Job Details:
Job Reference: HCC619632
Salary Range: £47,430 - £52,735 per annum
Work Location: Elizabeth II Court, Winchester (Hybrid Working)
Hours per week: 37
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date : 26 January 2025
Hampshire County Council is one of the best performing local authorities in the country; as a forward-looking local authority, we provide high quality public services to over a million customers. Our IT teams are central to that success - building and delivering smart, fast, and cost-effective solutions with a national reputation for IT excellence, innovation, and value.
We require a Senior Infrastructure Consultant to join our dynamic and skilled IT Cloud Operations Team. The ideal candidate will possess a robust technical background, ideally with expertise in enterprise-scale Microsoft Cloud and Windows End User Compute technologies within a corporate setting. The successful applicant will be responsible for the technical delivery and critical support of IT solutions, ensuring alignment with business requirements, corporate strategies, and architectural standards.
Working across a range of enterprise technologies you will have Subject Matter Expertise in one or more of the following technologies, Microsoft 365 services, Intune, Power Platform, Azure services, Windows 11 and ideally also, Windows Server, Automation, Scripting and Virtualisation.
You will be a trusted advisor to senior management teams, providing consultancy and guidance on IT strategies and solutions. You will promote awareness of IT policies, technologies, systems, and processes. You will play a key role in the development of less experienced colleagues, giving direction, providing peer review, coaching, and mentoring.
We are seeking a passionate individual who wants to move their career to the next level. You will work alongside high performing, motivated and supportive colleagues. If you are ready to move to a senior level or are already working at a senior position, then we would love to hear from you.
What We Can Offer You:
We offer both a flexible working environment, competitive pension, and annual leave entitlement, as well as great opportunities to enhance your existing skill set and knowledge. This role will be based at our Winchester offices, however as part of Hampshire County Council's Open Workplace Policy, the successful candidate can undertake the majority of their work at home.
Find out more about the benefits of working for Hampshire County Council and the rewards we can offer you.
Additional Information:
Senior IT Consultant Level 1 Job Description and Person Specification
Vetting Requirements:
This post is subject to a Criminal Records Check and Non-Police Personnel Vetting. Further information about this process will be provided to successful candidates. Candidates must have resided in the UK for a minimum of 3 years for the Non-Police Personnel Vetting in order for clearance to be obtained.
Contact Details for an Informal Discussion:
Neal Tandy, Cloud Operations Team Leader on neal.tandy@hants.gov.uk
Hampshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.
In order to combat discrimination, no unnecessary conditions or requirements will be applied which could have a disproportionately adverse effect on any one group. All sections of the population will have equal access to jobs. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR) applies.
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