Job summary
An excellent opportunity is available within Digital Technology Services for a Senior IT Technician to join the Trust's Infrastructure Team.
The Infrastructure Team provides the operational support and management of the Trust's server infrastructure and network environment.
The Trust is looking for a lead technician and to lead on a number of infrastructure projects. This includes acting as the lead architect for the Trusts' core infrastructure.
Main duties of the job
Senior IT Technician - Permanent
We are seeking a highly experienced and talented infrastructure engineer with exceptional server/networking and cyber security skills to manage and lead the Trusts' infrastructure estate.
Main Duties
- Manage and monitor the Windows server and network infrastructure ensuring they are operating efficiently so down time is kept to an absolute minimum.
- Provide maintenance support to the Windows 2012 R2 and Windows 2016 server infrastructure thereby ensuring effective operation. This includes managing the backup process in accordance with the SLA.
- Provide 3rd line support and troubleshooting assistance to core systems. This includes using your Active Directory skills to resolve infrastructure issues. These may include but not exclusively limited to addressing group policy, OU management and assigning user permissions, etc.
- Provide support assistance on a variety of IT infrastructure technologies which include: Netapps, Citrix, VMware, Solarwinds, Veritas and Nutanix. Have a working knowledge of: Palo Alto Firewalls, Sophos XG, Cohesity/Hycu, Veeam, Unitrends and any future support technologies. Ensure all IT platforms are kept up to date with the latest security specifications.
- Have a good working knowledge of Azure Sentinel and cyber security in general.
About us
Be Part of Our Team...
BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.
If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
We expect the successful candidate to demonstrate working knowledge of using advanced appliances, such asNutanix Hyperconverged, Prism Central & Element, Cohesity and Hycu back-up technologies.
The expectation is that the successful candidate will supervise subordinates, lead on communications and project manager the delivery.
To achieve this the right candidate will deliver the following:
TechnicalLead
- Through your leadership and responsibility, when working with third parties, an acceptable technical design for the Trusts' cloud first strategy.
- Through your leadership and responsibility the successful build and implementation of a Microsoft Azure platform to incorporate best practice cyber security principles.
- The supervision of a junior member of staff (Bank staff) to assist in moving users across onto the new platform.
- Documentation and full support handover with Wavenet and internal staff, including setting up alerts via email and within Solarwinds and Microsoft propriety platforms.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We expect the successful candidate to demonstrate working knowledge of using advanced appliances, such asNutanix Hyperconverged, Prism Central & Element, Cohesity and Hycu back-up technologies.
The expectation is that the successful candidate will supervise subordinates, lead on communications and project manager the delivery.
To achieve this the right candidate will deliver the following:
TechnicalLead
- Through your leadership and responsibility, when working with third parties, an acceptable technical design for the Trusts' cloud first strategy.
- Through your leadership and responsibility the successful build and implementation of a Microsoft Azure platform to incorporate best practice cyber security principles.
- The supervision of a junior member of staff (Bank staff) to assist in moving users across onto the new platform.
- Documentation and full support handover with Wavenet and internal staff, including setting up alerts via email and within Solarwinds and Microsoft propriety platforms.
Person Specification
Qualifications / training
Essential
- Recognised IT degree in computer systems, a BTEC or DIP qualification in IT
- Relevant Microsoft Certified Training courses
- Cisco CCNA
- Comptia Network+
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of In taking the lead and using initiative to successfully deliver projects.
- Good working knowledge on hosting hyper convergent platforms such as Nutanix or equivalent
- Good working knowledge of cyber security technologies
- Specialist knowledge whether physical or virtual in Windows 2012 Server
- Good working knowledge of Vmware & Citrix and/or Cisco Networks
- Strong experience of working in an equivalent busy IT office
- Good working knowledge of 3-2-1 Backup Strategies with technology such as Hycu/Cohesity
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrate their ability to be a team player and why they would be an excellent candidate for role
- Demonstrate good verbal and written presentation skills
- Demonstrate good experience of working in a similar IT System Administrator role
- Have experience of working in the field of IT
Person Specification
Qualifications / training
Essential
- Recognised IT degree in computer systems, a BTEC or DIP qualification in IT
- Relevant Microsoft Certified Training courses
- Cisco CCNA
- Comptia Network+
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of In taking the lead and using initiative to successfully deliver projects.
- Good working knowledge on hosting hyper convergent platforms such as Nutanix or equivalent
- Good working knowledge of cyber security technologies
- Specialist knowledge whether physical or virtual in Windows 2012 Server
- Good working knowledge of Vmware & Citrix and/or Cisco Networks
- Strong experience of working in an equivalent busy IT office
- Good working knowledge of 3-2-1 Backup Strategies with technology such as Hycu/Cohesity
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrate their ability to be a team player and why they would be an excellent candidate for role
- Demonstrate good verbal and written presentation skills
- Demonstrate good experience of working in a similar IT System Administrator role
- Have experience of working in the field of IT
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).
