Senior Platform Lifecycle Engineer at Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA)
We are looking for a Digital Platform expert to play a vital role in transforming how we deliver critical services. As a Senior Platform Lifecycle Engineer, you will support the lifecycle management of essential digital platforms for healthcare operations, ensuring high availability, security, and performance across both on‑premise and cloud environments.
Responsibilities
In this role, you will be responsible for assessment of existing platforms, participating in upgrade or replacement projects, and executing lifecycle management strategies in line with NHS standards and industry best practices.
Working across platforms, you will collaborate with IT and clinical teams to optimise platform delivery, ensuring high availability, security, and performance. You’ll refresh, replace and de‑commission platforms, troubleshoot complex issues, and implement best practices for security and compliance within the NHS framework.
You will provide technical support for platform issues, including troubleshooting performance problems, coordinating with vendors, and implementing solutions to minimise service disruptions.
Your contributions will enhance platform infrastructure, improving system performance, scalability, and reliability, ultimately supporting high‑quality healthcare delivery within the NCA.
About the Employer
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people across Greater Manchester. With 20,000 colleagues, we work across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford to save and improve lives.
We are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We value care, appreciation and inspiration and look for people who demonstrate our core values.
Working Arrangements
This is a hybrid role with an expectation of 2‑3 days working on site.
Benefits
Competitive benefits package, including a generous annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you achieve a better work‑life balance.
Seniority level
* Mid‑Senior level
Employment type
* Full‑time
Job function
* Engineering and Information Technology
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