IT Server Specialist
| Posting date: | 24 November 2025 |
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| Salary: | £38,682.00 to £46,580.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £38682.00 - £46580.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 December 2025 |
| Location: | Brockworth, GL34AW |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9327-25-1097 |
Summary
Administer, configure, and support Microsoft 365 services (including Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Teams, OneDrive, and related security/compliance features) within the local and NHS central tenant. Collaborate with other stakeholders to ensure the Trusts M365 environment within the central tenant is secure, up-to-date, and aligned with national NHS policies. Act as a subject matter expert for M365 administration, providing guidance and support to colleagues and end users regarding best practices, security, and service optimisation within the NHS central tenant. To provide a prompt, efficient and reliable service to the Trust, investigating and acting on problems and issues to minimise and prevent disruption to services (such as e-mail, internet access, access to clinical systems etc). Maintaining all relevant systems and asset inventories and network diagrams in line with local policy and procedure. Optimising systems deployed throughout the trust and its customer sites diagnosing and rectifying faults swiftly, liaising with equipment suppliers and other external bodies, as necessary. Pro-actively monitoring and maintaining the network and servers, planning, and undertaking upgrades, patching, testing of equipment, and preventative work, both in an application and hardware context, using available monitoring tools. Championing cyber security initiatives within the Trust IT infrastructure, including Defender, ATP and server antivirus\threat protection products. Act as a technical specialist, providing expert advice on server-related matters to key decision-makers, senior management, and departmental heads. Effectively communicate complex technical issues to non-technical stakeholders, ensuring clarity and understanding. Continuously identify opportunities for improvement. Implement new technologies and practices to enhance the performance, reliability, and security of the Trusts IT services.