Job summary
A fantastic opportunity to join one of the country's most digitally advanced NHS Trusts as a Systems Engineer has arisen. We are looking for a highly motivated individual who has the enthusiasm and ability to work in a challenging but equally rewarding Digital Services Department. Working in the third line Systems Team you will be focused on ensuring the resolution of advanced, complex issues that might arise from our core desktops, server applications and systems infrastructure, hardware and software, both on premise and in Azure. The post will also provide technical support, advice & recommendations on the design, implementation and support for new and existing systems.
Main duties of the job
You will have significant experience at a third line Systems Engineer level and in an enterprise IT support environment. This should include experience of providing diverse services within a large multi-faced, multi-site organisation.
There will be an initial focus on user and data lifecycles. This includes administration of (Azure) Active Directory, Group Policies, Exchange on premise/online and more. You will be working on both design, implementation and support of these services.
You will have IT support experience with a thorough understanding of Microsoft operating systems. Excellent knowledge of scripting & development languages skills (e.g. PowerShell) are essential.
About us
Nottinghamshire Healthcare employs over 10,000 colleagues who help #MakeADifference every day. We provide intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire. Care is delivered from over 120 sites within the community from acute settings and across low, medium and high secure environments including prisons.
As one of the largest mental health and community trusts in the East Midlands and one of the biggest employers in Nottinghamshire. We are also home to national and regional services such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We are committed to flexible and agile working, including the opportunity to join our bank.
Your health and wellbeing is our priority and as such we invest significantly in this via our in-house Occupational Health Service, Staff Counselling Service and Health and Wellbeing Team.
We offer a number of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) groups, our Green Champions Network, Freedom to Speak Up Network. Health and Wellbeing Champions Network and Menopause Champions. We provide care to a diverse range of communities and are passionate about supporting diversity and inclusion in the Trust.
If you believe in our values of Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork, then we would love to hear from you!
#TeamNottsHC
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be joining a growing team of 10 third line engineers. There are 4 existing Senior Systems Engineers, and 6 Systems Engineers.
Work experience, knowledge and skills: Windows server 2016, 2019 and Hybrid configuration, administration and recovery. Windows Active Directory and Azure Active Directory (including AD Connect) configuration and administration skills. Group Policy administration, creation and recovery. MS Exchange 2016 (including Hybrid) and Exchange Online configuration, administration and recovery. Knowledge of Microsoft Intune and Endpoint Manager cloud-based services. Knowledge of Microsoft Office 365 technologies, including (but not limited to) Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint, and core Office Apps. Excellent knowledge of scripting languages such as PowerShell and Azure Cloud Shell. Experience in producing a range of documentation and reports i.e. Technical Documents, Standard Operating Procedures and Key Decision Documents. Experience of working to structured change control processes from raising to implementing Excellent interpersonal skills. Ability to communicate effectively and build personal relationships with peers and customers. Ability to work in mixed skill teams as required to achieve project goals and deadlines Ability to work unsupervised and implement planned work to agreed timescales New Technology awareness, knowledge of the most appropriate technology to use within new systems. Good, practical understanding of technical change control processes, upgrade paths and release management. Ability to explain complex technical designs/systems to non-technical staff Excellent numeracy, analytical and problem- solving skills Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines You will be able to work well within a team and be happy to work autonomously for long periods of time.
A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be joining a growing team of 10 third line engineers. There are 4 existing Senior Systems Engineers, and 6 Systems Engineers.
Work experience, knowledge and skills: Windows server 2016, 2019 and Hybrid configuration, administration and recovery. Windows Active Directory and Azure Active Directory (including AD Connect) configuration and administration skills. Group Policy administration, creation and recovery. MS Exchange 2016 (including Hybrid) and Exchange Online configuration, administration and recovery. Knowledge of Microsoft Intune and Endpoint Manager cloud-based services. Knowledge of Microsoft Office 365 technologies, including (but not limited to) Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint, and core Office Apps. Excellent knowledge of scripting languages such as PowerShell and Azure Cloud Shell. Experience in producing a range of documentation and reports i.e. Technical Documents, Standard Operating Procedures and Key Decision Documents. Experience of working to structured change control processes from raising to implementing Excellent interpersonal skills. Ability to communicate effectively and build personal relationships with peers and customers. Ability to work in mixed skill teams as required to achieve project goals and deadlines Ability to work unsupervised and implement planned work to agreed timescales New Technology awareness, knowledge of the most appropriate technology to use within new systems. Good, practical understanding of technical change control processes, upgrade paths and release management. Ability to explain complex technical designs/systems to non-technical staff Excellent numeracy, analytical and problem- solving skills Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines You will be able to work well within a team and be happy to work autonomously for long periods of time.
