Job summary
Hywel Dda University Health Board's Digital Services department has embarked on an exciting investment to refresh its onsite Data Centre Infrastructure and is progressing with building services in the Cloud. We require a Senior Infrastructure Engineer (Data Centre) to work with us to provide the daily support of our Data Centre infrastructure and to support the implementations of new systems and technologies. The role will also be the key lead for these technologies providing expert advice and knowledge.
The successful candidate will be required to work as part of and when required lead a team of technicians and engineers who provide daily operational support to the Health Board and work on a range of projects.
Main duties of the job
As a lead specialist in Data Centre infrastructure, working as a key part of the Data CentreOperations team, the post holder will be responsible for providing the Health Board withspecialist advice relating to a wide range of Digital technologies on-premise and in the Cloud.
They will be required to investigate a range of highly complex infrastructure issues such as:-
- Systems & Services (File & Print, E-mail, SQL Databases, Active Directory, Application Servers, Monitoring services, Backup, Recovery and supporting Data Centre infrastructure services).
- Storage Services (SAN's, NAS and DAS).
- Virtualisation Services (VMWARE / Hyper-V / AVH / XenServer).
- Security Services for the Data Centre environments ensuring systems and their environments are maintained to required Health Board Cyber requirements such as Cyber Essentials Plus.
Data Centre refers to On-Premise Data Centres (traditional) and various Cloud offerings such as Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), Containers as a Service (Caas).
The successful candidate will be required to participate in the Health Board's on-call rota providing 24x7x365 support.
About us
Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 11,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services for around 384,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through:
Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest;
Seven community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron, Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire;
48 general practices (six of which are managed practices), 47 dental practices (including three orthodontic), 99 community pharmacies, 44 general ophthalmic practices (43 providing Eye Health Examination Wales and 34 low vision services) and 17 domiciliary only providers and 11 health centres;
Numerous locations providing mental health and learning disabilities services;
Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.
The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.
Interviews will be held on 19.09.2024
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.
The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.
Interviews will be held on 19.09.2024
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Degree in Digital Operations related discipline or equivalent Digital Operations certification.
- Specialist training and knowledge in following areas:- Microsoft Server Operating Systems. / Directory Services. / Microsoft SQL Server. / VM Virtualisation systems. / Security Technologies. / Hardware troubleshooting and repair. / Network Services (DHCP/DNS). / Data Centre Backup solutions. / SFTP Services. / Data Centre Cloud Administration.
- ITIL Certification (Foundation)
Desirable
- Certified Microsoft status.
- Exposure to Data Centre Storage technologies.
- Exposure to Cloud IaaS service offerings.
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience supporting highly complex Data Centre Digital technology environments.
- Practical approach to problem solving.
- Able to assimilate new technologies and apply in the workplace.
Language Skills
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Degree in Digital Operations related discipline or equivalent Digital Operations certification.
- Specialist training and knowledge in following areas:- Microsoft Server Operating Systems. / Directory Services. / Microsoft SQL Server. / VM Virtualisation systems. / Security Technologies. / Hardware troubleshooting and repair. / Network Services (DHCP/DNS). / Data Centre Backup solutions. / SFTP Services. / Data Centre Cloud Administration.
- ITIL Certification (Foundation)
Desirable
- Certified Microsoft status.
- Exposure to Data Centre Storage technologies.
- Exposure to Cloud IaaS service offerings.
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience supporting highly complex Data Centre Digital technology environments.
- Practical approach to problem solving.
- Able to assimilate new technologies and apply in the workplace.
Language Skills
Desirable
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).
