Description : Systems Administrator. Company : PDSA. Location : Remote in Telford TF2

The Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) team at PDSA enable the needs of over 2,000 colleagues and 3,000 volunteers across 160 UK hospitals, shops, and hundreds of homes across the country, supporting our Veterinary experts to treat almost half a million pets each year. And we are going to do more!

In 2022, we created our new DDaT directorate with a new strategy to transform the organisation. We created our first Digital team, Business Partnering and Service teams, expanded our technical teams, and started to consolidate subject matter expertise.

In 2023, we have started our multi-million-pound transformation programme, and this year will be completely replacing our network and migrating our on-premise architecture to 100% cloud.

We are investing significantly in our internal teams to be able to deliver and support this transformation.

This role is an opportunity to join us on this journey as one of our Systems administrators for our business critical applications. You will report to Applications System manager who reports to the Director for Digital, Data and Technology.

To succeed, you will have will have strong administrative and communication skills and ability to use initiative to take decisions, delivering a high level of service at all times to partners, staff and our volunteers. You will also have proven success of working with subject matter experts and users to translate business requirements into technical outputs. In addition to being able to demonstrate your experience of configuring cloud solutions to meet defined user needs.

We are really passionate about being a great place to work, where people feel connected with what we do and where they feel they can make a genuine difference. This commitment has resulted in us being included in the Sunday Times Top 100 Best Not-for-Profit Companies to Work for in the UK – a title we hope to retain in future years to come.

In addition to being a great place to work, we offer a competitive salary, a 35-hour week (pro rata for part time) and a wide range of benefits, including:

• Remote and flexible working options available
• In addition to public holidays, we’ll give you 25 days holiday per year with the option to buy and sell up to 5 days holiday each year
• An additional Wellbeing day to take whenever you like to help recharge your batteries
• Employee Assistance Program and Online Wellbeing Centre available 24/7 giving you the ability to speak with a professional in confidence about a range of issues
• Generous Auto-Enrolment pension and/or Contributory pension schemes available starting at an enhanced rate of 5% contributions up to 10%
• You will be covered by our Life Assurance policy payable to your named beneficiaries (4 x Annual Salary)
• Wide range of discounts for Retail, Holiday and similar organisations on our fetch platform

If you’re ready for a challenge and are excited by the purpose and values of PDSA, then please send your CV with the job role in the email subject to Rob Tandy (IT Infrastructure & Security Manager) at [email protected] and find out more about this exciting opportunity.

To find out more from our Applications System manager, Stuart Bowles, please email your CV to [email protected].

Alternatively, if you would like to apply direct, please click on the button at the top of this advert, set up a candidate account and complete our simple application form including uploading your CV.

PDSA is committed to embedding a culture of diversity and inclusion within our teams that reflect the communities we serve. We aim to create a working environment in which all individuals are able to make best use of their skills, free from discrimination or harassment, and in which all decisions are based on merit. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies and opportunity for flexible working arrangements to support team members from different backgrounds.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding accessibility, please contact us and we will be happy to discuss via email or telephone reasonable adjustments that you may require throughout the recruitment process.