Overview

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DWP. Digital with Purpose.

Responsibilities

Our Senior Network Engineers provide operational support and carry out planned BAU work such as upgrades and failover exercises as well as provide input into service improvements. This is a hands-on technical leadership role where you\'ll guide a team of capable engineers, support complex infrastructure, and drive innovation across Wi-Fi, On-Prem, and Cloud environments.

Your expertise in network tooling (e.g. Wireshark, NetScout, BMC Entuity), Cloud and On-Prem infrastructure, NGFWs, load balancers and PKI will be key. Familiarity with Aruba Central, ClearPass, Arista CloudVision and network automation tools like Terraform, Ansible and Python are also desirable, but not essential.

Location: You\'ll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester or Newcastle, whichever is more convenient for you. Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you\'ll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub.

Skills and Experience (Qualifications)

• Influential, with strong leadership and management skills.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to think critically, creatively, and independently to solve issues.
• Excellent planning and implementation methodology.
• Skilled Practitioner with extensive experience and proven track record in the understanding of ITSM processes.
• Detailed working knowledge and practical experience of Network infra in Wifi, DC On-prem, Cloud, Next Generation Firewall, Load-balancing, and PKI technologies.
• Significant demonstrable experience with network monitoring and analysis tooling

Benefits

• Pay up to £68,517 plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance.
• Pension: 28.97% employer contributions, worth over £16,000 per year.
• Holidays: 26 days rising to 31 days with time off in lieu options and public holidays.
• Broad benefits package including flexible working, volunteering time, discounts, travel loans, and professional development opportunities.

Process

We know your time is valuable, so our application and selection process are just two stages:

Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There\'ll be full instructions when you click through.

Interview: a single stage interview online.

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Details

Seniority level: Mid-Senior level

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Engineering, Information Technology, and Management

Industries: Computer Networking Products, Embedded Software Products, and Technology, Information and Internet

Location: Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom / Manchester, Salford, Knutsford

We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: flexible hours and flex-friendly policies, volunteering and charitable giving, authentic workplace culture, discounts, and professional development opportunities.