Senior IT Server & Cloud Engineer (On-Call)

West Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS Foundation Trust; Brierley Hill; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

West Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS Foundation Trust seeks a Senior IT Server Specialist to maintain Windows Server environments and Azure cloud services. You will join a dedicated Server and Storage team supporting 2 Ambulance Emergency Operations Centres.

The role requires participation in an out-of-hours on-call rota, with enhanced pay. A full UK driving licence is essential. Applicants should be prepared for assessments and interviews in December 2026.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate degree or equivalent IT qualifications with continuing professional development.
• Extensive experience in senior IT roles with Windows Server, AD/Entra, and cloud services.
• Proven ability to deliver secure, compliant server solutions at scale.

Responsibilities

• Assist and support IT Infrastructure Manager and team in delivering server policies and plans.
• Manage, maintain, and troubleshoot Windows Server environments (2019+) and cloud infra on Azure.
• Lead on-call activities and ensure service levels, security audits, and risk mitigation.
• Collaborate to design scalable server solutions and maintain incident response readiness.

Skills

Windows Server

Azure Cloud

Office 365

Active Directory

Entra ID

Hyper-V

Citrix

Dell/HP hardware

Networking concepts

SQL

IIS and DNS/DHCP

Education

Postgraduate IT degree

Tools

HP hardware

Dell hardware

Hyper-Converged Infrastructure

3Par Technologies

Isilon Technology

Job description

West Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS Foundation Trust seeks a Senior IT Server Specialist to maintain Windows Server environments and Azure cloud services. You will join a dedicated Server and Storage team supporting 2 Ambulance Emergency Operations Centres.

The role requires participation in an out-of-hours on-call rota, with enhanced pay. A full UK driving licence is essential. Applicants should be prepared for assessments and interviews in December 2026.