Scientific Computing Graduate

4 weeks ago

Didcot, United Kingdom Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) Full time

**Science and Technology Facilities Council**

**Salary**: £27938 per annum

**Hours**: Full time

**Contract Type**:Open Ended

**Location**: Science and Technology Facilities Council, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Harwell, Oxfordshire
**OR **Science and Technology Facilities Council, Daresbury Laboratory, Warrington

**The 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.

STFC offers a benefits package crafted to provide an excellent work/life balance including 30 days’ annual leave, an outstanding index linked pension scheme, 10.5 public and privilege days, Christmas closure and flexible working hours. For more information on our full list of benefits, please visit here.

**Summary of key duties & responsibilities**

As a Scientific Computing graduate, you’ll be embedded in a team working on projects and production services to help in the development of new research data management systems, scientific software, open science, computing and cloud platforms.

Working in a series of teams through the first two years you will make a real difference to the scientific and technical capability of the department whilst developing your expertise in:

- Linux, cloud, high performance computing, systems management and hardware
- Data storage and management of large complex scientific datasets
- Software engineering, open science and scientific software development
- Project Management
- Working with scientists to deliver to their requirements

We use a large range of technologies and training is offered to ensure you have the right skills for the work.

**Responsibilities**

Each Scientific Computing graduate will undertake four 6 month projects with the outputs being used beyond the end of each project. You will be embedded in technical teams and will be responsible for the technical development and outcomes of your project.

Past projects have included:

- Deploying and running private clouds using OpenStack
- Software engineering of new tools to manage large scale data.
- Developing and installing new system tools to monitor 10,000s CPU cores and 100s Petabytes of data

As your skills and abilities develop your level of responsibility will increase.
- You’ll need to have, or be on course to achieve, a minimum 2:1 degree, in a relevant field of study
- Have the right to live and work in the UK at time of starting employment

**Knowledge, Skills and Experience**

At least one of the items listed below. These may have been gained as part of a final year project.
- Experience of Linux system management, clouds, PC/server hardware or networking
- Programming experience, preferably in one of Java, Javascript, C, C++ and Python, or similar
- Experience of Software engineering methodologies

**Plus at least one of the following**:

- Managing a project
- Using scientific computational software
- Working in a team
- Understanding of IT security
- Ability to communicate technical information to different audiences

**Personal Skills, Qualities and Attributes**

**Essential**:

- The willingness to learn new skills, both technical and non-technical
- Open minded and flexible in relation to the type of work assigned to them
- Good communication skills, able to influence people at all levels
- Demonstrate good team working capabilities

**About The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)**

As one of Europe’s largest research organisations, we ask the biggest questions in the universe to find answers that change the world around us. We seek understanding. We’re proud of the impact we make. And we’re committed to helping build a globally competitive, knowledge-based UK economy. Being part of all this means contributing to work that pushes boundaries and creates possibilities. You’ll work with, and learn from, true experts. Whatever your role, you’ll be free to question, and encouraged to share ideas. And, in a positive and supportive culture, you’ll discover just what a difference you can make when you’re equipped and inspired to excel.

We’re a place where curious minds thrive. Not bound by profit, we explore ideas that others don’t, ask questions that others won’t, and discover answers that others are not equipped to find. And, alongside Mars landings and black holes, we also explore diverse, international projects in everything from science and engineering to computing and technology. Whether it’s at the cutting edge or behind the scenes, our work

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