Job Description

We have a vacancy for a Senior Infrastructure Engineer who will support the Active Directory (AD) Migration project, providing comprehensive technical expertise and support.



The post holder will regularly attend project meetings to provide specialist advice and will monitor and report on infrastructure environment activity and maintain standards of working in accordance with agreed design and project protocols.



The post is being offered on a fixed term/secondment basis until 31st March 2026 and will be based at either Conquest Hospital or Eastbourne DGH with the occasional requirement to travel to other sites and opportunities for flexible/home working.

Our ideal candidate will have experience of the following:

Management of user accounts, security groups and organisational units, including creation, modification and deletion, ensuring adherence to security policies and permissions structures



Configuration and management of Group Policy Objects to enforce security settings and software deployment across the network



Monitoring Active Directory performance, system health and security logs to identify and resolve issues, ensuring high availability and reliability

Understanding of Active Directory forests and trusts

Co-ordinating with network and system administrators to integrate Active Directory with other systems ensuring seamless user experience and system interoperability

Developing and maintaining documentation related to Active Directory architecture, settings and procedures including detailed change logs and system configurations for audit compliance and knowledge transfer



They will have excellent written and verbal communication skills, be able to establish and maintain working relationships with colleagues from a range of professional backgrounds and be able to translate and present complex technical information so it can be understood by both technical and non-technical colleagues. They will also be able to work as part of a team and plan their own time, working to tight and changing deadlines and be able to work on their own initiative to interpret issues and take action to resolve and negate risk.



A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation.



In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only 50 a year.



There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.



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