Systems Operations Team Lead: Sponsorship Available

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust

Job summary

The D&I Systems Operations Lead will be responsible for the overall management and performance of the Systems Operations team. Ensures that the Systems Manager is informed with regards to the operational capacity and functionality of the server estate. This includes improvements, risks, changes, and problems.Manages multiple infrastructure projects, delivery of new initiatives, and responsible for DR and BC planning, within the remit of the Systems Operations Team. Line manages Systems Operations engineers. Provide expert guidance and technical leadership to junior, senior, and advanced engineers. Lead on investigating a range of specialist and complex D&I issues, following the relevant technical strategies, policies, standards, and practices.Responsible for ensuring a structured approach for problem, incident, and change management processes. Primarily remote working with some on site duties as and when required. The role is part of the on-call Systems rota.

Main duties of the job

The D&I Systems Operations Lead will be responsible for the overall management and performance of the Systems Operations team.Ensures that the Systems Manager is informed with regards to the operational capacity and functionality of the server estate. This includes improvements, risks, changes, and problems.Manages multiple infrastructure projects, delivery of new initiatives, and responsible for DR and BC planning, within the remit of the Systems Operations Team. Line manages Systems Operations engineers. Provide expert guidance and technical leadership to junior, senior, and advanced engineers. Lead on investigating a range of specialist and complex D&I issues, following the relevant technical strategies, policies, standards, and practices.Responsible for ensuring a structured approach for problem, incident, and change management processes. Primarily remote working with some on site duties as and when required. The role is part of the on-call Systems rota.

Person Specification

Graduate calibre professional with proven experie Managing enterprise scale server infrastructures.

Essential

  • Educated to degree level or equivalent relevant demonstrable experience

Desirable

  • Equivalent demonstrable experience in managing enterprise class server infrastructure
  • Experience in leading technical teams from inception to delivery of projects and new systems.

Essential

  • Demonstrable experience in leading technical teams from inception to delivery of projects and new systems

Desirable

  • Previous demonstrable employment in a technical leadership role.
  • Experience of managing large-scale, complex systems and planning system migrations/ refreshes.

Essential

  • Microsoft Certified System Engineer (MCSE) or equivalent relevant demonstrable experience

Desirable

  • Demonstrable experience of project management/technical leadership
  • Working within the Trusts, with other NHS Trusts, national forums and technology specific groups.

Essential

  • Networking: being able to work within the Trusts, with other NHS Trusts, national forums and technology specific groups
  • Knowledge and experience of the IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) standard.

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: 2 September 2026

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