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 Engineer will join a team of customer-focused systems administrators, working to support Windows servers and services running on them, with a focus on VMware, Storage, Automation and Backup.
What you will do
As an IT Engineer responsible for Servers & Virtualisation, you will:
- Work within a team to support and enhance and transform our core IT server infrastructure
- Implement and support key technologies in VMware environments - utilising automation and scripting where possible
- Ensure that business continuity measures are implemented and maintained to minimize the impact of systems failure
- Monitor, diagnose and proactively fix issues
- Own in-team technical projects associated with the improvement of infrastructure
- Implement and maintain automated systems to administer systems and services at scale.
- Ensure that systems and procedural documentation is maintained and accurate
- Work closely with people across UIS and wider University, including software engineers, networks engineers, security staff, database administrators, project managers and service teams.
- Design systems / choose appropriate technologies ensure your technical skills are kept up to date
This position is permanent, usually based on the University's West Cambridge Site.
What you will need
- VMware systems administration.
- Scripting and automation skills Python and Powershell experience would be particularly valuable
- Enterprise NAS & SAN systems
- Backup system administration
- Running third party server applications on Window Server
- Full stack understanding of how different layers of IT interoperate, from networking up to the application / service level. VMware hypervisor, networking and automation are useful skills to have.
- Strong troubleshooting skills
- Good communication, organisational and problem-solving skills
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.
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Please ensure that you outline how you match the criteria for the post and why you are applying for this role on the online Application form.
Please include details of your referees, including email address and phone number, one of which must be your most recent line manager.
The closing date for applications is: Monday 19th October 2026
The interview date for the role is: To be confirmed
Please quote reference VC51257 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.
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Key information
Department/location
University Information Services
Salary
£35,608-£46,049
Reference
VC51257
Category
Date published
5 October 2026
Closing date
19 October 2026