Lead Cloud & Server Engineer: Sponsorship Available

South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

Job Summary

The Lead Cloud and Server Engineer will be responsible for the development of modern, reliable, 999 cloud and server solutions for the Trust.

The Lead Cloud and Server Engineer will work closely with the Cloud and Server Architects to ensure that appropriate technical resources are trained and then aligned to work streams, to ensure a seamless and consistent delivery of Cloud and Server services to agreed Service Level Agreements (SLA’s) and technical standards.

The Lead Cloud and Server Engineer role is a”hands on” technical role which requires extensive experience of:

  • Cloud platforms & architecture including Microsoft Azure IaaS
  • On-premises& Hybrid Server, Compute & Storage Infrastructure
  • Virtualisation infrastructure environments including Microsoft Hyper-V & VMWare
  • Microsoft Windows Server Roles (e.g. Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, WSUS, DFS, Group Policy etc)
  • Microsoft 365 (SharePoint, Teams, Exchange Online etc)
  • Mail & Web filtering tools (e.g.,Clearswift, Fortinet)
  • VPN solutions such as Microsoft Direct Access or Always on VPN
  • Remote Desktop Services & VDI Solutions
  • Backup & Recovery Solutions
  • Cyber Security & Antivirus Solutions (e.g. SOPHOS, Microsoft Defender of Endpoint)
  • Database & Data Architecture including Microsoft SQL Server
  • Endpoint Management Solutions including Microsoft SCCM & Intune
  • Data Centre Environments
  • Digital Infrastructure Monitoring Solutions (SolarWinds, Azure Monitor)

 

Main duties of the job

    • Identify technical requirements for new systems or services requiring Cloud & Server components both internally and with other NHS and private health care providers.
    • Ensure all team members are appropriately trained and have access to efficient and effective documentation to support systems in a 24/7 environment.
    • Support the Cloud & Server Architects throughout the budget setting process.
    • Identify areas for efficiency and cost saving through commissioning and decommissioning of systems and services.
    • Ensure the delivery of core services and projects are delivered within agreed quality standards for Confidentiality,Integrity,and Availability (CIA)and are delivered to agreed timelines.
    • Ensure all live services and solutions are regularly reviewed at least annually to ensure all Service Definitions (Service Level Agreements (SLA’s),Service Levels:RTO/RPOand Technical Documentation is accurate.
    • Manage a diverse range of supplier relationships to ensure best value for the Trust by embedding the use of specialist third parties where appropriate.
    • Provide 3rd Line technical support.
    • Collaborate with the Architect Team, transforming dev solutions into workable products which can be supported by SWAST infrastructure.
    • Act as one of the out of hours (24*7*365) “Cloud & Server Engineer on Call” to support DDaT out of hours activities, typically this 1:3 or 1:4 weeks/month including bank holidays, etc. and is additionally remunerated to basic salary.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree, HNC, HND with a Distinction or equivalent qualification in a relevant IT/ technical discipline.

Desirable

  • A Prince II Practitioner with or without a lapsed accreditation.
  • Vendor specific qualifications from Microsoft or others as relevant.
  • Holds a current ITIL v4 Foundation/Practitioner certificate or a lapsed ITIL v3 Foundation/Practitioner certificate or equivalent experience.

Skills and Experience

Essential

  • Experience in supporting the design of highly resilient systems.
  • Experience of supporting enterprise level critical Cloud & Server infrastructure
  • Experience of being the technical lead of Organisational/Departmental level projects.

Desirable

  • At least five years management experience in the NHS as well as experience either in the Public and/or Private sector.
  • At least five years Business Continuity experience supporting large, complex ICT installations

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 09 September 2025

To apply for this job please visit apps.trac.jobs.