Job vacancy: Windows 11 Architect - Band 7, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Gloucester

Job summary

Main area: IT Services
Grade: Band 7
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 318-24-COR-R12559

Employer: Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Victoria Warehouse The Docks
Town: Gloucester
Salary: £43,742 - £50,056 pa
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 22/05/2024 23:59

Windows 11 Architect - Band 7

Band 7

Join us at an exciting time for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust! We have an ambitious plan for our journey to Outstanding and are looking for aspirational, committed individuals to join us, making a real difference to both staff and patients.

As a former winner of England for excellence award: Tourism destination of the year, the beautiful city of Gloucester and the scenic regency spa town of Cheltenham are fantastic places to work and live.

As a hospital Trust we are currently involved in over 100 clinical trials and studies, whilst also providing acute elective and specialist services to a population of over 620,000.

By joining Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust new colleagues can look forward to a warm welcome and a future full of opportunities and support.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This role will be responsible for identifying solutions and manage the design and implementation to support the transition to Windows 11

The role of Windows 11 Architect includes being responsible for designing, building, deploying, and maintaining the Windows 11 IT infrastructure using the latest technology ensuring all the IT systems that support businesses of any size function efficiently. Additionally, the role may also support and develop specific platforms and will concentrate on unifying communications, messaging and identity toward a seamless user experience.

This role is an integral part of the Digital Workplace team to ensure success of the product feature delivery and readiness for adoption. We are looking for an individual who has a passion for improving the workspace experience for people whilst helping drive the vison, strategy and roadmap for Office 365

As well as having highly developed technical skills in Office 365 the post holder is responsible for the future windows 11 desktop experience by ensuring the delivery of appropriate levels of customer service and support in line with corporate Service Level Agreements. This role requires a combination of technical skills, customer care, and business awareness – particularly of clinical priorities.

The post holder will be the design authority for Windows 11 desktop images, annual mandatory windows 11 feature updates, SCCM packaging for trust and O365 applications including the deployment of these to end users

The Post Holder will implement measures to reduce any windows 11 cyber identified risks. This may include implementing security controls, encryption, access controls, and other measures to protect against potential threats

The post-holder will plan relevant projects that impact on the organization including the delivery of new systems and new technical infrastructure.

The post-holder will actively participate in IT project implementation plans.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Relevant Degree or Masters in IT Field or equivalent experience;
ITIL Foundation Certificate
Microsoft Certified Professional or equivalent experience;

Desirable criteria

Citrix administration certificate
VMware administration certificate

Experience

Essential criteria

Experience with designing and implementing all aspects of Microsoft Azure
Specialist Knowledge of Office 365 and its products
Excellent working knowledge of SCCM 2016
Excellent working knowledge and experience with Microsoft Operating Systems including Windows 11 and above
Architectural design, development, migration, management and supporting O365 implementations

Knowledge / Skills

Essential criteria

Understanding, implementation and modification of Group Policy with appropriate change control
Good understanding of security best practices
Strong knowledge of IT and technical management procedures
Microsoft Active Directory & Group Policy

Desirable criteria

Working knowledge of IT systems in a healthcare environment

The health and wellbeing of our staff and patients remains the priority of the Trust. Vaccination remains the best chance we have of conquering COVID and the Trust encourages everyone to take up this offer.

Please note, this vacancy may close as soon as sufficient applications have been received, so please apply as soon as possible if you are interested. The Recruitment Team are unable to accept any applications after the position has closed on NHS Jobs.

Committed to safeguarding our community

If applicable for the post, all successful candidates will be required to pay for their own Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The cost will be £29 (standard checks) or £46 (enhanced checks), and will be recovered through two instalments from the candidate's salary. Please contact [email protected] for further information.

The Trust is a safeguarding employer committed to the safeguarding and promotion of welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The Trust is committed to safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults, and any appointment will be subject to satisfactory clearance. As part of the organisation's commitment to Safer Recruitment, candidates may request copies of relevant policies and procedures by contacting the Recruitment Team at [email protected]

Committed to supporting service personnel

As part of our commitment to support Service Personnel, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, in collaboration with the Career Transition Partnership, offer a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for all qualifying Service and Ex-Service Personnel. To qualify for a guaranteed interview, candidates must meet the essential criteria for the post and be either a current member of the Armed Forces, or be within the two year period of resettlement. If this applies to you please email the job reference number and your AR number to the Recruitment Team at [email protected]