Senior Network Engineer - Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom - Northumbria Police

Northumbria Police

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Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Salary £42,582 - £46,437 per annum (Increasing to £42,942 - £46,830 from September 2023 following a transitional pay award period)

Ever wondered what it's like working behind the scenes for one of the UK's largest Police Forces? Here at Northumbria Police, we are extremely excited to be able to offer an amazing opportunity to come and join us, in our Digital Policing team.

Playing akey role in maintaining and improving the quality of policing services is technology.

Information and communication systems are deployed and in use across the Force to help ensure that accurate and reliable information is made available to those who need it,when they need it and where they need it.

What do I need?

Educated to degree level (or equivalent relevant experience)
CCNP qualified or (equivalent relevant experience)
Excellent knowledge of how to install, configure and maintain switch and routing technologies (preferably Cisco or Fortinet), wireless technology, ideally Meraki or other Enterprise system. Plus VPN technology
Experience of network management and monitoring tools such as (SolarWinds and Cisco Prime)
Excellent technical understanding of security products
Significant experience in the management of suppliers to achieve contracted service levels
People management and development skills in terms of line management
Demonstrable strategic thinking and action planning experience
Demonstrable experience of managing a 2nd/3rd line network (WAN/LAN/WiFi) support and configuration service
Logical approach to troubleshooting and use of appropriate troubleshooting tools (packet captures)

The Role:

As the Senior Network Engineer, you will be the senior member of a 5-person network support team reporting to the Infrastructure Services Manager.

The Network team manages the force's WAN managed service provider alongside the delivery of inhouse supportand maintenance services for its LAN/Wi-Fi estate and network security appliances.

The force are going to be investing in SDWAN technology to support its networking services and we are looking for you to bring your networking expertise into the team.

You will work with the Technology Architect to set networking standards and to designnetworking solutions in support of new product/service development.

You will inspire and develop the skills of the network team to deliver outstanding networking services aligned to these standards and service designs.

What will I be doing?

You will be heavily involved in the technical design discussions with the force's WAN service provider to ensure that an effective networking solution is designed and installed and ensure that the team have the skills and understanding to support this networkingenvironment on a 24×7 basis.

You will also assist in the assessment of the current networking services and make recommendations to the Infrastructure Services Manager as to the most appropriate enhancements to the environment in support of effective operational policing and back-officeservice delivery.

You will work with the WAN service provider and the internal support team to deliver and maintain this environment.

You will lead the networking team in the refresh of all networking and security solutions and in the lifecycle management of these solutions to maintain a robust and secure networking service, leading the response to vulnerability issues identified by externalor internal monitoring services.

Terms and Conditions
Vetting Level - Management Vetting (MV)

Applicants must be a resident of the UK for a minimum period of 5 years to ensure vetting checks can be successfully performed.

A job offer will be dependent upon vetting clearance, medical information and references.

Benefits

24 days' leave, excluding bank holidays, increasing to 28 days for 5 years+ service
Enhanced Maternity, Shared Parental and Adoption leave
Flexi Time Scheme allowing you to fit your working hours around your individual needs
Agile working option to work from home, your team zone and spaces across the force
Fantastic market leading public sector pension scheme
Corporate Travel schemes local rail, bus services and metro
Access to Private Healthcare and Eye Test Vouchers
Discounts on shopping and eating out thanks to the Blue Light Card and Blue Light Tickets
Also, to take care of your physical and mental wellbeing, we've invested in extensive paid sick leave, trained mental health first aiders onsite, an employee advice service and access to gyms in some stations
Sports & Social Club join our thriving sports scene at Team NP and also enjoy further exclusive discounts on days out and travel
Cycle to work scheme

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