What makes Goldsmiths unique?

Goldsmiths is a world-renowned university that has a reputation for rigorous and innovative academic work; creativity has long been our hallmark. Academic excellence and imaginative course content combine to make a place where creative minds can thrive.

About the department 

The IT & Digital Services (IT&DS) department provides the digital platforms, infrastructure, and services underpinning learning, teaching, research, and administration at Goldsmiths.

We are evolving towards a cloud-first, product-led and data-driven environment, focused on delivering secure, scalable, and high-quality data services that enhance decision-making, insight, and operational effectiveness.

About the role

As a Data Engineer / Database Administrator, you will lead the design, management and optimisation of Goldsmiths' data platforms. Combining data engineering, database administration and governance expertise, you will develop reliable, secure and scalable data services, enabling analytics, informed decision-making and continuous improvement across the organisation

About the candidate 

You have significant database and data engineering experience, strong SQL expertise, and excel at improving data quality, solving complex problems and collaborating.

Benefits 

We have generous benefits – an agile working environment, 28 days’ annual leave plus six paid closure days (four at Christmas and two at Easter) plus all Bank Holidays, great transport links, a defined benefit pension scheme, support for professional development and a broad range of well-being initiatives such as staff choir, running club, staff networks and creative writing classes.

Closing Date: 14 Aug 2026

Department: Professional Services

Salary: £52,511 to £60,224 per annum, inclusive of London Weighting
Fixed Term

What makes Goldsmiths unique?

Goldsmiths is a world-renowned University that has a reputation for rigorous and innovative academic work; creativity has long been our hallmark. Academic excellence and imaginative course content combine to make a place where creative minds can thrive.

About the department

The IT & Digital Services (IT&DS) department provides the digital platforms, infrastructure, and services underpinning learning, teaching, research, and administration at Goldsmiths. 

We are evolving towards a cloud-first, product-led and data-driven environment, focused on delivering secure, scalable, and high-quality data services that enhance decision-making, insight, and operational effectiveness.

About the role

We are seeking a motivated Business Analyst to support the design and delivery of digital solutions that align with business needs and objectives.

The primary aim of this role is to work with project and product teams to document and analyse business processes, identify opportunities for improvement, and support the delivery of effective solutions that enhance operational efficiency.

The Business Analyst will work with stakeholders to understand business needs, gather and document requirements, and support their translation into deliverable outcomes across projects and products.

About the candidate

You will be a Business Analyst with experience supporting process analysis, requirements gathering and documentation across enterprise systems, including CRM/ERP environments. Skilled in agile delivery, testing and implementation support, and translating technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders. Analytical, detail-focused and comfortable managing competing priorities, with a collaborative approach to working across IT and business teams.

Benefits

We have generous benefits – an agile working environment, 28 days’ annual leave plus six paid closure days (four at Christmas and two at Easter) plus all Bank Holidays, great transport links, a defined benefit pension scheme, support for professional development and a broad range of wellbeing initiatives such as staff choir, running club, staff networks and creative writing classes.

Closing Date: 14 Aug 2026

Department: Professional Services

Salary: £44,753 to £49,738 per annum, inclusive of London Weighting