Senior Datacentre Engineer
Job summary
Are you a hands-on problem solver with a passion for managing critical infrastructure? We're seeking a skilled Senior Data Centre Engineer to keep our operations running smoothly and efficiently. If you're up for the challenge of working in a fast-paced environment where reliability is everything, we want to hear from you. Join us and help power the backbone of our business.
In this role, you'll be responsible for maintaining and optimizing our data centre's hardware, ensuring high availability, and supporting day-to-day operations.
From installing, configuring, and troubleshooting servers to monitoring power, cooling, and security systems, you'll be at the heart of ensuring our data centre runs like a well-oiled machine. Your technical expertise, attention to detail, and ability to respond swiftly to challenges will keep our mission-critical systems online.
Main duties of the job
Your primary responsibility will be to assist in the deployment, configuration, and maintenance of datacentre facilities across NCA sites. This includes supporting the installation of servers, storage systems, networking equipment, and other datacentre components, ensuring adherence to NHS standards and industry best practices.
Furthermore, you will be tasked with providing technical support to diagnose and resolve datacentre issues and incidents efficiently. Leveraging your problem-solving skills and knowledge of datacentre technologies, you will assist in identifying root causes and implementing solutions to minimise downtime and disruptions to healthcare services, ensuring optimal system performance.
In addition to providing support, you will assist in implementing basic security measures to protect datacentre environments and sensitive data. This may involve assisting in the implementation of access controls, monitoring systems, and adherence to security policies to mitigate cybersecurity risks within the datacentre and its systems.
About us
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Person Specification
Qualifications
- Relevant degree level or equivalent or ability to demonstrate equivalent knowledge, skills and experience.
- Relevant subject matter qualification (e.g. Microsoft/MCSE/Datacentre) or equivalent knowledge, skills and experience.
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Project Management Qualification (Prince2, SCRUM, etc)
- ITIL Qualification
Skills
- Able to plan and prioritise work.
- Analyse, investigate and resolve complex IT issues/problems.
- Able to communicate effectively with all levels of staff both within and external to the organisation.
- Advanced and accurate keyboard skills
- Able to work under own initiative to proactively pick up and complete tasks.
- Flexible approach to working hours and willingness to cover core support hours on a shift/rota basis.
- Ability to travel within the requirements of the post, including transporting appropriate equipment when required.
- Ability to work under own initiative and as part of a team.
- Ability to understand, interpret and communicate complex IT functionality issues, whilst working under pressure.
- Able to support large scale projects.
- Able to complete Change Management processes
Knowledge and Experience
- Experience of using IT Service Management (ITSM) Systems
- Experience focussing on IT infrastructure gained within an enterprise environment.
- Evidence of supporting IT solutions across multiple disciplines.
- Knowledge of IT "best practice" standards, procedures, policies and protocols
- Some knowledge of common alternative subject matter systems such as Unix, Linux, OS X.
- Knowledge of working in a Healthcare IT environment.
- Understanding of IT Security
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.
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.
Employer details
Employer name
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Salford Royal Hospital/Royal Oldham Hospital
Stott Lane/Rochdale Road
Salford/Oldham
M68HD
https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/
- Company
- Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
- Location
- Salford/Oldham, United Kingdom M68HD
- Employment Type
- Permanent
- Salary
- £37338.00 - £44962.00 a year
- Posted
- Company
- Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
- Location
- Salford/Oldham, United Kingdom M68HD
- Employment Type
- Permanent
- Salary
- £37338.00 - £44962.00 a year
- Posted