Server Specialist

Location: St Pancras

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time (36 hours)

Grade: B

Salary: £35,993 - £44,674 per annum

The starting salary for this role is £35,993 unless the successful candidate is able to evidence being in receipt of a higher salary in which case this may be reviewed.

About the role

The British Library is looking to recruit two Server Specialists to work out of our St Pancras office, to work within the Infrastructure team in the Technology Department.

The work covers both 'business as usual' calls, support and maintenance of servers and storage but also supporting the many recovery projects that are planned and in flight.

The servers are predominantly on-premise virtual Windows but a growing number of RHEL and also services in Azure/AWS.

About us

We are the national library of the UK and we are here for everyone. Our shelves hold over 170 million items - a living collection that gets bigger every day. Although our roots extend back centuries, we aim to collect everything published in the UK today, tomorrow and far into the future. Our trusted experts care for this collection and open it up for everyone to spark new discoveries, ideas and to help people do incredible things.

What we can offer you

• 25 days' holiday plus 2.5 privilege days.
• Access to a defined benefit Civil Service pension scheme.
• Flexible working arrangements, including flexi-time.
• Full details of employee benefits can be found on our Careers: Benefitspage.
• This role qualifies for a digital allowance.

Things you need to know

• We are unableto provide sponsorship under the UK Skilled Worker visa for this role.
• Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check (DBS check).
• Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn.
• We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian, Mixed Race and other ethnically diverse candidates and disabled candidates. Creating an inclusive workplace is the core of our business and a way to engage the diversity of thought that is essential to achieve our aims.

Closing at 23:59 on Sunday 01 November 2026

If you have any questions, please contact recruitment@bl.uk