Senior Infrastructure Analyst

Corehr; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

LGPS pension

Job summary

The University is recruiting a Senior Infrastructure Analyst to join the Digital Technology Services department. The role sits in the Identity Management team, responsible for managing all identity and access systems to ensure secure access to applications, data and resources for students, staff, and partners.

You will administer and analyze identity management systems, directory and authentication services, and user lifecycle and access controls.

Qualifications

• Experience administering identity management systems.
• Knowledge of directory and authentication services.
• Experience with cloud and on-prem infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Administer and analyse identity management systems, directory and authentication services.
• Manage user lifecycle and access controls.
• Collaborate with security teams and stakeholders to provide robust identity services.

Skills

Identity management

Access management

Cloud & on-prem

Security collaboration

Job description

Grade 7 - £39,906 to £44,746 per annum (depending on experience)

The role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Infrastructure Analyst to work within the Digital Technology Services department of the University.

The successful candidate will become a key member of the Identity Management team, within the Technology Directorate, Cloud, Networks & Infrastructure section. This team is responsible for managing all the University's digital identities and access management systems to ensure secure and seamless access to university applications, data, and resources.

This role will be responsible for the administration and analysis of all identity management systems, directory and authentication services, user lifecycle and access management. Senior IAM infrastructure analysts provide expert specialist and technical knowledge of both cloud and on-prem systems, working closely with internal application and security teams and wider stakeholders to provide a robust and secure identity service for to students, staff, university partners and affiliates.

The team

Our Digital Technology Service has been configured not only to deliver excellent IT services, but also to drive major IT development and change. It is a large service focused on enabling, implementing and supporting a wide range of technology to meet the needs of the University Community.

This technology must be affordable, high quality, resilient and meet a broad range of needs.

DTS is made up of a Digital Architecture team and a large Digital Strategy area, which includes Digital Delivery (Applications; Cloud, Networks and Infrastructure), IT Support and Digital Change. The service is made up of over 120 FTE member of staff and is based across two centrally located buildings.

DTS works within a unified professional services model, ensuring that we can take a consistent and coherent approach to technology across the university. We work in partnership with other professional service areas such as Transformation, Student & Academic Services, and Estates & Facilities, and engage external expertise as necessary.

You will be contractually enrolled into the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) – one of the largest and most generous defined benefit pension schemes in the country.

Sheffield Hallam welcomes applications from all candidates irrespective of age, pregnancy and maternity, disability, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief, or marital or civil partnership status.

The University may be able to sponsor the employment of international applicants in this role; this will depend on a number of factors specific to the individual applicant. You are advised to assess your eligibility against the criteria set out in the UKVI Guidance before applying.

We welcome applications for job-share, part-time and flexible working arrangements.

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Contact Person : Simon Narraway Contact Number :

Date Advertised : 28-Aug-2026 Closing Date : 20-Sep-2026

Location : 20 Furnival Street, Level 2 Employment Type : Fixed Term - Full Time

Job number : 118529 Contact Email :