Data Manager / Web Designer

What if you could work with remarkable people on extraordinary things? What if the end result was something a little bit special? What if your role was mission critical?
For nearly 70 years, AWE has been at the forefront of nuclear weapons research and development. We have a critical mission: to provide the warheads for the UK’s ultimate deterrent - Trident. We also use our unique skills to provide wider UK government with counter-terrorism and nuclear threat reduction solutions.
It takes a special sort of person to work at AWE. What if that person was you?
The AWE Physics function are currently looking for a Data Manager / Web Designer. We are looking for someone that has a passion for safeguarding company information, managing databases, developing, and maintaining web pages and SharePoint sites.
Location:Aldermaston, West Berkshire. We are located between Reading and Basingstoke, with onsite parking.
Package: £31,000 - £46,000 ( depending on your suitability, qualifications, and level of experience)
Closing Date: 13th May 2024
If we receive an exceptionally high level of applications, this vacancy may close early, so don't delay, apply now!
The Role
The candidate will sit in the Physics Operations team and will need to be committed, focused, and motivated to lead on the Physics Data Manager / Web Designe r role.
They will be accountable for supporting the development, maintenance, and governance of the Physics Electronic Document (EDOC) Management System.
The role will concentrate on coding, data entry and administrative assistant for the EDOC Management System, alongside the improvement, maintenance, and development of the Physics Communications SharePoint sites across multiple networks.
The successful candidate would be working closely with developer of EDOC with an aspiration of take a more active role in future development.
Some of the key responsibilities are:

• Improving, maintaining, and developing features and functionality of our existing databases using SQL, Python, PHP, HTML and JavaScript. Some anticipated early tasks are:
  
  • Speeding up page load times and streamlining function calls.
    
  • Enhancing code documentation.
    
  • Improving page interfaces and user experience.
    
  • Automatic processing of uploaded PDFs for item meta-data.
    
  • Enhancing user guide web pages.
    
  • Database consolidation and clean-up.
    
• Testing and debugging
  
• Monitoring database efficiencies.
  
• Designing and performing reports for management
  
• Understanding different database languages, data manipulation, data control, data definition and transaction language.
  
• Designing and developing professional web pages, dashboards, and SharePoint sites across multiple networks.
  

What will you need to be considered?
Whilst not to be considered a checklist, we are interested in hearing from candidates who can demonstrate knowledge or experience in several of the following areas:

• A degree in Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, or other numerate discipline; equivalent NQF level 6 qualification or equivalent experience
  
• Experience of working in Unix/Linux environment.
  
• Familiarity with SQL, Python, PHP, HTML and JavaScript.
  
• Strong scripting skills and a willingness to improve them.
  
• Knowledge of good software development practices including the use of tools to support this purpose.
  
• Methodical approach to problem solving with strong abilities to draw together and interpret data from a variety of sources to reach a conclusion.
  
• Able to work independently and unsupervised, as well as within a team to achieve common goals.
  
• Flexible, self-motivated and the ability to handle multiple tasks.
  
• Able to provide technical input within own field of expertise that can influence project, team or end user.
  
• Strong communication skills verbal and written.
  

What will you get from us?
As part of our People Promise, AWE ( one of the best 25 big companies to work for in the UK ) has a range of benefits to suit you. These include:

• Time to recharge your batteries with 270 hours of annual leave (including Bank Holidays).
  
• 9-day working fortnight - every other Friday off work.
  
• Flexible working hours.
  
• Consideration for flexible working arrangements so that your work may fit in with your lifestyle. Just let us know on your application if you wish to work part time.
  
• Family friendly policies: Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay and Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay.
  
• Opportunities for Professional Career Development that include funding for the annual membership of a relevant professional body, access to mentors and training.
  
• Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services.
  
• A market leading contributory pension scheme (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your own contribution).
  
• Life Assurance.
  
• Discounts - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending savings.
  
• Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring for your family.
  
• A host of voluntary & core benefits to suit your health and wellbeing - more information available on our careers site.
  

Important things you need to know:

• You must be a UK national who has been resident in the UK for the past 10 years.
  
• Interviews will be 90 minutes in length and will be held over Microsoft Teams. You will be required to prepare a 10-minute presentation in advance.
  
• Candidates must be willing and able to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role. This will be funded by AWE.
  

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