Research Technical Professional Training Program

The SDE Team Development Hub operates a Research Technical Professional (RTP) training scheme offering one-year placement opportunities at partner institutions. The program aims to develop the next generation of technical professionals in research infrastructure.

Trainees receive structured mentoring, formal technical training, conference access, and professional certification support to build careers in research infrastructure and cloud engineering.

Current RTP Placements

Three active trainees are currently enrolled:

Justin Leung

Institution:University of Manchester
GPU platform and hybrid cloud deployment with Microsoft Azure
Key skills:
TerraformGitHub Actionscloud infrastructure
Justin Leung

"The mix of technical training, meetings, and exposure to real project requirements has given me a clear sense of direction"

Saurav Sudhar

Institution:Lancashire Teaching Hospitals
Karectl, a Kubernetes-based Trusted Research Environment implementation
Key skills:
KubernetesTerraformAzuresecure infrastructure development
Saurav Sudhar

"Learning how tools and technologies such as Kubernetes, Terraform, Azure are applied in practice, which is far more valuable"

Teddy McManus

Institution:University of Liverpool
Azure TRE infrastructure for mental health and civic health research initiatives
Key skills:
Microsoft AzurePulumiTerraformdata security
Teddy McManus

"Valuable to see how different disciplines and backgrounds can come together to support healthcare professionals and researchers"