Technical Developer

University Information Services (UIS) wishes to appoint a Technical Developer to join the multidisciplinary, and diverse, Teaching, Learning and Assessment (TLA) Systems team, supporting the University's central TLA Systems, primarily the Moodle Virtual Learning Environment (VLE).

You will join a supportive and collaborative team, with a management structure that will invest in, and back up your personal development, learning and professional improvement. The TLA services team is responsible for the central Virtual Learning Environment (Moodle), Lecture Capture (Panopto), Digital Assessment and Academic Integrity (Turnitin).  We consist of a Service Manager/Systems Manager, Delivery Manager, Team Leader, Functional Analysts/Business Specialists, Learning Technologists, Technical Developers (Moodle), Support Analysts and Trainers.

Our team works with academics and staff across a wide range of subjects and locations, providing TLA product specific advice, system support, user requirements and change analysis, evaluation, testing but also guidance and encouragement to help staff become competent and confident users of the systems across the Institutions and Colleges of the University. You will improve the blended learning experience of students by developing standards and guidance to support academics, departmental administrators & computing officers in using our systems, as well as provide detailed and specific systems advice to the organisation planning and operations.

You will play a central role in any projects to evaluate new TLA service offerings or to integrate with other systems. Your duties will include adapting and adopting appropriate systems design methods, tools and techniques to design large and/or complex systems. You will also undertake impact analysis on major design options and trade-off and finally make recommendations, assessing and managing risks. 

You will maintain application support processes and check that all requests for support are dealt with according to agreed procedures. You will initiate and monitor actions to investigate and resolve problems in systems, processes and services.

Further details about the role can be found in the accompanying document.

Please highlight in your application, how essential and desirable criteria are met, or what your approach to meeting these would be. You are encouraged to apply even if you do not meet all desirable criteria.

Upon the closing date of the job opportunity, members of the application panel will carefully select a shortlist to invite to interview. As part of the interview process, you may be asked to do a short presentation, or take part in some exercises. Candidates selected for interview will be informed of these upon invitation to interview.

We welcome applications from individuals who wish to be considered for part-time working or other flexible working arrangements.

We particularly welcome applications from women and /or candidates from a BME background for this vacancy as they are currently under-represented at this level in our department/institution/Faculty/School/University.

To apply online for this vacancy and to view further information about the role, please click on the ‘Apply’ button above.

If you would like more information about this role, informal enquiries can be directed by email to recruitment@uis.cam.ac.uk

Please quote reference VC45553 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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