IT Infrastructure Analyst (Permanent

IT Infrastructure Analyst

• Manchester - with travel to offices and clinical sites across the UK
• 40 Hrs
• Participation in an on-call rota is required

The IT Infrastructure Analyst is a senior technical role within the Technical Services team, responsible for maintaining, securing and continually improving Omnes Healthcare’s IT infrastructure across cloud and on-premises environments.

The successful candidate will take ownership of technical services, proactively identify risks and drive issues through to resolution, ensuring the availability, resilience, performance and security of critical business systems.

Working closely with the Senior Technical Services, Service Operations, Clinical Systems, Digital and Project teams, the IT Infrastructure Analyst will deliver secure, scalable and high-performing technology solutions across the organisation.

The role will also play an important part in the organisation’s cyber security strategy, infrastructure roadmap, automation initiatives and adoption of AI technologies. The post holder will develop dashboards, reporting and operational insights to support data-driven decision making and continual service improvement.

• Maintain and support Microsoft 365, Microsoft Azure, Windows Server and enterprise infrastructure.
• Administer Active Directory, Microsoft Entra , Group Policy and identity services.
• Support Hyper-V, Azure Virtual Machines and virtual desktop environments.
• Maintain DNS, DHCP, certificate services, file services and enterprise storage.
• Monitor infrastructure performance, capacity and availability and implement improvements where required.
• Maintain accurate infrastructure documentation, configuration records, standards and procedures.
• Support Microsoft Azure networking, storage, compute, backup and platform services.
• Manage Microsoft 365 services including Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Teams and One Drive.
• Support cloud migration, infrastructure modernisation and technology refresh projects.
• Support LAN, WAN, WiFi, VPN and remote connectivity across multiple locations.
• Maintain and troubleshoot routers, switches, firewalls and network security appliances.
• Work with telecommunications providers and third-party suppliers to resolve complex infrastructure issues.
• Support the delivery of the organisation’s cyber security strategy.
• Monitor security alerts and investigate cyber security incidents.
• Manage vulnerability remediation across servers, endpoints, cloud platforms and network infrastructure.
• Support Microsoft Defender, Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Intune and Microsoft Entra security capabilities.
• Implement and maintain security controls including Conditional Access, Multi-Factor Authentication, Privileged Identity Management and Zero Trust principles.
• Support Cyber Essentials Plus, ISO 27001, DSPT and NHS security compliance activities.
• Participate in penetration testing, security audits, incident response and root cause analysis.
• Promote cyber security awareness and best practice across the organisation.
• Drive innovation through automation, AI and modern technology solutions.
• Develop and maintain internal IT dashboards providing infrastructure, cyber security, service performance and operational metrics.
• Develop reporting solutions using Power BI, Microsoft Fabric and other enterprise reporting platforms.
• Build automation solutions using Power Shell, Microsoft Power Platform and AI technologies.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and AI capabilities and develop proof of concepts where appropriate.
• Support the adoption and governance of Microsoft Copilot, Azure AI Services and other approved AI technologies.
• Identify opportunities to improve IT operations and business processes through intelligent automation and AI.
• Monitor infrastructure health and proactively investigate alerts before they become service-affecting incidents.
• Produce reports covering system availability, performance, capacity and service health.
• Maintain enterprise backup and disaster recovery solutions and regularly test recovery procedures.
• Support business continuity planning and ensure critical systems meet agreed recovery objectives.
• Deliver infrastructure implementation,…