Infrastructure Specialist: (Company Name - Subscribers only)

Optimistic – Inclusive – Healthy – Innovative – Collaborative

(Company Name - Subscribers only) (DCG) have a fantastic opportunity for an Infrastructure Specialist to join our Infrastructure team. In this role you will be based in our modern office space at our Ilkeston Campus. If you would like to visit the site and meet the team before applying, please reach out to us at .

The Opportunity

In this role you will be responsible for developing, implementing and supporting the college’s IT infrastructure, including but not limited to Networks, Security, Cloud, Storage, Servers, and Business Systems. You will also install Software updates for the colleges business systems, servers and infrastructure devices in accordance with the colleges IT Security Policy, while also investigating and implementing new technologies in line with industry best practice.

About you

To excel in this role, you will be an experienced infrastructure specialist with good knowledge of the wider IT landscape. You will also be qualified in O365/Azure Fundamentals or equivalent and hold a JNCIA-Junos or equivalent qualification. To see the full range of competencies and knowledge required to succeed in this position, please refer to the job description.

The Benefits

• 34 days holiday (inclusive of 8 bank holidays and 6 closure days where these occur)
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme with a 20.5% employer contribution
• Discount at our Ofsted rated ‘Outstanding’ onsite Little Explorers Nursery
• TOTUM discount card (aka NUS/Student Discount Card) / discounted Tastecard
• Discounts on East Midlands Railway Annual Season Tickets
• Microsoft Office for FREE with 1TB of OneDrive cloud storage
• Discount on treatments at SENSI our onsite salon at the Roundhouse
• Flint Bishop Solicitors – free will writing, 1-hour free consultation with family department, 10% discount on Conveyancing services
• Continuous development and progression opportunities
• Free eye tests with Specsavers
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme

Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace which promotes and values diversity. We welcome all talent irrespective of age, disability, neuro-divergence, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race, ethnicity, religion, belief, sexual orientation or other personal circumstances. We ensure that our policies and procedures treat all applicants consistently and fairly during our recruitment process.

If you have any questions about the recruitment process, reasonable adjustments, or about the role, please contact us at hrrecruitment@derby-college.ac.uk.

Safeguarding statement

DCG is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and all successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. An online search of the preferred candidate is completed to help to identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which the college may need to explore with the candidate further. Please be advised that it is an offence to apply for this position if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

Recruitment Agencies – We have a PSL of trusted partners to assist us when required and do not acknowledge any speculative CVs or unsolicited candidate introductions from agencies not on this list.

Please note that unfortunately, this role is ineligible for sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration points-based immigration system. Applications are welcome from candidates who do not currently have the right to work in the UK but would be eligible to obtain a valid visa via another route. Please consult the Home Office website for further information.