Platform Analyst
| Posting date: | 08 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £28,381 to £32,546 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 August 2025 |
| Location: | Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Staffordshire University |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | INF100-25-R |
Summary
About the role
University of Staffordshire are looking to appoint a Platform Analyst to join us in Digital Services. Within this role you’ll be responsible for supporting and maintaining a wide range of services and platforms which are key to the productivity of our staff and students. You will undertake routine changes to the digital estate, continuously monitor the performance of our services, and respond to and resolve incidents and service requests.
Main Responsibilities
To be successful in this role you will need experience of delivering exceptional customer service, have experience of scripting ideally in PowerShell, and have knowledge and understanding of one or more of the following:
Microsoft 365 Administration (Exchange, Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint, Dynamics 365, M365 Apps for Enterprise, Power BI)
Modern desktop and mobile device management (Windows 10/11., Mac OS, iOS, Android, SCCM, Intune, Azure Virtual Desktop, Jamf Cloud)
Application packaging, licensing, and deployment
Identity and Access Management (Active Directory, Entra ID, Microsoft Identity Manager, Entra ID Connect Sync, SQL)
Authentication services (Active Directory, LDAP, Kerberos, SAML, OAuth, RADIUS)
PowerShell scripting, DB Admin
Web and print services (IIS, Papercut, Apache, PHP, MySQL)
Security best practices (SSL certificates, Patch Management, Anti-Virus, BitLocker, Group Policy, Intune Config Profiles)
We reserve the right to close any vacancies when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. All applicants are advised to complete and submit your applications as soon as possible.
Contact For Informal Discussion
Jay Burke - Platform Manager - jay.burke@staffs.ac.uk
University of Staffordshire are looking to appoint a Platform Analyst to join us in Digital Services. Within this role you’ll be responsible for supporting and maintaining a wide range of services and platforms which are key to the productivity of our staff and students. You will undertake routine changes to the digital estate, continuously monitor the performance of our services, and respond to and resolve incidents and service requests.
Main Responsibilities
To be successful in this role you will need experience of delivering exceptional customer service, have experience of scripting ideally in PowerShell, and have knowledge and understanding of one or more of the following:
Microsoft 365 Administration (Exchange, Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint, Dynamics 365, M365 Apps for Enterprise, Power BI)
Modern desktop and mobile device management (Windows 10/11., Mac OS, iOS, Android, SCCM, Intune, Azure Virtual Desktop, Jamf Cloud)
Application packaging, licensing, and deployment
Identity and Access Management (Active Directory, Entra ID, Microsoft Identity Manager, Entra ID Connect Sync, SQL)
Authentication services (Active Directory, LDAP, Kerberos, SAML, OAuth, RADIUS)
PowerShell scripting, DB Admin
Web and print services (IIS, Papercut, Apache, PHP, MySQL)
Security best practices (SSL certificates, Patch Management, Anti-Virus, BitLocker, Group Policy, Intune Config Profiles)
We reserve the right to close any vacancies when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. All applicants are advised to complete and submit your applications as soon as possible.
Contact For Informal Discussion
Jay Burke - Platform Manager - jay.burke@staffs.ac.uk