Application Packager at AWE, Aldermaston, 12 months, £Contract Rate

What if you could work on something that you can't test ... but cannot afford to fail? Something that could have spent years on a submarine, is launched into outer space (where the temperature is below -250c), comes hurtling through the atmosphere, being heated up and shaken and then must work? Some challenge. That's exactly what the team of over 6,500 people at AWE do every day delivering important work, in support of the most important mission - keeping the nation safe.AWE plays a crucial role in national nuclear security. Their role in nuclear deterrence and their specialist technical assistance to nuclear threat reduction is vital in the defence against the most serious threats faced by the UK. Working to support the defence of our country, AWE has a clear mission to keep everyone, the environment, their products and information, sites, and everything around them, safe and secure.

 

As an Application Packager, your main responsibilities will be:Essential:Deliver Technical Excellence Provide a resilient cost effective highly available infrastructure to the business on top of which hosted services can be deployed, managed and maintained. To manage the day-to-day sustainment of Infrastructure Systems, ensuring that planning, end-user impact, change management and problem management are properly addressed and monitored to ensure that deadlines, budgets and service levels are met and results delivered. Be responsible for diagnosing and following through to resolution any problems, escalating to team members or other teams and vendors when required. Build relationships with other teams within IT Operations to enable better support and communications. To maintain technical skills to allow us to benefit from new and emerging technologies in order to make supportive decisions Attend technical briefing / support groups. Understand and develop support system road maps. To support the Technical Service Manager(s) and Team Leader in maintaining the operational status, and maximising availability of assets to programme demanders. Desirable:Extensive experience with Microsoft Windows 7/8.1/10 and Server 2012/16/19 Installation and Administration. In-depth experience of virtualisation technologies including VMware. A good working knowledge on a breadth of technologies including Active Directory, PowerShell and proficient knowledge of tools such as SCCM and MDT. Demonstrate clear understanding of Network Switch knowledge with VLAN and ACR expertise. An awareness of other technologies including but not limited to Security Principles, Encryption, Networking and Databases. Be able to create technical documentation for a technical audience. Working knowledge of ITIL framework. Technical investigation and problem-solving skills. Experience in troubleshooting technical problems involving software and operating systems. Ability to operate under pressure and influence decisions. DV Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be eligible and willing to undergo these checks.

 

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.AWE's ambition is to create workplaces that recognise and celebrate differences, encourage diverse contributions and where people feel able to be themselves at work. They strive to create a genuine culture of openness and inclusion and encourage diverse applicants.Disability Confident As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, AWE guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.Armed Forces CovenantAWE guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different.