Senior On Premise Platform Engineer

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Greater Manchester is seeking an experienced Senior On-Premise Platform Engineer to manage server environments essential for delivering patient care. The role involves maintaining both physical and virtual servers, ensuring security, and supporting health IT systems. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience with Windows and Linux environments and virtualization technologies like VMware and Hyper-V. This position offers a competitive benefits package and opportunities for career development.

Benefits

Competitive benefits package

Flexible working opportunities

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience managing Windows and Linux server environments.
• Proficiency with virtualization technologies such as VMware and Hyper-V.
• Knowledge of backup solutions and disaster recovery planning.
• Familiarity with healthcare IT systems and compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure and maintain physical and virtual servers.
• Manage server security and perform system upgrades.
• Implement best practices for data security.
• Assist in designing server environments across NCA sites.

Skills

Managing Windows and Linux server environments

Proficiency with VMware

Proficiency with Hyper-V

Knowledge of backup solutions

Disaster recovery planning

Problem-solving skills

Job description

Job Overview

We are seeking an experienced and dedicated Senior On‑Premise Platform Engineer to join our NHS IT team. In this role you will ensure the smooth operation, security and scalability of the server environments that underpin our healthcare systems, enabling clinical staff to deliver high‑quality patient care.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure and maintain both physical and virtual servers, ensuring optimal performance and availability.
• Manage server security, perform system upgrades and troubleshoot issues to minimise downtime.
• Implement best practices, support data security and contribute to disaster recovery planning.
• Assist in designing, deploying and maintaining on‑premises server and platform environments across NCA sites, supporting physical/virtual servers, storage systems, databases, middleware and other platform components.
• Provide technical support to diagnose and resolve server/platform issues and incidents efficiently.
• Implement basic security measures, including access controls, monitoring systems and adherence to security policies to mitigate cybersecurity risks.

Qualifications

• Experience managing Windows and Linux server environments.
• Proficiency with virtualization technologies such as VMware and Hyper‑V.
• Knowledge of backup solutions and disaster recovery planning.
• Familiarity with healthcare IT systems, compliance requirements and the challenges of supporting a 24/7 critical infrastructure.
• Strong problem‑solving skills and an ability to work collaboratively with NHS IT teams.

Benefits

• Competitive benefits package including an annual leave allowance.
• Flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities.
• Career development opportunities within a large NHS trust committed to high standards of care.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Applications are welcomed from individuals of all backgrounds, identities, and beliefs. We encourage disabled applicants and offer reasonable adjustments. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the application process, please contact [email protected].