conrad.Chambers@uis.cam.ac.uk.

Please quote reference VC46946 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

We will be undertaking maintenance work on the wireless service between 07:00 and 8:30 on Tuesday 26 August.

We're changing the public certificate used by eduroam at 7.30am on Monday 1 September.

Are you interested in a unique opportunity to help shape and deliver the UK National AI Research Resource (AIRR) service? We are looking for a highly experienced and enthusiastic AI Engineer to work on Dawn: (https://www.hpc.cam.ac.uk/d-w-n) which is part of the UK AIRR: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ai-research-resource/airr-advanced-supercomputers-for-the-uk) and provides world-leading, AI-specialised computing capacity for public and academic researchers, and small and medium size enterprises. Dawn is now being deployed for use in globally impactful research fields such as clean energy, personalized medicine and climate science and we need your help to develop tools and workflows to drive exploitation of this world leading resource. You will also play a key role in fostering a vibrant community of AI and HPC practitioners, helping to build networks that accelerate research collaboration and knowledge sharing across the UK's research ecosystem.

Who you will be working with

The role is based in the University of Cambridge's Research Computing Services a leading UK National Supercomputing Centre that provides facilities and services to world-renowned scientists, clinicians, and engineers across the UK and beyond. You'll be part of a growing team of specialist AI, Software, and Systems Engineers dedicated to supporting use of Dawn, working with a wide range of stakeholders across multiple disciplines and national institutions.

What you will do

-Leadership: Lead diverse AI projects, adapting your approach to meet the specific needs of clients and teams.

-Community engagement: Lead initiatives to build and nurture the Dawn user community, convening workshops and networking events that bring together researchers from different disciplines and institutions.

-Mentorship: Design and deliver training programmes for both novice and experienced users, creating pathways for skill development within the AI/HPC community

-Community-driven innovation: Facilitate user groups and special interest communities around specific research domains (climate science, healthcare, greener energy, etc.) to drive domain-specific innovation.

What you will have

-Experience of leading and developing a team of highly technical specialists.

-Practical experience with some or all of Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning, Deep Learning and Statistical Modelling techniques. Experience with Large Language Model training and fine-tuning frameworks would be welcome.

-Proficiency in software engineering.

-A good understanding of data structures and algorithms and data-oriented approaches to problem-solving.

-Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate with experienced as well as novice clients and stakeholders.

-Experience in community building, user engagement, or developer relations within technical communities.

Alongside a significant knowledge of AI tools and techniques, an interest in working with High Performance Computing is essential but experience is not crucial as long as you have the right attitude and enthusiasm.

What we can offer

-Opportunities to represent the organisation at national and international conferences.

-Budget for community events and professional development activities.

-Connection to a broader network of AI and HPC professionals across the UK and internationally.

-41 days holiday per year, including bank holidays.

-A generous pension.

-Hybrid working. You can work some of the time from home, coming into the office as and when required.

-A friendly and supportive team environment.

-The opportunity to shape and influence how we work.

Once an offer of employment has been accepted, the successful candidate will be required to undergo a basic disclosure (criminal records check) check and a security check.

We welcome applications from individuals who wish to be considered for flexible working arrangements.

Click the 'Apply' button below to register an account with our recruitment system (if you have not already) and apply online.

Queries should be directed to recruitment@uis.cam.ac.uk in the first instance quoting reference VC43086.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.