Senior IT Server Engineer

The Senior IT Server Engineer supports the IT Infrastructure Operations Manager who is responsible for the administration and optimisation of the organisation's IT data centre, network, client devices and associated components to achieve high performance and availability of a range of business applications. The Senior IT Server Engineers are responsible for ensuring the availability of selected client/server applications, networks, firewalls, and client devices, configuring all new implementations and developing processes and procedures for the ongoing management of the technology estate.

The role calls for someone to be a highly specialist resource within IT and as such will have, or will develop, technical or specialist excellence across the range of technologies and services that fall under the responsibility of the infrastructure team.

The role will often have opportunities to work on project work and the adoption of new technologies in line with business requirements.

This post is office-based for the first six months due to operational requirements. Following this period, hybrid working arrangements may be considered, subject to service needs and operational demands., o Maintain selected infrastructure services to a high performance, quality and integrity aligned to Trust requirementso Participate in an aggressive change programme across the infrastructure portfolio delivering the adoption of services in to production spending approx. 40% of time on project activity.o Deliver services through a focus on proactive monitoring and methodical troubleshooting to resolve issues in line with business demands and requirements.o Bring a broad technical understanding and specialism supporting the wider IT function

Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5,000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing programme alongside a strong commitment to developing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family ensures you feel valued from your initial interview and throughout your time with us.

We are clinically led and provide joined-up care by bridging hospital and community services, alongside delivering regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford, with community sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh, and services delivered in patients' homes across Guildford and Waverley.

We work in partnership with Ashford & St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust through a collaborative Group Model, supporting joined-up services, workforce flexibility and development opportunities.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated us as Outstanding. We are proud of our achievements and continue to invest in our people and infrastructure.

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