Birmingham, West Midlands, England
Engineering
Permanent | Full Time
ASAP
12/11/2024
10/12/2024
Linux Systems and Database Engineer
Location : Birmingham
Salary: £53,755 - £60,504 per annum
The Trust is the first of its type in the UK. It was formed in February 2017 to drive forward their commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for their women, children and families. Uniting their hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in their specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives them a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
The Role
The ICT department at Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an inspirational, proactive, experienced Linux and Database Engineer to support and develop Linux platforms across the Trust.
This is a key position within the ICT team liaising with multiple clinical and operational staff both within and external to the Trust to support across both sites. An enthusiastic, flexible, and conscientious approach is required as is good communication skills and front-line people skills.
The Trust has invested heavily into improving the overall ICT infrastructure so it can be used for future innovation and development. ICT is seen as a core enabler for change within the organisation and needs to be suitable for the 21 st century.
This post is a BWC wide post with operational responsibility across the whole organisation for Linux platforms. The department's Linux and Database Engineer is tasked with the support and maintenance of all the integration hosted by the ICT department. The trust has multiple Linux installations so the post holder should possess excellent knowledge of this technology and act as the department's Subject Matter Expert (SME) on Linux.
Skills and Qualifications
* Evidence of master's Level or equivalent postgraduate degree in Computer Science or related field
* Qualified in a recognised Project Management and IT Service Management methodology with established links with professional bodies (ITIL, Prince2, ITSM, BCS accreditation preferred)
* Linux Certified System Administrator
* Experience in the delivery of customer service.
* Experience in working in team environments.
* Substantial experience in managing a significantly sized database environment.
* Expert Linux skills, particularly with RHEL 7, using the CLI
* Excellent scripting knowledge with a particular focus on the creation of reusable scripts for automating routine tasks
* Significant experience with reconfiguring unsupported or legacy systems to connect to new database locations.
* Experience of managing concurrent projects and conflicting priorities.
* Experience of working with hypervisors and associated management tools
* Extensive experience of scripting languages and protocols in particular PowerShell, JavaScript, JScript, VBScript, PHP, XML and HTML.
* Substantial experience of communicating complex issues and data concepts to a range of people.
* Experience in the use of Power BI
* Considerable experience in the use of Excel and InfoPath for SharePoint and interfacing them with databases
* Understanding of SQL Server database cloud computing hosting such as AWS.
* Basic knowledge of IT networking.
* Awareness of ETL technology used in SQL Server data warehouse.
* Modest experience in supporting a system interface solution (e.g. Rhapsody, Ensemble etc...).
* Considerable experience dealing with enquiries and investigating solutions in a modern IT environment
* Significant experience in maintaining technical documentation.
* Excellent problem-solving skills. Can diagnose complex system or database issues and provide solutions.
* Pragmatic in making decisions for the business.
* Understand what is essential to the business.
To Apply
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for this reputable Trust, please proceed through the following link to be redirected to their website to complete your application.
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