Computing Officer
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Posted on:
21-10-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
We are looking for a full time open-ended Computing Officer in the Operations Section of the CMVMs campus IS Team based at our Easter Bush campus.
This post is full-time (35 hours per week) Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm. There may be a requirement to start up to 2 days slightly earlier for preventative maintenance checks.
The salary for this post is 29588 to 33951per annum.
Your skills and attributes for success:
- Good IT support skills:
- Ability to analyse diagnose and fix problems with PC software and hardware.
- Ability to provide guidance and advice to users on a range of IT services.
- Excellent organisational and time management skills ability to multi-task and work unsupervised within an agreed programme of work.
- Good oral and written communication skills; particularly the ability to translate highly technical information into non-technical easily understood language.
- Excellent customer service skills resourcefulness and a desire for continuous improvement.
- Willing to learn new skills to develop and improve yourself and to enhance your workplace.
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Please ensure you include the following documents in your application:
- CV
- Cover letter
As a valued member of our team you can expect:
- A competitive salary.
- A fantastic opportunity to join a dynamic IT team develop your skills and be supported to progress your career whilst working from a beautiful vibrant and modern campus.
- Generous annual leave allowance of 40 days per year (inclusive of festive closure days).
- Access to excellent online learning and a Staff Scholarship fund.
- Comprehensive Staff Benefits such as a generous holiday entitlement competitive pension schemes staff discounts and family-friendly initiatives. Check out the full list on ourstaff benefits page(opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits.
Championing equality diversity and inclusion
The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions actively promoting LGBT equality.
Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on ourright to work webpages(opens new browser tab)
The University is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. International applicants will therefore be unable to apply for and secure a Skilled Worker visa. They will only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.
Key dates to note
The closing date for applications is 7 November 2025.
Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone.
Interviews will be held in-person during late November or early December 2025.
We welcome informal enquiries about the role to find out more please email Laurie McIntosh (Operations Lead within Easter Bush IS) at.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Key Skills
- CCTV
- Federal Agencies
- Customer Service
- Clearance
- Facility
- Suspicious Activity
- Property Damage
- Public Safety
- Daily Operations
- Professional Development
- Access Control
- Communication
- General Public
- Procedures
- Powerpoint
About Company
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