SYP - Engineer (Server) - November 2022

Role: Engineer (Server)               

Department: Information Systems         

Location: Nunnery Square, Sheffield/Melton, Hull

Salary: £27,690 - £31,434                        

Hours: 37 hours per week - Monday to Friday

Contract Type: Temporary – 2 years

Role Purpose:

As an Engineer (Server) you will report to the IS Team Leader (Server) and work alongside colleagues in the server team.  Your duties will include fixing infrastructure related issues ranging from active directory management to storage systems administration. As well as day-to-day maintenance, you will be expected to lead large installation projects, allowing them to gain valuable skills in areas such as Server Virtualisation, Application Virtualisation, Microsoft system management, and Unix based systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist the Senior Engineer (Server) in the provision of support for the server estate across multiple geographic locations through the use of appropriate support and maintenance, monitoring all related systems and applications for the provision of pro-active support, performance and the provision of KPI’s with respect to availability.
• Liaise with user departments with regards to future equipment and formulate proposals to meet their needs, monitor and control requests for new work ensuring that appropriate quality and standards are maintained, and that work is completed in a timely fashion.
• Contribute to the decision-making process and make recommendations to the IS management team.

Skills and experience:

• Experience of either Microsoft Active Directory, UNIX based systems, or storage environments.
• Exposure to Virtualisation technologies.
• Experience of customer support and engagement.
• Exposure to different storage environments and technologies.

For further information relating to the role and tasks of this position, please refer to the attached role profile.

Benefits:

We offer generous entitlements and supportive policies to enable a better work-life balance, some of which are listed below:

• Generous annual leave allowance
• Flexible and hybrid working
• Generous ‘family’ leave
• Voluntary CPD Events for all staff to allow continuous development
• Mentoring & Coaching Scheme
• Paid Professional Subscriptions when relevant to role
• Access to a range of occupational health facilities
• Generous pension scheme
• Employee assistance service (accessible 24/7)
• Additional benefits for Westfield Health members
• Cycle to work scheme
• Sports and Social Club

Eligibility:

Applicants must meet the minimum requirement checkable history criteria, which must be taken into account for individuals applying to work with South Yorkshire Police in any capacity.  A minimum checkable history of 5 years is required for this role and successfully undergoing recruitment vetting procedure is a pre-requisite of employment with South Yorkshire Police.

Appearance & Standards:

SYP is committed to striking a proportionate balance between self-expression and the need to maintain role sensitive professional standards in dress and appearance. Officers, staff and volunteers of South Yorkshire Police are permitted to have tattoos visible whilst on duty provided the tattoo is not considered to be unacceptable or otherwise inappropriate. Tattoos will be reviewed as part of the recruitment and selection process.  

South Yorkshire Police’s Key Values:

Please find attached information sheet on South Yorkshire Police’s Key Values. The force has a particular focus on three areas, Fairness, Integrity and Trust. Under each of these three headings there are key behaviours we expect all employees to adhere to.

Closing Date: Thursday 24 November 2022 at 23:55

Closing dates are not normally extended, other than in exceptional circumstances and agreement is made between the Talent Acquisition Manager and the Line Manager for the role.

Contact point for applicants:

For further information about the role, please contact George Biggin on 07590537972.  Please do not contact this number for an application form.

Further Information:

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Diversity & Inclusion:

South Yorkshire Police welcomes applications from under-represented communities.  For further information on diversity and inclusion within South Yorkshire Police, please visit the diversity and inclusion page:

https://www.southyorkshire.police.uk/sign-up/join-team-syp/diversity-in-the-force/

If you are from an underrepresented group and want to find out more about the support we can offer, please contact our dedicated team on positiveaction@southyorks.pnn.police.uk

In addition, we will look to support anyone who requires Part Time/Job share working hours.

Note to candidates:

Please note that, should you be successful at the interview stage, the relevant internal or external pre-employment checks are required.  These include vetting clearance or review, prior to being appointed to the new role and start date being agreed.

Apply for the role:

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Internal Secondments:

To apply for this post as a secondment, you must have the support of your current Line Manager. This should be sent via email to the Hiring Line Manager.  Please ensure that the role title and the closing date are stated in the subject of your email.

Without support, your application will not be considered any further.