A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Education to degree or equivalent level of knowledge
- MCSE or equivalent certification in relevant discipline
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Azure Administrator Associate or equivalent level of knowledge for Cloud services or evidence that you are working towards such certification
Desirable
- Honours degree in Computer science or equivalent
- Qualification/training in ITILv3.0 Foundation Certificate or higher
Experience
Essential
- Windows server 2016, 2019, 2022 and Hybrid configuration, administration and recovery
- Windows Active Directory and Azure Active Directory (including AD Connect) configuration and administration skills
- Group Policy administration, creation and recovery
- Knowledge of MS Exchange 2016 and Exchange Online configuration, administration and recovery
- Knowledge of scripting languages such as PowerShell and Azure Cloud Shell.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office 365 technologies, including (but not limited to) Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint, and core Office Apps.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Azure services and technologies.
- Monitoring of systems and services, and ability to troubleshoot.
- Experience in producing a range of documentation and reports i.e. Technical Documents, Standard Operating Procedures and Key Decision Documents.
- Experience of working to structured change control processes - from raising to implementing
Desirable
- Experience of an enterprise VMware environment.
- Experience of MS SQL 2014 / 2016 / 2019 database configuration, administration, and recovery
- Experience of MS SharePoint 2016 / 2019 and SharePoint Online.
- Experience of storage solutions (DAS/NAS/SAN) including RAID and disk configuration.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Intune and Endpoint Manager cloud-based services.
Skills
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills. Ability to communicate effectively and build personal relationships with peers and customers.
- Ability to work in mixed skill teams as required to achieve project goals and deadlines
- Ability to work unsupervised and implement planned work to agreed timescales
- New Technology awareness, knowledge of the most appropriate technology to use within new systems.
- Good, practical understanding of technical change control processes, upgrade paths and release management.
- Ability to explain complex technical designs/systems to non-technical staff
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
- High level of analytical skill in order to provide diagnosis support for the development of solutions to complex ICT problems which may have an impact on the entire Trust
Special Requirements
Essential
- Has a valid UK driver's license
- Must participate in out of hours on call rota
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate at interview that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
- All staff should be able to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion as identified within the Trust's Equality and Diversity Policy and associated Equality, Diversity and Human Rights legislation
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Education to degree or equivalent level of knowledge
- MCSE or equivalent certification in relevant discipline
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Azure Administrator Associate or equivalent level of knowledge for Cloud services or evidence that you are working towards such certification
Desirable
- Honours degree in Computer science or equivalent
- Qualification/training in ITILv3.0 Foundation Certificate or higher
Experience
Essential
- Windows server 2016, 2019, 2022 and Hybrid configuration, administration and recovery
- Windows Active Directory and Azure Active Directory (including AD Connect) configuration and administration skills
- Group Policy administration, creation and recovery
- Knowledge of MS Exchange 2016 and Exchange Online configuration, administration and recovery
- Knowledge of scripting languages such as PowerShell and Azure Cloud Shell.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office 365 technologies, including (but not limited to) Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint, and core Office Apps.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Azure services and technologies.
- Monitoring of systems and services, and ability to troubleshoot.
- Experience in producing a range of documentation and reports i.e. Technical Documents, Standard Operating Procedures and Key Decision Documents.
- Experience of working to structured change control processes - from raising to implementing
Desirable
- Experience of an enterprise VMware environment.
- Experience of MS SQL 2014 / 2016 / 2019 database configuration, administration, and recovery
- Experience of MS SharePoint 2016 / 2019 and SharePoint Online.
- Experience of storage solutions (DAS/NAS/SAN) including RAID and disk configuration.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Intune and Endpoint Manager cloud-based services.
Skills
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills. Ability to communicate effectively and build personal relationships with peers and customers.
- Ability to work in mixed skill teams as required to achieve project goals and deadlines
- Ability to work unsupervised and implement planned work to agreed timescales
- New Technology awareness, knowledge of the most appropriate technology to use within new systems.
- Good, practical understanding of technical change control processes, upgrade paths and release management.
- Ability to explain complex technical designs/systems to non-technical staff
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
- High level of analytical skill in order to provide diagnosis support for the development of solutions to complex ICT problems which may have an impact on the entire Trust
Special Requirements
Essential
- Has a valid UK driver's license
- Must participate in out of hours on call rota
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate at interview that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
- All staff should be able to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion as identified within the Trust's Equality and Diversity Policy and associated Equality, Diversity and Human Rights legislation
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
