# New post at University of Liverpool **URL:** \ **Category:** Jobs\ **Tags:** jobs\ **Created:** [6 January 2025 17:56 UTC](https://datashield.discourse.group/t/new-post-at-university-of-liverpool/1171 "2025-01-06T17:56:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![becca.wilson](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/datashield.discourse.group/becca.wilson/32/14_2.png) [@becca.wilson](https://datashield.discourse.group/u/becca.wilson)\ **Post date:** [6 January 2025 17:56 UTC](https://datashield.discourse.group/t/new-post-at-university-of-liverpool/1171/1 "2025-01-06T17:56:52Z")
Just a heads up - I am about to advertise a full time post for a research software engineer / infrastructure developer here at the University of Liverpool. The post will be at Grade 7 (£39,105 - £45,163) for up to two years, or depending on experience hired at Grade 8 (£46,485 - £58,596) for just over 1 year. The post holder will work in collaboration with our regional, national and international research partners across projects contributing to the [North West NHS Secure Data Environment](https://northwestsde.nhs.uk/about-the-north-west-sde) and other NHS SDEs, DARE UK / HDR UK frameworks for UK Trusted Research Environment (TRE) [Federated Analytics](https://www.hdruk.ac.uk/research/research-data-infrastructure/federated-analytics/) and EU Horizon programme funded projects including [ATHLETE](https://athleteproject.eu/). We are looking for someone with: - Experience in infrastructure development/management with a desire to further develop DevOps expertise. Prior experience could include e.g. Linux server administration, database usage, containerisation. - An understanding for the need for openness and transparency in the field of health innovation. An interest in the ethical use of healthcare data. - An interest in contributing to an international, open-source software community. Responsibilities will include contribution to the development and advancement of DataSHIELD infrastructure including (but not limited to): - the adoption of (inter)national standards relevant for federated analytics. - Creating new releases of the software. - Developing new software tests. - Assessing the quality of new code. - Developing new privacy preserving functions. If anyone is interested in joining us, please get in touch for an informal chat [datashield@liverpool.ac.uk](mailto:datashield@liverpool.ac.uk).