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Principle Infrastructure Engineer - Operations

North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Location
Bolton, England
Salary
£57,528 - £64,750 PA
Profession
Administrative and IT
Grade
Band 8
Deadline
22 Jun 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
08 Jun 2026
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Job overview

Principle Infrastructure Engineer – Operations

The position of Principle Infrastructure Operations Engineer is available.

Providing effective support, maintenance and development to NWAS Server and Cloud Infrastructure (both in and out of office hours), NWAS needs to ensure that the right IT support is available in the Right Place, at the Right Time, Every Time.

As a part of the Trusts Technology Team, you will be the senior authority within NWAS regarding the server and cloud environments, responsible for the maintenance and management of both the existing and future developments

You will be considered the Subject Matter Expert for the Trusts Active Directory, Server, and Cloud architecture with at least 10 years maintaining, supporting and deploying around similar estates. You will use your highly developed technical knowledge and experience to drive continual improvement.  You will be the ultimate escalation for all Trust Server, Cloud and Active Directory issues, providing advice and guidance to both the ICT Senior Management Team and the wider engineering team.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work with industry leaders and experts to maintain the systems which meet the needs of our changing digital landscape, assessing business requirements across the Trust and recommending solutions which meet current requirements, whilst future proofing design and maintaining awareness of technology developments and the strategic direction of the trust.  You will be expected to participate in senior meetings and help shape Trust policy.

You will ensure that designs incorporate resilience, reliability and sustainability.  You will ensure comprehensive system design and configuration documentation is produced, maintained and controlled throughout the life of the solution.

Regular travel in your own vehicle may be required across the North West and occasionally nationally (subject to Agenda for Change terms and conditions).  We regret we cannot offer sponsorship and this position will require attending a main IT site three times a week as such a full driving license is a requirement.  You will also be placed after a suitable period onto the Trusts On-Call Rota currently 1 day per week.  Interview will be in person at one of our main sites within the North West.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Visa sponsorship is not possible for this role for either candidates or existing employees. This role does not meet the eligibility criteria for Skilled Worker/ Health and Care Worker visas as set out at gov.uk. Graduate visa holders should have no expectation of long-term employment through sponsorship. Additionally, your visa conditions and validity period must allow you to work in the role question and for a suitable period to allow training and execution without requiring sponsorship.

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