Job description
Are you an experienced infrastructure specialist who enjoys leading technical change, taking ownership of projects and helping deliver services that support the NHS? If so, this could be the opportunity you're looking for.
NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) is expanding its Infrastructure team to increase capacity across Microsoft Azure, Identity Management and wider technical projects.
This is a growth role within an established team of around 15 infrastructure professionals, ranging from apprentice and junior engineers through to senior and lead engineers.
You'll play a key role in delivering infrastructure projects, acting as a technical SME (Subject Matter Expert) and providing third-line support when required.
We can offer great career progression opportunities, ability to be based anywhere across the UK, benefits which you can flex to meet your needs, and training and development opportunities.
This role is UK-based and primarily remote, with occasional travel to our Leeds or Southampton office when required.
In normal circumstances, office attendance is expected to be no more than approximately once per quarter, although additional travel may be required for specific projects or business needs.
What you'll be doing: - Leading and delivering infrastructure projects across Microsoft Azure, identity management and core infrastructure technologies.
- Acting as a subject matter expert, providing technical guidance, evaluation and implementation support for new and existing solutions.
- Supporting third-line incidents and contributing to major incident resolution when required.
- Taking ownership of technical changes, ensuring effective planning, delivery, documentation and knowledge transfer to operational support teams.
- Managing and supporting Windows Server, Microsoft Entra ID and Active Directory environments.
- Collaborating with technical and non-technical stakeholders to deliver successful business outcomes.
What you'll bring: - Strong practical experience administering and supporting Microsoft Azure environments.
- Hands-on expertise with Microsoft Entra ID and Active Directory administration.
- Solid experience managing and supporting Windows Server infrastructure.
- Experience leading technical implementations, infrastructure upgrades and project delivery activities.
- Ability to produce high-quality technical documentation, support guides and infrastructure diagrams.
- Confidence managing competing priorities and working effectively with a range of technical and non-technical stakeholders.
It would be great if you had: - Experience supporting cloud transformation or infrastructure modernisation initiatives.
- Exposure to working within large, complex or highly regulated environments.
If you're interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we're looking for, please do apply, we'd love to hear from you!
Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent.
Location: UK-based and primarily remote, with occasional travel to Leeds or Southampton when required.
Security Clearance Level: DBS.
Internal Recruiter: Annecia.
Salary: Up to £50,000.
Benefits: 25 days annual leave with the choice to buy additional days, health cash plan, life assurance, and pension.
Loved reading about this job and want to know more about the sector? NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) was created by the Department of Health and Social Care to deliver corporate services to the NHS. A unique joint venture with Sopra Steria, a European leader in digital services and software development, we make life easier for NHS employees, patients, and suppliers, and deliver value for money to the taxpayer. Proud members of the NHS family, we provide finance & accounting, digital, procurement and workforce services to more than half the NHS in England, and our solutions are underpinned by cutting-edge technologies and our teams' expertise, in-depth understanding of the NHS, and commitment to service excellence.
We share common values and unity of purpose with the rest of the NHS family, are committed to being a force for good, and are dedicated and empowered to act responsibly and sustainably at organisational, team and individual level. Would you like to join us on our journey?
We embrace difference as a source of creativity, innovation and competitive advantage and are striving to become a more diverse organisation. We welcome applications from people with a diverse variety of backgrounds and identities. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation or marital status. We have partnered with Vercida , the UK's largest diversity and inclusion focused careers site, where all our vacancies are available in an accessible format.
If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, to enable you to perform to the best of your ability, please let us know when completing your application. We participate in the Disability Confident scheme and are committed to offering an interview to any candidate with a disability, who meets the minimum criteria for the role. If you believe this could apply to you, please let us know when completing your application.
