Digital Infrastructure Lead

Sirona care & health CIC

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Job summary

Are you ready for a fantastic opportunity to lead the technical transformation in the domain of Healthcare. Sirona, a leader in the provision of community healthcare in Bristol and the surrounding area, is seeking a dynamic and experienced digital engineer to lead our infrastructure transformation.

The role will lead, plan and manage the overall direction on technical infrastructure design and policy, including the implementation of industry best practice and process, and cyber security optimisation. This is a unique opportunity to play a pivotal role in shaping the future of community healthcare through digital excellence.

We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role and can only accept applications from UK based applicants.

Main duties of the job

Lead the technical planning and introduction of new strategic IT systems into Sirona across the whole client and server estate.

Responsible for the technical design of Sirona IT estate, including maintenance of strategic roadmaps for all infrastructure components.

Develop and delivery technical services continual improvement plans for the different components of the technical infrastructure, and associate processes and policies. Liaise with Clinical leads to ensure business requirements and priorities drive plans.

Lead and plan work with strategic 3rd party suppliers to manage any infrastructure changes across our estate.

Provide expert support to engineering team, including the co-ordination of work and tasks, coaching, and mentoring of polices and processes as well as technical advice to industry best practice.

Research developments in the IT industry and how they could benefit Sirona in clinical and non-clinical environments.

About us

Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas. It's time to turn your dream into reality!

We are Sirona care & health - England's largest provider of Adult's and Children's Community Services and we'd love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.

Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days' annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme - just a glimpse of the benefits we offer.

Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different - we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.

Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find as an attachment on this vacancy.

Date posted

21 February 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£50,952 to £57,349 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

083-6088718-AB

Job locations

Kingswood Civic Centre

High Street

Bristol

BS15 9TR

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please read the attached Job description and Person Specification for full details of the role before applying

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please read the attached Job description and Person Specification for full details of the role before applying

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

oEducated to Master's degree level or equivalent occupational experience
oSpecialist training and IT professional qualification/certification for example Microsoft and Cisco Accreditations

Desirable

oITIL Foundation v3 or v4

Experience

Essential

oExtensive experience providing 3rd line support, design and advice in complex secure environment of on premise, hosted and cloud infrastructure.
oIn depth Knowledge and significant experience of managing VMware (or similar), Active Directory, Azure, SAN, WAN, Networking, Data Centres.
oExperience of managing, allocating and monitoring work across multiple technical areas to first and second line engineering teams. A collaborative, team player who is willing to share knowledge with other team members.
oHigh level of expertise required to be able to analyse and prioritise highly complex IT problems, proposing detailed solutions, testing systems, offering advice and guidance to staff and colleagues. The ability to interpret and diagnose problems and take action to remedy, across different technical disciplines.
oProven delivery of strategic technical improvement and business benefits across clinical and corporate services. Experience of creating and managing a schedule of prioritised tasks, taking responsibility for own and technical teams workload.

Desirable

oKnowledge of legislation, systems and processes relating to IT in the NHS, and the policies required to ensure safe patient care.
oFortigate firewall management experience
oMS Server, InTune, SQL, MECM support experience
oExperience of 365 product use and deployment

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

oEducated to Master's degree level or equivalent occupational experience
oSpecialist training and IT professional qualification/certification for example Microsoft and Cisco Accreditations

Desirable

oITIL Foundation v3 or v4

Experience

Essential

oExtensive experience providing 3rd line support, design and advice in complex secure environment of on premise, hosted and cloud infrastructure.
oIn depth Knowledge and significant experience of managing VMware (or similar), Active Directory, Azure, SAN, WAN, Networking, Data Centres.
oExperience of managing, allocating and monitoring work across multiple technical areas to first and second line engineering teams. A collaborative, team player who is willing to share knowledge with other team members.
oHigh level of expertise required to be able to analyse and prioritise highly complex IT problems, proposing detailed solutions, testing systems, offering advice and guidance to staff and colleagues. The ability to interpret and diagnose problems and take action to remedy, across different technical disciplines.
oProven delivery of strategic technical improvement and business benefits across clinical and corporate services. Experience of creating and managing a schedule of prioritised tasks, taking responsibility for own and technical teams workload.

Desirable

oKnowledge of legislation, systems and processes relating to IT in the NHS, and the policies required to ensure safe patient care.
oFortigate firewall management experience
oMS Server, InTune, SQL, MECM support experience
oExperience of 365 product use and deployment

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.