Technology Services Engineer - Wintel

Job summary

You will be joining an organisation that is about to embark upon its most ambitious programme of change yet. You will be a key member in a team of highly skilled Technology Service Engineers. You will own, design, develop and set strategy in your own specialist area of technology while working alongside other highly talented technology engineers. Reporting to the Technology Service Manager, you will gain exposure at senior levels and be expected to navigate across directorate teams and work closely with 3rd party suppliers. NHSBT has a very successful track record in benefits delivery. You will be joining an organisation that is used to working within a controlled methodology but will also have the opportunity to shape the emerging agenda and influence the shape of things to come!

Note: This vacancy may close sooner than the advertised deadline if we receive a high volume of applications, so we recommend applying early.

Main duties of the job

In this role as Technology Services Engineer - Wintel, you will be required to actively manage infrastructure and server technology. The Wintel technology set includes Windows Server services hosted in VMWare, Azure and Oracle Cloud. Your duties will include :

1. The design, build, configuration, administration, and support of infrastructure technologies such as compute, storage, networking, and operating systems based on Windows and Intel platforms.

2. Support the delivery and maintenance of Wintel and VMware based components and services.

3. The application of design principles and controls to optimise service availability, recoverability, and cost.

4. The maintenance and risk management of existing Wintel technologies and services through product roadmap development and associated change activities.

5. Working with security and information governance functions to develop and maintain the required security and compliance posture.

6. Contributing towards the management of infrastructure related pipeline requests, associated estimate generation and planning.

You will be required to travel and spend time away from base, which will involve working irregular hours and overnight stays when required, with prior notice.

About us

It takes all types of people to deliver the kind of service that saves and improves lives. At NHS Blood and Transplant, youll join a team of more than 6,000 people who are making a genuine difference to communities, families, friends, relatives and more across the UK. We play a unique and special role in the NHS by helping people do something extraordinary- donate blood, blood products, organs, tissues, or stem cells to save someone in need. Our three core values are what set us apart. They guide and inspire everything we do. By being caring, expertly meeting the needs of our patients and our people, and accepting nothing less than the best quality, we can do extraordinary work and help our people to do something extraordinary in their career, too. Three small words, one big difference - Caring, Expert and Quality. Together we'll save and improve more lives than ever. You will join us on our journey to create an inclusive workplace and aim to reflect the diverse communities we work with, and we positively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.