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Senior IT Technician (Fixed Term)

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The Cambridge Institute for Medical Research (CIMR) is seeking to appoint an experienced senior IT Technician to join a small IT team supporting a community of researchers and staff within a modern research facility.

The Institute offers a busy but friendly working environment, and the role would suit self-motivated candidates with communication skills of a high standard.

The successful applicant will assist with the management and development of the full IT infrastructure within CIMR, as well as providing a flexible support service to researchers and administrative staff.

This position offers an excellent variety of IT work for an experienced all-rounder, and will include staff support in office and laboratory areas, regular server, storage and network maintenance tasks, and planned projects.

Applicants Should Be Educated To Degree Level, And Will Be Expected To Have At Least 5 Years' Experience In The Following Areas

TCP/IP switching and routing (Cisco preferred)
Linux system administration
Windows and Mac desktop support
Current PC hardware
Windows Server and Active Directory
MySQL, PHP/Python and web development
Audio Visual facilities

This is a full-time role (36.5 hours/week working Monday-Friday) for 2 years in the first instance and is based on-site at the Cambridge Biomedical Campus.

CIMR's mission is to determine the molecular mechanisms of disease in order to advance human health. Major research interests in the CIMR include rare genetic disease, neurological disease, and intracellular infection. Join us at the Cambridge Institute for Medical Research and contribute to supporting ground breaking research in a dynamic environment!

Once an offer of employment has been accepted, the successful candidate will be required to undergo a health assessment.

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

Closing date: 22nd July 2025

Interview date: Between 30th July and 8th August 2025

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

For information about how your personal data is used as an applicant, please see the section on Applicant Data (https://www.hr.admin.cam.ac.uk/hr-staff/hr-data/applicant-data) on our HR web pages.

Please quote reference SA46422 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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