Vacancies and recruitment in IT Services
The latest opportunities in IT Services at the University of Sheffield.
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Current vacancies
Delivery lead
IT Services at the University of Sheffield is seeking an exceptional Delivery Lead to drive our transition to product-led, agile delivery methodologies. You'll oversee delivery across a product area, leading and coaching a team of delivery professionals whilst ensuring transparent, risk-managed execution of our strategic initiatives.
This role demands someone who can bridge product vision with operational reality, providing real-time visibility to senior stakeholders whilst unblocking issues and driving continuous improvement across our delivery practices.
You'll bring proven experience managing complex delivery landscapes, deep agile expertise and the leadership skills to develop high-performing teams. Working closely with the Head of Product, you'll manage change budgets, coordinate sprint cycles, and represent delivery at governance boards.
If you're passionate about building delivery capability and creating environments where teams thrive, we want to hear from you.
- Job reference number: 1755
- Working pattern: Full time
- Contract type: Open ended
- Grade: 8
- Closing date: 9 November 2025
Find further details and apply for the Delivery Lead position
Senior DevOps Engineer
Are you a DevOps professional passionate about AWS, automation, and building resilient systems? We have an exciting opportunity in IT Services at the University of Sheffield for someone looking to use their expertise in Linux, Terraform, and CI/CD pipelines to make a real impact on the systems we run.
We are looking for an experienced DevOps engineer who thrives on designing and running resilient infrastructure. You have hands-on experience with AWS and Terraform, and you're excited about automating deployments using tools like Jenkins or GitHub Actions. You understand the importance of network security concepts - HTTP, TLS, load balancing, DNS - and know how to apply them to create robust, scalable solutions.
- Job reference number: 1757
- Working pattern: Full time
- Contract type: Open ended
- Grade: 8
- Closing date: 12 November 2025
Find further details and apply for the Senior DevOps Engineer position
Senior Student Developer
Are you a talented developer who combines technical excellence with strong communication skills and collaborative approach? Do you want to play a pivotal role in shaping the future of critical applications that directly impact the student experience for thousands of students at Sheffield? If so, then we have an exciting opportunity for you.
We're seeking an experienced software developer to join our Student Systems team. You'll collaborate with product teams, developers and stakeholders across the University to design, develop, test and enhance systems that support thousands of students throughout their academic journey.
- Job reference number: 1758
- Working pattern: Full time
- Contract type: Open ended
- Grade: 8
- Closing date: 12 November 2025
Find further details and apply for the Senior Student Developer position
From the Director of IT Services
I’m excited to welcome new team members with a wide range of skills, experiences and backgrounds who will be able to lead, support and guide the next phase of our transformational development.
With such a wide-ranging programme we have lots of opportunities available. We are a collaborative and engaging team, always learning new things that can improve the products and services that we deliver. You’ll bring capability and enthusiasm to support our ambitious vision, with a desire to make a real difference at all levels of skills and experience.
We’re really excited to encourage people to join us to develop a sustainable and diverse team while supporting your professional and personal development. I look forward to receiving your application.
Chris Willis
Director of IT Services
Contact the recruitment team
If you have questions about any of our roles, or about working in IT Services at the University of Sheffield, you can send them to our recruitment team - it-services-recruitment@sheffield.ac.uk - or contact the recruiting manager in the full job description.
