Strata provides IT support services to East Devon District Council, Exeter City Council and Teignbridge District Council. Our approach values simplicity and flexibility. Our mission is to empower local government to serve their communities.
About us
We’re passionate about people: the individuals behind our great team and the people we support. We partner with local government to help them achieve their goals. We do the hard work to understand, research, design, develop and support the tools that are needed, now and for the future. Be brave. Save money. Do more. Share best practice. Grow together. That’s what we believe in.
Our vision
We aspire to be an expert, resilient and sustainable IT service which supports day-to-day service delivery and the transformational aspirations of the local authorities we support.
Our values
- Simplicity
- Flexibility
- Empowerment
- Building trust and respect
- Accountability
- Working together
- Excellence in all we do
- Leadership
Our core aims
- Reduce overall costs of running the provision of councils’ IT systems
- Reduce the risks to the IT environment
- Increase the capability and capacity to deliver transformation using IT
Careers
Join our team and help shape the future of government IT support services.
Strata is made up of talented individuals who’s specialist skills build a 70-strong team that supports local government.
Interested in joining our team? Watch our website for opportunities to work for us.
Current opportunities
Infrastructure Analyst
Homeworking and attendance at sites across Exeter, East Devon and Teignbridge
£32,029 - £34,788 per annum, with overtime and on-call payments
37 hours per week
Full Time & Permanent
Local Government Pension Scheme
We are seeking an individual who has a passion for IT technologies and the delivery of these to meet the Digital transformational needs of our three clients. We offer a fantastic range of technologies and scope to specialise in disciplines whilst undertaking an active role in the day-to-day development and support of an IT Solutions focussed organisation.
Reporting to the Head of Infrastructure the role will require a talented technologist who can support the operational activities of a busy IT area whilst also supporting projects dependent on responsive delivery and problem solving. The infrastructure encompasses the Network, Telephony, Server and Storage aspects of infrastructure and has a large virtual environment based on VMware vSphere and Horizon VDI. With the Cloud and digital challenges, it would be advantageous to have experience of Cloud services such as Microsoft 365/Azure. Strata has a WAN with circa 90 sites interconnected to our two data centres and over 300 servers. The current team is made up of seven infrastructure specialists.
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Join our team and help shape the future of government IT support services.
Strata is made up of talented individuals who’s specialist skills build a 70-strong team that supports local government.
Interested in joining our team? Watch our website for opportunities to work for us.
We're great to work for
As Strata is a company wholly owned by three partner councils, colleagues enjoy an excellent benefits package which includes:
- Flexi-time and flexible working
- Excellent learning and development opportunities
- Health assistance programmes
- Local government pension scheme
- Generous annual leave and sick pay
A great place to be
We work in three great locations: a vibrant city centre, in a thriving town close to Dartmoor and a market town in the rolling hills of East Devon.
Partners
We're great to work with.Strata works with local educational organisations. We think it’s important to give back to our community and champion young professional talent. Email us for more information.
Interested in becoming a supplier? See Procurement.
Procurement
Strata works within the public sector procurement framework and aims to get the best value from all its purchases.
Whenever we require to procure any services, items or technology we will use the existing government or local procurement frameworks and our own list of known suppliers.
If you would like to be considered within any future procurement please email us. If we are interested in discussing your proposition further we will be in touch. Please don’t try to contact individual staff members as we want to make sure we have the right details for your company.