Senior Infrastructure Engineer

NICE – The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

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Job summary

As the Senior infrastructure engineer you will work with infrastructure services that underpin all NICE internal user services and services to the public. Working in a team of infrastructure specialists and engineers, you will build, administer, support, and maintains solutions as directed and according to directorate policy. You will work with third party provision of infrastructure services and the provide expertise to develop architectural solutions for infrastructure services throughout the service product life cycle.

Our core Infrastructure primarily covers Office365, Active Directory, on premise Servers (Windows & Linux), Virtualisation (VMware and Azure) and data storage. You will be a subject matter expert in Office365, Exchange online and all aspects of messaging and collaboration. The role is responsible for ensuring services are highly available and configured according to industry best practices. It also extends to provisioning and building new infrastructure as part of both new technology initiatives and refreshes. You will thrive using agile methods and enjoy working openly, collaboratively and as part of a multidisciplinary team.

We will give you the opportunity to develop yourself technically and professionally.

Please see job description attached for full list of responsibilities.

Main duties of the job

As a Senior Infrastructure Engineer, you will:

  • Ensure services are integrated, delivered, and operated as required
  • Work with and support third parties in providing infrastructure services
  • Work with technical engineers to translate architectural designs into operations
  • Provide input into overall management - workforce, budget, technology roadmaps, projects, and tasks
  • Design systems characterised by medium levels of risk, impact, and business or technical complexity.
  • Support M365 suite, primarily Exchange Online, SharePoint and PowerApps.
  • Explain the technical concepts required in the role and understand how these fit into the wider technical landscape
  • Break a problem down into its component parts to identify and diagnose root causes.
  • Use a modern standard approach competently and guide others in so doing
  • Anticipate and advise on future technology changes that present opportunities for the product or programme.
  • Review the systems designs of others to ensure selection of appropriate technology, efficient use of resources and integration of multiple systems and technology.
  • Take accountability of issues that occur and are proactive in searching for potential problems. You achieve excellent user outcomes

About us

Here at NICE we are passionate and proud of the work we do and the impact we make.

We can offer you a great place to work with good benefits, flexible working, and a supportive, friendly, and inclusive environment.

Benefits:

  • We offer a range of benefits including the NHS pension scheme and staff discounts
  • We provide a thorough induction programme
  • Personal development is supported through extensive training and development opportunities
  • We promote flexible working to help staff achieve a healthy work life balance
  • We value equality and diversity and welcome applicants from all sections of the community
  • We will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria in line with the NHS Guaranteed Interview Scheme

If you feel this is the type of environment, you will enjoy working in then please feel free to contact us for more information or apply now.

Date posted

28 March 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£50,952 to £57,349 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

907-563

Job locations

Level 1A, City Tower

Manchester

M1 4BT


Job description

Job responsibilities

To be considered for this role, you should be able to particularly demonstrate the person specification criteria in the job advert in your application. However, applicants should be able to demonstrate all essential criteria through the entirety of the recruitment process to be considered for the job.Please see job description attached for full list of responsibilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To be considered for this role, you should be able to particularly demonstrate the person specification criteria in the job advert in your application. However, applicants should be able to demonstrate all essential criteria through the entirety of the recruitment process to be considered for the job.Please see job description attached for full list of responsibilities.

Person Specification

Education

Essential

  • Relevant degree in a computer science field or equivalent level of knowledge gained through experience and further training/development.
  • Relevant M365 qualifications.

Desirable

  • Higher levels of related IT education.

Experience

Essential

  • Experience and working knowledge with Microsoft Azure Infrastructure as a Service platform, including planning, configuration, optimisation and deployment
  • Experience of SMTP routing, Active Directory/LDAP, DNS, Mail Routing, Exchange and SMTP Troubleshooting and Patch Management

Desirable

  • Experience working in the Health and Social Care Sector, or as a digital professional in government

Skills

Essential

  • In-depth working knowledge of Microsoft platforms with a focus on Intune, Active Directory and Windows networking up to enterprise class.
  • Demonstrable knowledge in the area of network security, ideally supported with formal certifications / qualifications.
  • Strong critical, analytical, and problem-solving abilities
Person Specification

Education

Essential

  • Relevant degree in a computer science field or equivalent level of knowledge gained through experience and further training/development.
  • Relevant M365 qualifications.

Desirable

  • Higher levels of related IT education.

Experience

Essential

  • Experience and working knowledge with Microsoft Azure Infrastructure as a Service platform, including planning, configuration, optimisation and deployment
  • Experience of SMTP routing, Active Directory/LDAP, DNS, Mail Routing, Exchange and SMTP Troubleshooting and Patch Management

Desirable

  • Experience working in the Health and Social Care Sector, or as a digital professional in government

Skills

Essential

  • In-depth working knowledge of Microsoft platforms with a focus on Intune, Active Directory and Windows networking up to enterprise class.
  • Demonstrable knowledge in the area of network security, ideally supported with formal certifications / qualifications.
  • Strong critical, analytical, and problem-solving abilities

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

NICE – The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Address

Level 1A, City Tower

Manchester

M1 4BT


Employer's website

https://www.nice.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

NICE – The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Address

Level 1A, City Tower

Manchester

M1 4BT


Employer's website

https://www.nice.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Interim Head of IT, Infrastructure and Operations

Mark Perrett

mark.perrett@nice.org.uk

Date posted

28 March 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£50,952 to £57,349 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

907-563

Job locations

Level 1A, City Tower

Manchester

M1 4BT


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