Senior Network Engineer (Active)The University of Manchester • Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Senior Network Engineer (Active)
The University of Manchester
- Manchester, England, United Kingdom
- Manchester, England, United Kingdom
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About IT Services IT Services at the University of Manchester is a vibrant and fast‑moving department focused on delivering excellent customer service and quality services for staff, students and researchers.
The Network team The Network team sits within the core area of CTS in IT Services, providing underpinning network services and support to our customers. The team works closely with all parts of IT Services and throughout the university to ensure our services meet and adapt to the changing needs of the university.
Our IT landscape is broad and complex, covering cultural institutions such as Jodrell Bank, state‑of‑the‑art teaching and research facilities such as the new Engineering Buildings and the National Graphene Institute.
The role The University of Manchester operates one of the largest single‑site campus networks in the UK and is currently undergoing a major refresh of all its LAN and Data Centre infrastructure. After working with a managed service partner, ITS has decided to bring services in‑house, giving the network infrastructure direct university control.
This role offers an exciting opportunity for an experienced network engineer to join the team as a subject‑matter expert.
Responsibilities include network design, delivery and operation across LAN/WAN/Wireless and Data Centre environments, developing the network policy and DDI environment, and ensuring designs and deployments are agreed with the network architect.
Specific role requirements Candidates should have experience of design, delivery and operation of enterprise‑class networking and backend services, and the ability to think innovatively to identify opportunities and add value.
The person Required experience and skills:
Network (LAN and wireless) design, operation and troubleshooting with Cisco or Aruba, preferably with professional certifications.
Experience in a service support function, resolving customer issues and answering questions.
Experience working with third‑party suppliers to define, design, deliver and operate solutions.
Strong analytical skills, attention to detail and ability to communicate with technical and non‑technical audiences.
Expertise in LAN and wireless networking, routing (BGP and OSPF), switching and data centre network technologies.
Experience with HPE, Arista networking, F5 load balancers and network security tooling, firewalls, IPS, remote access solutions.
Ability to work to tight timescales without sacrificing quality.
What you will get in return
Fantastic, market‑leading pension scheme.
Excellent employee health and wellbeing services, including an Employee Assistance Programme.
Exceptional starting annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays.
Additional paid closure over the Christmas period.
Local and national discounts at a range of major retailers.
As an equal‑opportunity employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community irrespective of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit.
Our university is positive about flexible working – you can find out more here. Hybrid working arrangements may be considered.
Please be aware that due to the number of applications we are unfortunately not able to provide individual feedback on your application. We are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from recruitment agencies. Any recruitment enquiries from recruitment agencies should be directed to People.Recruitment@manchester.ac.uk. Any CVs submitted by a recruitment agency will be considered a gift.
Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews Name: Warren Mittoo Email: warren.mittoo@manchester.ac.uk
General enquiries Email: People.recruitment@manchester.ac.uk
Technical support https://jobseekersupport.jobtrain.co.uk/home
This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.
Please see the link below for the Further Particulars document which contains the person specification criteria.
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Sprachkenntnisse
- English
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