Advanced Digital Systems & Storage Engineer
hace 14 días
Stevenage
Advanced Digital Systems & Storage Engineer (Band 5) Location: Hertfordshire (On-site) Sector: NHS Contract: Temporary (ASAP – April 2026) Hours: Monday–Friday, 9:00am–5:00pm (37.5 hours per week) We’re supporting a large and highly regarded NHS Trust in Hertfordshire to recruit an Advanced Digital Systems & Storage Engineer to join their Digital Infrastructure team on a temporary basis. This is an excellent opportunity to play a key role in supporting critical healthcare systems within a complex, high-availability environment—where your work will directly contribute to frontline patient care. The Role As a senior technical specialist within the Digital team, you’ll provide 2nd and 3rd line support across a broad range of infrastructure services, ensuring systems remain secure, resilient, and fully operational. You’ll act as a key escalation point, working closely with internal IT teams and external suppliers to resolve issues, maintain performance, and support ongoing projects and improvements. Key Responsibilities • Provide 2nd/3rd line support for server, storage, and infrastructure systems, • Administer and maintain Windows/Linux server environments, • Support virtualisation platforms (VMware/Hyper-V), • Ensure robust backup, disaster recovery, and security processes are in place, • Monitor system performance and carry out proactive maintenance and patching, • Support Active Directory, user access, and permissions management, • Assist with infrastructure projects, upgrades, and system implementations, • Work closely with Service Desk to ensure timely resolution of incidents, • Maintain accurate technical documentation, • What We’re Looking For, • Proven experience in a 3rd line / infrastructure engineering role (min. 3 years), • Strong knowledge of:, • Windows Server &/or Linux, • Virtualisation (VMware or Hyper-V), • Networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP), • Backup, security, and patch management, • Experience supporting enterprise-scale server environments, • Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills, • Ability to communicate technical issues clearly to non-technical stakeholders Desirable: • Experience within an NHS or healthcare environment, • Knowledge of SCCM and application packaging, • Relevant certifications (Microsoft, VMware, CompTIA, ITIL) Why Apply? • Opportunity to work within a major NHS Trust supporting critical services, • Exposure to large-scale, complex IT environments, • Meaningful work that directly impacts patient care, • Collaborative and forward-thinking digital team