Endpoint Configuration & Patching Analyst – Carlisle or Warrington
This role is a 24-month fixed term contract.
Endpoint Configuration & Patching Analyst
Location: Carlisle or Warrington
Reporting to: ICT Infrastructure Lead
About the role
The Endpoint Configuration & Patching Analyst plays a critical role in ensuring NTS maintains a secure, compliant, and wellmanaged endpoint estate. Using Microsoft Intune as the primary Mobile Device Management (MDM) platform, the role leads the configuration, patching, and ongoing health of all corporate devices.
You will work closely with ICT, Cyber Security, and operational teams to ensure endpoints remain secure, up to date, and aligned with organisational standards, supporting NTSs commitment to safe, secure, and reliable operations across the nuclear transport sector.
Aligned with our culture principlesFreedom, Helpfulness, and Driveyou will contribute to a highperforming ICT function that empowers colleagues, supports customers, and continuously improves.
What youll be doing
Managing Intune configuration policies, compliance settings, baselines, and application deployments
Leading patch management across Windows and thirdparty applications, ensuring timely and secure updates
Monitoring compliance, resolving patch failures, and maintaining a secure, uptodate device estate
Working with Cyber Security teams to prioritise vulnerabilities and support CE+ compliance
Producing auditready reports and maintaining effective device health policies
Testing patches and configuration changes through pilot groups and supporting CAB submissions
Troubleshooting update failures, compliance drift, and configuration conflicts
Supporting users and technicians to maintain stable, updateready devices
Optimising update delivery using Delivery Optimisation and automation tools
Creating scripts or workflows to improve efficiency and reduce network load
Maintaining accurate documentation for patching processes and Intune configurations
Ensuring procedures are consistent, repeatable, and aligned with audit requirements
Training & development
Support toward Microsoft endpoint management certifications
Opportunities to develop PowerShell and automation skills
Exposure to CE+ compliance processes and cyber security collaboration
Access to NDA Group learning and development pathways
Who were looking for
Experience
Supporting or administering an Intunemanaged endpoint estate
Managing patch cycles and responding to zeroday vulnerabilities
Working with Cyber teams on vulnerability remediation
Participating in CAB/change management processes
Creating and maintaining technical documentation
Exposure to OS upgrade programmes (e.g., Windows 11 rollouts)
Knowledge
Understanding of Intune policies, compliance, baselines, and update rings
Knowledge of Windows Autopatch and Delivery Optimisation
Awareness of cyber security principles, CVEs, CE+ requirements, and secure configuration standards
Knowledge of Entra ID device identity, compliance states, and conditional access
Understanding of ITIL change management processes
Skills & behaviours
Handson experience managing endpoints through Microsoft Intune
Ability to deploy and manage Windows Updates and Feature Updates at scale
Strong troubleshooting skills for update failures, compliance drift, and app deployment issues
Ability to produce compliance dashboards and auditready reports
Basic to intermediate PowerShell skills for automation and reporting
Understanding of networking elements affecting update delivery
Strong communication and collaboration skills
Commitment to NTS culture principles:
Freedom empowering people to perform
Helpfulness supporting colleagues and customers
Drive demonstrating confidence, curiosity, and innovation
Why NTS?
At NTS, our people are trusted to perform, supported to grow and encouraged to be curious and innovative. We create an environment where youre given thefreedom to do your job well, thesupport of a strong team, and the opportunity to help shape the future of safe and reliable rail operations.
The Kind of People Were Looking For
Were interested inwho you are, not just whats on your CV.
Youre likely to thrive at NTS if you:
Takeownershipof your work and enjoy being trusted to deliver
Arecollaborative, approachable and naturally supportive of others
Care aboutdoing the right thing, in the right way
Arecurious and motivatedto learn, improve and grow
Communicate openly and act withintegrity and respect
Are comfortable working in apurposedriven, safetycritical environment
The company
Wearethe leading global provider of safe,secureand reliable nuclear transport solutionsthatmake the world safer and more sustainable.As part of the UKs Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, we support the largest environmental restoration programme in Europe, and we use our specialist transport and logistics expertise to help customers and partners around the world solve their own complex challenges.
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