Senior Server Engineer

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Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:

Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary's, Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea and Western Eye.

With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.

We are an NHS Trust of approximately 14,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.

We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.

With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.

We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.

Job overview

We are looking to recruit two Senior Server Engineers on a fixed-term contract until March 2026. One of these positions will primarily focus on managing and supporting Microsoft SQL Server. This role requires a highly specialized resource within the ICT department. The candidate should both already possess and be willing to develop technical expertise across the various technologies and services managed by the infrastructure team. There will be opportunities to engage in project work and adopt new technologies to meet business needs.

Main duties of the job

• Management of the server team, DC and Server Rooms in the absence of the Data Centre Manager.
• Server capacity planning, monitoring, and reporting.
• Assisting with the development and maintenance of the server standards, policies, and procedures.
• Implementation and monitoring security within the server infrastructure. Implement approved changes.
• Schedule and carry out routine maintenance tasks.
• Updating server infrastructure documents.
• On call support.

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview. .

Detailed job description and main 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 overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person specification

Education/ Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Post graduate or equivalent experience
• Demonstrable evidence of continuing professional development
• Server qualifications

Desirable criteria

• IT related degree
• PRINCE II foundation
• CCNA certified

Experience

Essential criteria

• Proven experience in IT management role within an organisation with 2000+ users.
• Managing and supporting (2nd / 3rd Line support) Microsoft Server environment, specifically in the following technologies: • Windows Server • SQL Server • Active Directory/DNS/DHCP/Group Policy • Linux • Microsoft Azure • Microsoft Exchange • Microsoft Defender • Failover Clustering and NLB • SCCM • Web Proxy • HPE Rack and Blade Servers • HPE Synergy
• Managing and Supporting Storage Solutions: • HPE • Huawei • Tintri • Qumulo • FCOE • CNA (Unified Fabric) • DC Networking • Fabric Zoning
• Service Monitoring, Trending and Availability
• SCOM
• Managing and supporting a Virtual Environment using VMWare vSphere.
• Managing and supporting a Backup environment using Commvault.
• Managing and supporting an Email and File Archiving Solutions. Data centre management and monitoring.
• Liaison and negotiation at a senior level with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to lead staff as well as delegate tasks accordingly.
• Excellent understanding of technology, its direction, and its application to business.
• Highly specialised technical background with the ability to lead staff as well as delegate tasks accordingly.
• Ability to analyse and then communicate in plain English highly complex technical and management information. Office 365 PKI ADFS Microsoft Identity Manager HP Virtual Connect Fibre Channel Switches Wasabi/Cloud Storage Solarwinds Lansweeper Hyper-V Rubrik Atempo DCM Tool Remote DC Management

Desirable criteria

• Excellent understanding of NHS operational and Strategic issues
• Knowledge of legislation including: GDPR Freedom of Information Act Computer misuse Act RIP Act Information Security international standards Data Protection Act

Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities

Essential criteria

• Effective Team lead and member.
• Professional approach with staff and customers.
• Excellent, timely skills in Report writing and Project Planning. Project, database, Visio and spreadsheet application skills.
• Candidates must be able to think strategically and keep track of progress towards achievement of milestones, whilst at the same time having a thorough understanding of events happening at the detail level.
• Must be able to prioritise tasks and deliver to key Trust areas when said technical resources are in short supply.
• Must demonstrate the ability to maintain concentration and focus, despite constant interruptions.
• Customer contact skills - effective telephone communication skills.
• Ability to work in a highly pressured environment.

Please ensure you check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process. If you are shortlisted you will be contacted by email and text message (if you provide a mobile contact number).

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Documents to download

• JD (PDF, 460.0KB)
• FRF (PDF, 71.2KB)
• Our Strategy 2023-25 (PDF, 230.4KB)