Technical Applications Scientist, IT and Networking

Oxford Nanopore Technologies: Our goal is to bring the widest benefits to society through enabling the analysis of anything by anyone anywhere. The company has developed a new generation of nanopore-based sensing technology for faster information rich accessible and affordable molecular analysis.

The first application is DNA/RNA sequencing and the technology is in development for the analysis of other types of molecules including proteins. The technology is used to understand and characterise the biology of humans and diseases such as cancer plants animals bacteria viruses and whole environments.

With a thriving culture of ambition and strong innovation goals Oxford Nanopore is a UK headquartered company with global operations and customers in more than 125 countries.

Technical Applications Scientist IT & Networking

The Details..

This exciting and varied role sits within a multi-functional technical team supporting internal colleagues and external customers. Using 1^st and 2^nd level IT support this individual will diagnose troubleshoot and resolve issues across computer systems software and networks ensuring flawless operation of Oxford Nanopores technology.

This role involves working closely with scientists and technical teams to assist with experimental design product installation workflow implementation and troubleshooting.

This is a hybrid role based at our office in Oxford.

Duties include but are not limited to....

• Assist with the installation configuration and support of ONT products within customer environments including troubleshooting and resolving technical issues.
• Support customer IT teams and internal commercial staff (including pre-and post-sales) with sophisticated technical issues.
• Partner with various teams to deliver consistent high-quality IT support and documentation.
• Assist in the design and development of IT infrastructure based on customer needs.
• Support training and information exchange among Sales and Technical Support teams.
• Onboarding and mentoring junior members of the team.
• Some travel (20%) is a part of this role.

What Were Looking For

• A BSc or MSc in a relevant field Computer Sciences or similar or industry equivalent experience.
• Demonstrable experience in server administration (Windows Server Windows Client Linux).
• Solid grasp of networking fundamentals: IP addressing DHCP DNS level 2 and level 3 routing subnetting and firewalls/proxies.
• Familiarity with virtualisation technologies andcontainerisation (Docker/Singularity).
• Understanding of file sharing protocols (NFS CIFS) and network protocols (SSH SFTP SMTP HTTP/S).
• Basic scripting experience (Bash Python PowerShell GRPC/HTTPS API) and reading log files.
• Experience with server/HPC hardware NAS storage active directory and basic database concepts.
• Excellent troubleshooting skills and customer-facing communication (written and verbal).
• Familiarity and basic experience of cloud services (AWS/Azure/GCP) and cloud job management.
• Bioinformatics knowledge would be a plus.
• You should have an approachable manner that encourages interaction with others and a strong commitment to customer satisfaction. You will be an excellent trouble-shooter and able to manage different priorities.

We offer outstanding benefits to include an attractive bonus generous pension contributions private healthcare and an excellent starting salary. Based within beautiful landscaped surroundings with tree-lined walks water features and a lake all of which make for a wonderful working environment.

If you are looking to utilise your skills to really make a difference to humankind then consider joining our team and apply today!

Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a persons gender marital status race religion colour age disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the job.

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