Technical Assistant

Opportunity

As a Technical Assistant, you’ll play a crucial role in supporting our software engineers and technical staff. Your attention to detail, organisational skills, and ability to multitask will contribute to the smooth operation of our team. This would be a great opportunity for an individual with a strong interest in technology and impeccable organisational skills to make a real impact in a cutting edge field. This role would be well suited to someone with EA or PA experience in a technical field.

Remuneration 

• £28-35k
• 25 Days holiday
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Pension
• Private medical insurance
• EAP cash plan
• Group life and group income protection
• Hybrid working
• Cycle to work scheme
• EV Car Scheme
• Gym and wellness benefits

The Role

Our team of skilled software engineers and developers are key to OQC’s ongoing provision of seamless access to Quantum computing technology for our end users. Our Agile teams need many impediments removed, and you will take a key role in this. The Technical Assistant role will provide administrative support, enabling the wider team to focus their energy on understanding problems and delivering technical solutions; ensuring that the next project iterations are ever better. 

This support will predominantly be in the form of administrative activities, planning and diary management, as well as providing a central point of contact for other teams, capturing & distributing information, such as lessons learned, and supporting the onboarding of new team members.

Experience working in a similar environment or general knowledge of software would be helpful.

Responsibilities include:

• Take on a variety of organisational and administrative tasks within the software teams
• Provide a liaison point for cross-team organisation
• Drive good practice to ensure that agreed items are actioned and executed
• Schedule workshops and other events across the team
• Consolidate and maintain documents and artefacts relating to our software design and delivery process
• Help to rapidly start projects
• Track key metrics and KPIs across the team

Skills + experience

• Experience is a similar role such as an Administrator, PA or EA
• Experience with maintaining and managing accurate documentation, ideally in a technical environment
• Experience of managing and coordinating diaries
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to build strong working relationships across teams

A keen interest in working in and enabling cutting edge tech is desirable and some knowledge of software development may be useful.

Research has shown that women are less likely than men to apply for this role if they do not have solid experience in 100% of these areas. Please know that this list is indicative and that we would still love to hear from you even if you feel you only are a 75% match. Skills can be learnt, diversity cannot.

Our Company

At OQC, we see a brighter future for all, enabled by quantum.

Together we are pioneering cutting-edge quantum computers that unlock transformative discoveries, from advancing drug modelling to revolutionising battery technology. Our mission is to put quantum in the hands of humanity, empowering customers to discover new commercial and scientific frontiers.

When you join OQC, you become part of a diverse team of innovators, creators, and problem solvers. We bring together some of the brightest minds in quantum physics, nanotechnologies, hardware, software and commercial operations. Each team member brings a unique skill set and are united by our values, which guide us in everything we do – how we work, how we collaborate and how we shape the future of our industry.

Are you ready to help us build this future?

APPLY NOW!

Please use the link provided to apply for the role of Technical Assistant. To aid your application, it will be beneficial to provide us with a cover letter outlining why you think you would be a good fit for the role and what attracts you to OQC. We look forward to hearing from you!

At OQC we are not just hoping you’ll fit in our culture. We aspire to thrive, as a company and as people, thanks to your diversity of thought and background. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to providing our team members with a work environment free from discrimination, where everyone is treated with respect. Our employment decisions are based on business needs, talent and merit and all our colleagues share in the responsibility for fulfilling our commitment to diversity. We look forward to meeting you!

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