Technology Solutions Manager

The Centre for Trials Research at Cardiff University is a large, multinational community of researchers, professional services staff and students from a diverse range of backgrounds. 

We tackle the big diseases and health concerns of our time by forming partnerships with researchers and building lasting relationships with the public. Find out more about the Centre and working with us here.
 
The CTR IS&DD team are looking for expressions of interest for an opportunity for a Grade 6 maternity cover role of Technology Solutions Manager. This is a maternity cover role and you will work as the lead for information technology (IT) and technical solutions within the CTR. This will cover ownership of the Centre’s research IT infrastructure, being the main link with University IT and leading on new technical solutions to enhance the Centre’s research capabilities.

With a degree in IT or a related subject (or equivalent experience) you will require excellent IT and communication skills, have experience of hardware and software support in a networked environment and experience of technology solutions within a research setting. You will also need be able to work with a number of different customers, be able to develop successful networks and deliver solutions which are practical and innovative.

With a culture of continuous professional and career development the Centre has an excellent track record of helping people develop in their areas of interest, with many progressing within the Centre itself, the wider University or further afield.

For informal discussions you are welcome to contact the recruiter Gareth Watson (Head of Information Systems & Database Development) on WatsonGL@cardiff.ac.uk or (029) 206 87107.

This post is full-time (35 hours per week), fixed term maternity cover, that could also be administered as a secondment arrangement, based at Heath Park and is available from 2nd June 2025 until 6th February 2026.

The majority of roles at Cardiff University are currently operating under “blended working” arrangements, with staff having the flexibility to work partly from home and partly from the University campus depending on specific business requirements. Discussions around these arrangements can take place after the successful candidate has been appointed.

Salary: £40,497 - £45,413 per annum (Grade 6).

Appointments to roles at Cardiff University are usually made at bottom of scale unless in exceptional circumstances.

Cardiff University offers many excellent benefits, including 45 days annual leave (incl. bank holidays), local pension scheme, a cycle to work scheme and other travel initiatives, annual increments within the pay scale, and more. It's an exciting and vibrant place to work with many different challenges and is a proud Living Wage supporter. Business needs will require some degree of office-based working but the balance of time can be spent in the office or remotely (subject to agreement with the line manager).

Closing date: Thursday, 3 April 2025

Applications may be submitted in Welsh, and an application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

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