Job summary
We are looking to recruit two Senior Servers & Storage specialists to join our Digital Department. These posts are key members of the Servers & Storage team and will act as a lead within the team for Servers & Storage management or support.
Main duties of the job
The post holders will be highly technical and provide design, support or advice to the Servers and Storage Manager and team. The post holders will be expected to be the knowledge repository or "go-to-person" for support, maintenance, installations and configuration.
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations
Job description
Job responsibilities
The posts holders will have excellent customer care experience , vendor and relationship management, operations and communications co-ordination.
They will take a lead role in specialist projects such as infrastructure upgrades that impact across clinical and non-clinical areas, this includes downtime to be agreed with multiple stakeholders.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The posts holders will have excellent customer care experience , vendor and relationship management, operations and communications co-ordination.
They will take a lead role in specialist projects such as infrastructure upgrades that impact across clinical and non-clinical areas, this includes downtime to be agreed with multiple stakeholders.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- Educated to Masters level or equivalent experience
- IT Service management qualification or equivalent experience
- Evidence of continued professional development
- A recognised advanced professional qualification such as MCSE, MCSA , MCSP, Citrix Certification, VMWare Certification or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Formal project management qualification
- Microsoft Office 365 qualification or formal training such as MS900, MS030, or MS600
- Microsoft Azure qualification or formal training such as AZ900, AZ400, AZ104
Experience
Essential
- Servers and storage Security and Monitoring including encryption and malware protection software
- Ability to provide specialist knowledge and advice within department and other organisations regarding technical environment.
- Strong experience of providing servers and storage support
- Experience of taking a lead role in developing and implementing servers and storage related systems and services
- Experience of dealing with staff at all levels, stakeholders and 3 rd party suppliers
- Experience of facilitating change in practice to improve services
- Financial procedures including budgetary management
- Business planning / annual planning
- Experience of implementing and supporting modern healthcare information systems
- Experience of working in a project management environment, also working with multi -vendor teams
- Relevant Information Technology service design, planning, development, deployment, operations and technical support experience
- Experience of working within an NHS Digital Department environment
Desirable
- Experience of working with Microsoft SQL on a virtual platform
- Experience of public cloud computing, including provision of services, support, maintenance and vendor management
- Experience of office 365 deployments across a multi -site organisation
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- ITIL Foundation Methods to Foundation level
- Knowledge servers and storage technologies
- Practical knowledge of servers and storage maintenance and support
- Ability to analyse problems and develop effective solutions In -depth knowledge of one or more of servers and storage management platforms.
- Knowledge of deploying servers and storage hardware and software
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- Educated to Masters level or equivalent experience
- IT Service management qualification or equivalent experience
- Evidence of continued professional development
- A recognised advanced professional qualification such as MCSE, MCSA , MCSP, Citrix Certification, VMWare Certification or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Formal project management qualification
- Microsoft Office 365 qualification or formal training such as MS900, MS030, or MS600
- Microsoft Azure qualification or formal training such as AZ900, AZ400, AZ104
Experience
Essential
- Servers and storage Security and Monitoring including encryption and malware protection software
- Ability to provide specialist knowledge and advice within department and other organisations regarding technical environment.
- Strong experience of providing servers and storage support
- Experience of taking a lead role in developing and implementing servers and storage related systems and services
- Experience of dealing with staff at all levels, stakeholders and 3 rd party suppliers
- Experience of facilitating change in practice to improve services
- Financial procedures including budgetary management
- Business planning / annual planning
- Experience of implementing and supporting modern healthcare information systems
- Experience of working in a project management environment, also working with multi -vendor teams
- Relevant Information Technology service design, planning, development, deployment, operations and technical support experience
- Experience of working within an NHS Digital Department environment
Desirable
- Experience of working with Microsoft SQL on a virtual platform
- Experience of public cloud computing, including provision of services, support, maintenance and vendor management
- Experience of office 365 deployments across a multi -site organisation
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- ITIL Foundation Methods to Foundation level
- Knowledge servers and storage technologies
- Practical knowledge of servers and storage maintenance and support
- Ability to analyse problems and develop effective solutions In -depth knowledge of one or more of servers and storage management platforms.
- Knowledge of deploying servers and storage hardware and software
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).
