Job summary
- Main area
- IDT Senior Systems Engineer (Infrastructure Team)
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (oncall service)
- Job ref
- 200-NN-7324725-A&C-Z
- Employer
- St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Georges University Hospitals
- Town
- Tooting
- Salary
- £56,276 - £63,176 PA including HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 15/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
IDT Senior Systems Engineer
Band 7
Job overview
We are looking to recruit a band 7, Senior Systems Engineer (IT Infrastructure Team).
The role would be part of the Digital Infrastructure and Technical Support Team, the team supporting clinical and non-clinical users throughout the trust in their use of all IDT services and where appropriate offering advice and support to the user. Also managing & supporting storage, data centres, remote technology etc) and managing and triaging tickets for the team.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for previous experience of working in a high demanding environment with excellent communication skills and to be able to work well as part of a team.
Previous experience of clinical information systems and remote support software would be a definite advantage.
Please ensure you read the job description and person specification before applying.
Working for our organisation
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the country's principal teaching hospitals and our main site is shared with St George's, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. We have over 9,000 dedicated staff serving a population of 1.3 million across south-west London.
We deliver a large number of services, such as cardiothoracic medicine and surgery, neurosciences and renal transplantation. We also cover significant populations from Surrey and Sussex, totalling around 3.5 million people. As well as acute hospital services, we provide a wide variety of specialist care and a range of community services to patients.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
**Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role*
We are looking for previous experience of working in a high demanding environment with excellent communication skills and to be able to work well as part of a team.
Previous experience of clinical information systems and remote support software would be a definite advantage.
Please ensure you read the job description and person specification before applying.
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
- Post graduate or equivalent Professional qualification (e.g. MSc or MCSE)
- Strong Technical Experience – MCP
- Broad knowledge of computer system(s), hardware and software and networking acquired through diploma or equivalent experience/qualification.
Desirable criteria
- MCSE
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Good analytical and troubleshooting skills, including the ability to clarify a problem, seek all relevant information, detect trends and link cause and effect, and identify the critical issues in a complex situation
- Ability to manage own workload, work with minimal supervision, be highly motivated, enthusiastic and pro-active
- Advanced Active Directory administration, configuration and maintenance skills.
- Knowledge and experience of: • Storage Area Networks (SAN) • Network Attached Storage (NAS) • VB or Windows Scripting • LDAP/ADSI
- Specialist in a minimum of two core areas (SQL, Active Directory, Exchange, Backup, IIS/Web, Scripting, high availability)
Desirable criteria
- VMS experience
- Experience with Cisco switch and router configuration and administration
Experience
Essential criteria
- Minimum 5 years 3rd line/systems support experience
- Experience of supporting and administering VMWare ESX server including high availability and consolidated backup
- Minimum of 2 years experience of systems administration/management in an enterprise environment (over 100 servers)
We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the trust – being excellent, kind, responsible and respectful – and behave in a way that reflects these. More information on the vision and values of St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is attached below.
Please note that this vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient applicants are received. Please check your email regularly as all candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted and informed by email.
If you are appointed to the post, as part of your pre-employment check we will be required to verify your identity. The document/s you present for this purpose will be checked for their authenticity by scanning all known security features. These features will include:
- The machine readable zone
- An ultra violet image
- An infra red image
As part of your pre-employment checks, we will also be required to obtain satisfactory, written references. Please ensure that the referee details which you provide on your application form are correct. We require at least one written reference from your current or most recent line manager. We are only able to accept references from a professional work email address.
Telephone: 02082963786
Text: 07501066267
Email: [email protected].
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Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Osman Sheikh
- Job title
- Digital Infrastructure Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02087253456
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