Infrastructure Specialist

An exciting opportunity has become available within the Digital Live Services Infrastructure Team as an Infrastructure specialist, primarily focused on supporting and developing the Trusts on premise Infrastructure. The role offers a degree of flexible working between office based or home based working.

Day to day support and maintenance of the Trusts on premise Digital Infrastructure, including but not limited to, SAN's and HyperV hosts, Physical Servers and NAS's.

Leading on the strategy for on premise Infrastructure, working with partners to design new and replacement Infrastructure solutions

The Infrastructure Team is made up of 11 staff, these include the Service Manager for Infrastructure, two technicians, four senior technicians and four Specialists, one for Azure/Cloud, one for Network, one for Integration and finally this post, Infrastructure specialist.

The team has many years experience delivering excellence in healthcare digital solutions, this is a friendly and approachable team, which despite being spread across the east of England work closely together on a daily basis.
1. Responsible for ensuring that the Cloud technical design standards are managed across the whole Trust infrastructure and system development programmes.

1. Formulate and review system development methodology and standards to ensure a common approach and consistent standard for all IM&T programmes of work.

1. Manage an overview of all Trusts Cloud technology requirements and agree standards for the approval of the functional specification documents to ensure consistency and compatibility with the strategic vision.

1. Manage the overall Cloud technical design for the Trust’s Cloud hosted infrastructure, including documentation of all Cloud infrastructure.

1. Approve, in consultation with the Service Delivery manager for Infrastructure and the Head of Live Services, the Cloud architecture for the Trust.

1. Ensure input to the Cloud project work-streams to support any Trust initiatives.

1. Specify, order and manage all Trust Cloud hosted solutions ensuring any issues are appropriately managed and SLA’s are adhered to.

1. Responsible for Cloud security and assisting with Cloud penetration testing annually.

1. Manage relationship with 3rdparty Cloud providers and hold Service Reviews in conjunction with the Service Delivery Manager for Infrastructure at regular intervals for all third parties providing Cloud hosted services to the Trust.

1. Ensure that Cloud technologies standards are managed and software levels kept up to date including patching etc to ensure the highest level of Cloud Infrastructure Security.

1. Work with Third parties to ensure vulnerabilities are patched before they can be exploited.

1. Design future Trust Cloud hosted solutions, Infrastructure designs, selection and procurement of Cloud services providers.

1. Responsible for the Cloud strategy in conjunction with the Service Delivery manager for Infrastructure

1. Monitor and report on a regular basis the status of Cloud hosted systems.

1. Ensure continued support and mentoring is given to the Digital team to enable the successful delivery and handover of Cloud hosted solutions.

1. Ensure that technical documentation and diagrams are regularly updated to guarantee the latest designs and blueprint are available to all.

1. Ensure compliance with national guidelines and statutory regulations that are applicable to the Trust.

1. Provide regular reports to the Infrastructure Service Delivery Manager and Head of Live Services as requested.

1. Work with and mentor Infrastructure Technicians for Cloud hosted related work streams projects and deliverables.

1. Provide regular reports, documentation updates and verbal updates (including presentations) to the Infrastructure Service Delivery Manager and Head of Live Services to ensure knowledge and plans are shared appropriately.

1. Work with the Digital team in their preparation of technical specifications for all departments in the Trust.

1. Liaise with third party partners to produce a programme of Cloud hosted technical research and pilot projects for emerging Cloud solutions and technologies. Research and agree the programme of strategic initiatives with the Infrastructure Service Delivery manager. Work with the Digital team to involve the wider team with these initiatives.

1. Communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders both within the Trust and outside of the Trust.

1. Present Cloud hosted technical and complex areas to stakeholders who do not have technical backgrounds, ensuring they understand the background and impact of changes and planned work.

1. Works to achieve agreed objectives and is given autonomy to deliver in line with the Trusts and Digital policies without reference to manager. Acts as a lead specialist in own area. Researches and keeps up to date with new and emerging Cloud technologies

1. Assist members of the Digital team and the wider Trust in the comp