Senior Technical Specialist
Job summary
Collaboration Services
We deliver secure, user-focused digital platforms that enable collaboration and communication across health and social care. This includes a national communications platform with 1.7 million active users, ensuring the NHS workforce maximises technology to boost productivity. We simplify and enhance our external digital presence through a reliable, secure CMS-driven website experience, and provide NHS Futures - a secure collaboration environment for national and international partners to share resources, manage programmes, and build communities beyond IT restrictions.
Main duties of the job
Responsible for reviewing and updating Service Technical Architecture and design documents.
Responsible for technically facilitating testing and production for private preview features due to be released in the live environment.
Responsible for specialist consultancy knowledge to both internal and external stakeholders covering the following technologies: XDR, PowerBi, Advanced Hunting, PowerShell, URBAC, API.
Point of contact for Test tenant administration and staging.
3rd Line escalation for XDR Service issues.
About us
The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
- Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
- Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
- Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
- Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
- Delivering value for money.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visithttps://www.england.nhs.uk/.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.
If you are successful at interview, we will run an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) in the Electronic Staff Record system (ESR). This transfer gathers valuable information from a previous or current NHS employer to support the onboarding process, including; statutory and mandatory competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You will have the opportunity throughout the recruitment process to inform us if you do not consent.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You can find further details about the role, organisational structure, recruitment profile, expected outcomes and benefits information in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.
Please note that this is a short-term fixed term contract.
Secondments
Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only, agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application.
Security Clearance
To meet National Security Vetting requirements, SC clearances require 5 years continuous UK residency. In certain cases, this can be reduced to three years continuous UK residency, with additional overseas checks for the previous two years.
Candidates who were posted abroad for service with HM Government, Armed Forces or within a UK government role - will still be considered.
Please make sure you meet these requirements before applying for this role. You don't need to have security clearance level already, however, failure to achieve the requirements for security clearance level after offer, will result in the job offer being withdrawn.
For further advice please checkhttps://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels/national-security-vetting-clearance-levels#security-check-sc.
For further information on National Security Vetting please check National security vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK, information on the Security Vetting and Clearances Intranet page or contactengland.securityvetting@nhs.net.
Person Specification
Knowledge & Experience
- A good understanding of how MDAV and other 3rd party AV solutions interact with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, and their correct configuration states.
- Experience with Kusto Query language and Advanced Hunting within (MDE).
- A strong understanding of Microsoft security features on End user devices.
Skills
- Communicate confidently with customers and stakeholders alike and be able to present technical information to an array of audiences
- Proven ability to act as a consultant, bringing specialist experience of Microsoft 365 to the provision of well-informed technology advice, taking steps to ensure that it is properly understood and appropriately articulated, to enhance the effectiveness of decision making and direction setting, and other significant activities.
Qualifications
- Educated to masters degree level or equivalent work experience
- ITIL Foundation Qualification or equivalent work experience
Interpersonal Skills
- Ability to articulate technical information into understandable language for the NHS and provide technical consultancy for all.
Equality, diversity and inclusion
- Challenges behaviour that does not align with a collaborative and inclusive environment
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
NHS England
Address
Any NHSE Offices
National
LS1 4AP
Employer's website
https://www.england.nhs.uk/about/working-for/
- Company
- NHS England
- Location
- National, United Kingdom LS1 4AP
- Employment Type
- Fixed-Term
- Salary
- £55690.00 - £62682.00 a year
- Posted
- Company
- NHS England
- Location
- National, United Kingdom LS1 4AP
- Employment Type
- Fixed-Term
- Salary
- £55690.00 - £62682.00 a year
- Posted