Graduate Infrastructure Engineer
| Posting date: | 02 October 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £35,049 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 October 2025 |
| Location: | Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell, Oxfordshire OX11 0QX |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | STFC |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 1251 |
Summary
Science and Technology Facilities Council
Salary: £35,049 per annum
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full-time
Location: Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell, Oxfordshire OX11 0QX
Closing date: 19th October 2025
Assessment Centre: December 2025 / January 2026
Start date: September 2026
We are excited to offer the chance for a graduate IT Infrastructure Engineer to work in the Infrastructure Section within the ISIS Controls Group, part of the ISIS Electrical Systems Division. Based at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory on the growing Harwell Campus, the Group provides both large-scale distributed and stand-alone control systems throughout the ISIS Target, Accelerator, and Neutron/Muon beamlines.
The controls group comprises of 30 members, where a graduate will join a diverse and encouraging team of engineers that work closely with software developers, embedded electronics and programmable logic practitioners. A great opportunity to learn from and network with colleagues!
The facility utilises a large number of Machine Automation Controller (MAC) & Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)-based machine interlock, plant and drive control systems within the Target, accelerator and instrument beamlines.
There will also be an opportunity to participate in the current and future projects within the Controls Group.
Graduate Scheme
The STFC Graduate scheme will give you the opportunity to really pursue your interests and passion early in your journey with us, supported by technical training and a broader programme of career support and training and development.
Our dedicated Graduate Development Team will provide the right combination of challenge and support throughout, helping you achieve your ambitions. We know that professional recognition is also important to you too, so we will provide mentoring and expertise to help you achieve valued qualifications or chartered status in your chosen field.
Key Duties & Responsibilities
✔Maintain and develop the controls system infrastructure.
✔Update and enhance monitoring and other support systems.
✔Support foundation level systems to allow the wider Controls teams to operate successfully.
✔Work on software development projects in languages such as Python, C and C++, including interfacing to hardware.
✔Assist with keeping the ISIS accelerator controls system operational.
✔Maintain a professional standard in all areas of work, ensuring full documentation of work undertaken and aware and adherence to all relevant safety measures.
✔Solve problems individually and collaboratively as part of a team.
✔Use version control to maintain a suitable history of changes
✔Have a good awareness of health & safety.
Person Specification
In order to apply for the role we are looking for the following:
Essential:
✔Achieved, or be on course to achieve, a minimum 2:1 degree, in a relevant field of study (S)
✔Have the right to live and work in the UK at time of starting employment (S)
✔Show familiarity with core networking concepts (ipv4, DNS, DHCP, VLAN, switches) (S&I)
✔Appreciation of the requirements for networked computers used in an infrastructure environment (S&I)
✔Able to interpret programming languages and discern what the code is trying to do (S&I)
✔Appreciation of what is involved with container-based development (S&I)
✔Apply practical problem-solving reasoning to issues (S&I)
✔Able to communicate with a group and convey understanding within a work setting (I)
Desirable:
✔A familiarity with the Docker environment particularly Docker Swarm (S&I)
✔Able to provide example of and use a versioning system (S&I)
✔Able to write code using a recognised programming language (I)
To view the full job description and explore our employee benefits, please click ‘Apply’ to be redirected to our careers site.
Application Guidance
Please note that we can only accept a maximum of 2 applications per candidate.
Part of our application process involves submitting your CV and a cover letter. Your cover letter should address your suitability for the opportunity based how you meet each essential criteria stated in this advert.
Please note that we hold the right to close this vacancy early if a sufficient number of applications have been received.
We ask some of the biggest questions in the universe, to answer some of the biggest challenges in the world. Together, our scientists, technologists, engineers and business support team explore the unknown across every field you could think of. And they turn what they find into work that changes the world around us.
What could you achieve with the world-leading facilities and experts of one of Europe's largest research organisations by your side? Join us and discover what's possible!
Salary: £35,049 per annum
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full-time
Location: Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell, Oxfordshire OX11 0QX
Closing date: 19th October 2025
Assessment Centre: December 2025 / January 2026
Start date: September 2026
We are excited to offer the chance for a graduate IT Infrastructure Engineer to work in the Infrastructure Section within the ISIS Controls Group, part of the ISIS Electrical Systems Division. Based at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory on the growing Harwell Campus, the Group provides both large-scale distributed and stand-alone control systems throughout the ISIS Target, Accelerator, and Neutron/Muon beamlines.
The controls group comprises of 30 members, where a graduate will join a diverse and encouraging team of engineers that work closely with software developers, embedded electronics and programmable logic practitioners. A great opportunity to learn from and network with colleagues!
The facility utilises a large number of Machine Automation Controller (MAC) & Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)-based machine interlock, plant and drive control systems within the Target, accelerator and instrument beamlines.
There will also be an opportunity to participate in the current and future projects within the Controls Group.
Graduate Scheme
The STFC Graduate scheme will give you the opportunity to really pursue your interests and passion early in your journey with us, supported by technical training and a broader programme of career support and training and development.
Our dedicated Graduate Development Team will provide the right combination of challenge and support throughout, helping you achieve your ambitions. We know that professional recognition is also important to you too, so we will provide mentoring and expertise to help you achieve valued qualifications or chartered status in your chosen field.
Key Duties & Responsibilities
✔Maintain and develop the controls system infrastructure.
✔Update and enhance monitoring and other support systems.
✔Support foundation level systems to allow the wider Controls teams to operate successfully.
✔Work on software development projects in languages such as Python, C and C++, including interfacing to hardware.
✔Assist with keeping the ISIS accelerator controls system operational.
✔Maintain a professional standard in all areas of work, ensuring full documentation of work undertaken and aware and adherence to all relevant safety measures.
✔Solve problems individually and collaboratively as part of a team.
✔Use version control to maintain a suitable history of changes
✔Have a good awareness of health & safety.
Person Specification
In order to apply for the role we are looking for the following:
Essential:
✔Achieved, or be on course to achieve, a minimum 2:1 degree, in a relevant field of study (S)
✔Have the right to live and work in the UK at time of starting employment (S)
✔Show familiarity with core networking concepts (ipv4, DNS, DHCP, VLAN, switches) (S&I)
✔Appreciation of the requirements for networked computers used in an infrastructure environment (S&I)
✔Able to interpret programming languages and discern what the code is trying to do (S&I)
✔Appreciation of what is involved with container-based development (S&I)
✔Apply practical problem-solving reasoning to issues (S&I)
✔Able to communicate with a group and convey understanding within a work setting (I)
Desirable:
✔A familiarity with the Docker environment particularly Docker Swarm (S&I)
✔Able to provide example of and use a versioning system (S&I)
✔Able to write code using a recognised programming language (I)
To view the full job description and explore our employee benefits, please click ‘Apply’ to be redirected to our careers site.
Application Guidance
Please note that we can only accept a maximum of 2 applications per candidate.
Part of our application process involves submitting your CV and a cover letter. Your cover letter should address your suitability for the opportunity based how you meet each essential criteria stated in this advert.
Please note that we hold the right to close this vacancy early if a sufficient number of applications have been received.
We ask some of the biggest questions in the universe, to answer some of the biggest challenges in the world. Together, our scientists, technologists, engineers and business support team explore the unknown across every field you could think of. And they turn what they find into work that changes the world around us.
What could you achieve with the world-leading facilities and experts of one of Europe's largest research organisations by your side? Join us and discover what's possible!
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