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Principal Technical and Infrastructure Specialist

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West Midlands Combined Authority

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United Kingdom , Birmingham

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IT - Administration

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53120.00 - 59417.00 GBP / Year
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Are you a technical leader who thrives on transforming complex environments into modern, resilient digital platforms? We’re looking for a Principal Technical & Infrastructure Specialist to take ownership of our core infrastructure estate and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our Digital & Data services. This is an opportunity to operate at the heart of the organisation’s technology strategy, leading innovation across hyperconverged infrastructure, cloud services, storage, compute, and data resilience. In this senior, hands-on role, you’ll be the go-to expert for all things infrastructure, guiding architectural direction, driving best practice, and modernising legacy systems into scalable, secure, and high-performing solutions. You’ll collaborate with architects, cyber security specialists, and business leaders while mentoring colleagues and influencing enterprise-wide change. If you enjoy solving highly complex technical challenges, making impactful decisions, and building future-ready digital ecosystems, this role offers both autonomy and strategic visibility in equal measure.

Job Responsibility:

  • Manage the delivery of the hyperconverged storage, compute, virtual, backup and restore infrastructure environments
  • Responsible for the delivery of multiple significant, highly complex support issues and projects
  • To develop the hyperconverged storage, compute, virtual, backup and restore environments in line with the Digital and Data Strategy
  • Identify and manage risks, issues, dependencies, and opportunities for the hyperconverged and infrastructure services
  • Working with Cyber Security and the Data Protection Officer to ensure required standards, implementing solutions and monitoring tools
  • Responsible for researching, identifying, and implementing solutions based on business need, following best practice and IT standards
  • Work with new and emerging cloud technologies to provide a modern, scalable architecture
  • Set best practice and policies within the infrastructure provision across D&D and the wider business
  • Instil a culture of automation across all Cloud and On-Prem workloads, recommending improvements and working with business teams
  • Work closely with the D&D department and wider business/partners to ensure capture of data in a scalable environment and develop architecture

Requirements:

  • Demonstrable experience within Nutanix and VMWare hyperconverged and infrastructure environments, including but not limited to Cloud and on prem virtual storage and server environments, Latest Server OS features and backup and restore technologies
  • Demonstrable experience administering, configuring, and designing a multisite and hybrid cloud enterprise hyperconverged environment
  • A good understanding of hyperconverged, storage and backup infrastructure roadmaps and the ability to evaluate the applicability for business productivity solutions in accordance with the Digital and Data strategy
  • Experience of deploying hybrid cloud virtual compute and backup infrastructure solutions, such as Multi site hyperconverged infrastructure and cloud backup and restore technologies
  • Experience of undertaking appropriate impact assessment of the relevant hyperconverged, virtualization and backup environment infrastructure updates
  • Experience with integrations and migration paths from on-prem solutions to cloud solutions
  • Experience of analyzing highly complex technical issues and proposed solutions
  • Experience in the design of virtualization, storage, backup and restore infrastructure environments
  • Strong technical and governance documentation skills
  • Strong storage and backup / restore process knowledge
  • Strong attention to detail and excellent customer service ethos
  • Extensive knowledge of supporting Nutanix, VMWare, Hypervisors, Windows server operating systems and Azure virtual storage and compute
  • Ability to work autonomously and as a team player
  • Knowledge and experience of working across all technologies within backup and restore, hyperconverged and compute environments, ensuring best use of the right technology for the business requirement
  • Skilled in advanced troubleshooting across VMWare, Microsoft servers
  • Knowledge of scripting technologies, specifically for systems administration
  • Virtual server environments
  • Qualified to degree level in an IT related discipline
What we offer:
  • Local Government Pension Scheme (one of the most generous pension schemes in the UK)
  • Shared Cost Additional Voluntary Contribution scheme where you can build an additional pot of money alongside your pension with contributions exempt from Income Tax and National Insurance contributions (NICs)
  • 28 days paid annual leave (with an option to purchase more) + Statutory days
  • EV car benefit scheme
  • Healthcare plans
  • Discounted gym membership, will writing, and mortgage advice
  • An option to buy a bicycle, including e-bikes and adapted pedal cycles, at a discounted rate
  • 3 days of paid leave each year to volunteer
  • Interest-free financing through SmartTech to buy the latest technology
  • Discounted shopping with over 2,000 big-name retailers, and more. You can now also obtain a Costco membership through the WMCA
  • Boundless unlocks unlimited entry to top-rated UK attractions and loads of extra benefits and discounts
  • Eye Care Scheme, offering a free eye test and a financial contribution towards your glasses

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
February 13, 2026

Expiration:
March 01, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
Hybrid work
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