Integration and Database Specialist
- Employer
- UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON
- Location
- Docklands, United Kingdom
- Salary
- £52,032 per annum
- Closing date
- 18 Feb 2025
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- Job Type
- Professional Services, IT Services
- Contract Type
- Fixed Term
- Hours
- Full Time
Location
Other
Salary
From £52,032 per annum inclusive of London Weighting
Post Type
Full Time
Post Type
Fixed Term
Contract Length
24 months
Closing Date
Tuesday 18 February 2025
Interview Date
Thursday 06 March 2025
Reference
011S2025
University of East London
We’re the University of East London (UEL) founded in 1898 and proud to change lives through education. Our goal is to advance industry 5.0 careers-first education and provide a clear path to the jobs and opportunities of the future. We’re committed to driving diversity in the 5.0 talent pipeline, working in partnership to promote talent wherever it is found and creating a balanced, inclusive, and green future.
But we can't achieve this goal alone. We need forward-thinking, innovative, and curious individuals like you to join our community and help us craft our future. As part of our team, you'll have the opportunity to work with a diverse range of people who share your passion for creating positive change. We’re an inclusive and welcoming community that is constantly moving forward, never satisfied with the status quo.
About the School / Service
IT Services is a centralised resource working collaboratively with the University community to transform UEL's digital world in line with the University’s Vision 2028 strategic plan. Engaging in ground-breaking initiatives delivered within a dynamically developing cloud environment, IT Services work closely with staff, students, partners and other key collaborators to identify technological improvements to our learning and working environments. We implement, develop and provide support for systems and services within the university’s IT Service Portfolio.
Every member of staff will embrace the University’s values, ensuring their behaviour reflects the ethos of the University, one committed to building a learning community founded on equality of opportunity and celebrating the rich diversity of our student and staff populations.
About the Job
We are looking for a methodical individual, who is passionate about technology, you will assist in the architecture for all service integrations throughout the organisation, to ensure that services are integrated in the most secure, reliable, standardised and optimised manner
- To assist in the design for integration and database projects, ensuring that new services are provisioned according to departmental standards
- To create, maintain and support any integration used by the organisation
- To manage service capacity, to monitor services on a regular basis ensuring that capacity is managed proactively
- To architect and maintain diagrams and documentation for all databases and service integrations, to provide senior management monthly reports in relation to these technologies
About You
We are looking for a hardworking and methodical individual to help design, development, monitor, and maintain data flows across UEL's extensive ecosystem of over 70 systems and services. The postholder will actively contribute to technical initiatives, ensuring the delivery of a high-performing, resilient service that aligns with industry standards and best practice frameworks. They will be expected to promote a culture of continuous improvement within the team and the wider department, driving the implementation of key ITIL initiatives. A proactive approach to ensuring the security of database and integration technologies is essential, including the design and execution of vulnerability assessments and penetration testing to safeguard systems. Building strong working relationships with key stakeholders across the University will be crucial, ensuring that systems remain aligned with evolving business requirements and continue to meet the University's operational needs effectively.
Benefits Package
At UEL, we believe that a great role is about more than just a salary. It’s about the complete package, including our outstanding work environment and inclusive culture.
We offer a genuinely competitive salary, dependent on experience (DOE), and a range of excellent benefits.
You can explore our full benefits package here:
https://uel.ac.uk/benefits-professional-services-positions
Equal Opportunities
UEL is an inclusive equal opportunities employer and are proud of our Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity achievements, including: zero gender pay gap, members of Stonewall and have won Athena Swan awards. We expect all employees of UEL to accept our EDI policy and will not tolerate discrimination in any form.
We're a disability confident employer and value all applications. Please let us know if you require any reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process.
So, if you’d like to take your career to the next level with us here at the University of East London and are inspired by our environment and commit to success, we want you to apply today!
Please note that this advert may close earlier than the stated deadline if we receive a high volume of applications. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.
Further Details
Job Description & Person Specification
To contact the recruitment team please phone +44 20 8223 3000 x 4600 or e-mail jobs@uel.ac.uk
CVs without a completed application form will not be accepted.
At UEL we are committed to working together to build a community which values diversity in both our staff and student populations, is representative and inclusive, enabling all to progress and thrive.
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