Server and Storage Engineer

Server and Storage Engineer

Join Northumbria Police’s Digital Policing Department as a Server and Storage Engineer.

Salary:
Career graded 7-9, £32,874 – £49,716

Location:

Agile – Ponteland Police Station and homeworking

Hours/

Contract:

Permanent, 37 hours per week

We need a professional to help deliver a performant, cost‑effective and resilient Server, Backup and Storage environment that meets critical business SLAs.

• Install, upgrade, configure and document new Server, Storage and Backup systems.
• Provide 2nd/3rd line support, liaising with internal and external groups.
• Evaluate opportunities for greater efficiency and optimisation to reduce costs.
• Identify trends and implement proactive strategies to minimise service‑affecting issues.
• Provide root‑cause analysis of service‑affecting incidents.

• Significant experience supporting enterprise‑level servers in an Active Directory domain.
• Experience building and deploying Windows Server 2019/2022 in a data centre.
• Proven ability to troubleshoot day‑to‑day issues in an enterprise client/server infrastructure.
• Experience planning and upgrading servers and hardware in a data centre.
• Strong experience with Active Directory including GPO configuration & troubleshooting.
• Strong experience with TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP and general networking concepts.
• Experience with enterprise backup and/or storage products.
• Experience with scripting tools (Power Shell, VBScript).
• Knowledge of administering RHEL/SUSE.
• Knowledge of ITSM products (SCCM/SCOM preferred).
• Working knowledge of VMWare (ESX, vCenter, VDI) – training will be provided if needed.

• Passion for reducing TOIL via automation, monitoring and observability.
• Creativity and willingness to challenge the status quo.

This is a permanent role subject to a six‑month probationary period. Successful candidates must be resident in the UK for at least five years to satisfy vetting requirements.

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Information Technology

Law Enforcement

Northumbria Police welcomes applications from suitably qualified people from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation. Appointments are based on merit alone.

Apply online. The recruitment process includes an initial application form followed by a face‑to‑face interview. Qualified candidates will undergo Management Vetting and Security Clearance.