Senior Infrastructure Specialist

End Date

Thursday 12 November 2026

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Flexible Working Options

Hybrid Working

Job Description Summary

The Senior Infra Specialist will hold accountability for design, implementation, maintenance, security and support of infrastructure resources. They will work without the need for supervision and own and direct the tasks of more junior Infra Specialists and Infra Engineers. They will focus on Platform or Lab level objectives and may manage a sub-set of their team’s technical products

Job Description

• Takes responsibility for delivering a prescribed budget for own area of the organisation and/or conducts complex analyses on budget progress in other areas while working within established systems.
• Identifies shortcomings, suggests improvements and implements approved revisions to current compliance processes, systems and procedures within assigned unit and/or discipline.
• Writes and edits materials for a variety of target populations, tailoring the tone and content to match the needs and expectations of each audience.
• Grows own capabilities by pursuing and investing in personal development opportunities and develops the capabilities of direct reports by working within existing development framework; provides specialised training or coaching in area of expertise to others throughout the organisation.
• Identifies shortcomings, then suggests and implements improvements to existing business practices, while developing and delivering projects or a workstream within the organisation's change management programme with guidance from senior colleagues.
• Delivers outcomes by managing others and working within established systems.
• Delivers prescribed outcomes for area of responsibility by working within established knowledge management systems.
• Uncovers emerging issues and/or needs and identifies potential causes, related issues, key stakeholders and barriers.
• Defines, delivers, and adapts specialized products/services to meet customer needs by selecting the best possible approaches available within established systems.
• Investigates standard and non-routines incidents and reports and provides expert advice to more senior colleagues while coordinating with all internal functions to facilitate effective implementation of compliance programmes to minimise risk exposures and ensure adherence with regulatory standards.
• Develops and/or delivers elements of a strategic planning system with guidance from senior colleagues.