Job summary
The Trust would like to recruit a highly technical, motivated, and enthusiastic Senior Infrastructure Engineer to join our professional team delivering crucial NHS services to Hackney and beyond.
This role is a hands-on technical position involving a mix of BAU and project activities to support the Trust's expanding Infrastructure operations.
The role also requires to participating in an on-call rota to provide 24/7 support for important ICT related issues.
This post reports to the ICT Systems Manager as part of a wider team delivering ICT services for the Trust.
Main duties of the job
The Infrastructure team are responsible for the provision of network & systems services from the core infrastructure to desktop, both within the Homerton campus and wherever external services may be required. Security and confidentiality is of paramount importance in the delivery of these services.
This post will play an active role in Information Security and will require to help plan, develop and maintain a sound platform to provide an effective, resilient and flexible infrastructure for both voice and data.
The post holder will have strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, experience in integrating multi technology platforms and brands of product, solid communication skills and a desire to tackle the complex problems of scale which are unique.
The post holder will manage, maintain, and monitor all network, telecoms, security, and computer systems to meet the organisation's current and future needs.
The post holder will be responsible for identifying performance issues proactively and to manage & maintain of storage, virtualised environment, servers, network, telecoms devices and productive tools.
Key skills / experience for the role
Supporting and maintaining Virtual Infrastructure, SAN Storage Systems, Network Switches, Server Hardware, and Physical Data Centres
Experience of managing Sever Operating Systems, Anti-virus products, Patch Management platforms, Enterprise Backup Solutions, and Application Deployment Technologies.
About us
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.
We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.
Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.
We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.
Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.
Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s on this page.
The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s on this page.
The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to a Masters level or significant experience using relevant technologies or equivalent.
- VMware Certifications and/or ability to demonstrate equivalent knowledge, skills and experience.
- Citrix Certification and/or ability to demonstrate equivalent knowledge, skills and experience
Desirable
- Certified qualification in relevant technologies (eg CCNA) or equivalent
- ITIL qualification.
Skills / Abilities
Essential
- In depth technical skills in network and systems
- In depth skills in the administration Firewall equipment & services
- Ability to communicate complex technical concepts in a manner that can be understood by a non-technical audience
- Ability to manage workload flexibly and consistently
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
- A genuine interest in infrastructure technology and how it can be utilised to improve healthcare
Experience
Essential
- Substantive years of experience managing a core infrastructure that includes VMware, Citrix, Xenapp & Cisco infrastructure
- Strong virtualisation experience using VM Ware
- Strong Cisco network experience
Desirable
Knowledge
Essential
- In depth knowledge of Microsoft Active Directory, Exchange 2010 and SQL Server.
- In depth N3 Understanding
- Knowledge and experience of how these technologies relate to other technology services and end user services
- Detailed understanding of the NHS Connecting for Health programme and its impact upon the Trust and the wider NHS
Desirable
- Cisco IOS Citrix Xen App Hyper-V
Other Requirements
Essential
- Understanding and demonstration of the Trust Values
- Commitment and adherence to equality, diversity and inclusion
- Knowledge/understanding of confidentiality issues
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to a Masters level or significant experience using relevant technologies or equivalent.
- VMware Certifications and/or ability to demonstrate equivalent knowledge, skills and experience.
- Citrix Certification and/or ability to demonstrate equivalent knowledge, skills and experience
Desirable
- Certified qualification in relevant technologies (eg CCNA) or equivalent
- ITIL qualification.
Skills / Abilities
Essential
- In depth technical skills in network and systems
- In depth skills in the administration Firewall equipment & services
- Ability to communicate complex technical concepts in a manner that can be understood by a non-technical audience
- Ability to manage workload flexibly and consistently
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
- A genuine interest in infrastructure technology and how it can be utilised to improve healthcare
Experience
Essential
- Substantive years of experience managing a core infrastructure that includes VMware, Citrix, Xenapp & Cisco infrastructure
- Strong virtualisation experience using VM Ware
- Strong Cisco network experience
Desirable
Knowledge
Essential
- In depth knowledge of Microsoft Active Directory, Exchange 2010 and SQL Server.
- In depth N3 Understanding
- Knowledge and experience of how these technologies relate to other technology services and end user services
- Detailed understanding of the NHS Connecting for Health programme and its impact upon the Trust and the wider NHS
Desirable
- Cisco IOS Citrix Xen App Hyper-V
Other Requirements
Essential
- Understanding and demonstration of the Trust Values
- Commitment and adherence to equality, diversity and inclusion
- Knowledge/understanding of confidentiality issues
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).
