Job Vacancy Senior Network Engineer

Senior Network Engineer

DWP. Digital with Purpose.

DWP have been carrying out a large technology transition over the past few years and there is still a long way to go.

Join our Network Service Operations team as a Senior Network Engineer and transform the DWP datacentre and remote site network infrastructure into leading edge technologies.

DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support some of the most vulnerable people in our society.

You'll have the chance to install, maintain, upgrade, and continuously improve our operating environment - powering one of the largest digital transformations in Europe

You'll help change the face of public services used by nearly every person in the UK, at key moments in their lives. The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us.

Delivery. Work. Projects.

Our Senior Network Engineers provide operational support and carry out planned BAU work such as upgrades and failover exercise as well as provide input into service improvements.

We have several projects underway in Wi-Fi, On-Prem Datacentre and Cloud solutions that require skilled, self-sufficient, and determined engineers like you. You'll drive improvements and good practices, as well as ensuring current legacy infrastructure remains stable for us and our customers.

You will need the skills to:

• Support and mentor the development of team members to successfully deliver high quality outcomes that meet the customers' needs and provides value for money.
• Provide 3rd line support and escalation for incident and problem resolution
• Assist in planning and implementation of BAU exercises
• effectively interact with employees at all levels of the organisation and suppliers.
• Understand and utilise ITSM processes, mainly focused on Incident, Problem and Accept into Service Management.
• Conduct Network Monitoring and analysis tooling - e.g. BMC Entuity, Wireshark and NetScout
• Use your strong technical knowledge in Cloud and On-Prem Network Infrastructure, Next Generation Firewall, Load-balancing, and PKI technologies

You'll also get full training and development if you don't already have experience of:

• Aruba Central and Clearpass
• Arista Cloud-vision and DC-VXLAN
• Infrastructure as Code and Network Automation in Terraform, Ansible and Python

Details. Wages. Perks.

Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Blackpool, Manchester or Newcastle, whichever is most convenient for you.

Hybrid Working: We also have all the tools and tech we need to enable our people to work and collaborate flexibly. We work a hybrid model with some time at home and some time in a hub.

Pay: We offer competitive pay of up to £73,153

Pension: You'll be eligible for a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions of 28.97% worth up to £18,400

Holidays: You'll get a generous leave package rising starting at 26 and rising to 31 days, plus all the usual bank holidays, and the option to take extra days off on flexi leave.

Our broad benefits package is built around your work-life balance and includes:

• Flexible working, flexi hours and flexi days
• Hybrid working: some time in a hub with the team, some time at home
• Family-friendly policies
• Time off volunteering and charitable giving
• Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP'
• Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more
• Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference
• Working in an award-winning environment and culture
• Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.

Process.

Stage 1: Application

Stage 2: Interview

We know how valuable your time is. We have a clear and succinct hiring process with only TWO STAGES.

Click apply now to see the full job description and get started with the next step in your career at DWP Digital.