Network Engineer London, England
Job description
The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is a world-leading centre for research and postgraduate education in public and global health. Our mission is to improve health and health equity in the UK and worldwide; working in partnership to achieve excellence in public and global health research, education and translation of knowledge into policy and practice.
We are seeking an experienced IT Networks and Telecoms Infrastructure engineer. The successful candidate will be responsible for the maintenance, development and integration of the School’s network, telecoms and security infrastructure under the leadership of the Networks & Telecoms Infrastructure Manager.
They will be responsible for the maintenance and development of the hardware and software systems that support the School’s wired and wireless networks, firewall systems and the security and remote access solutions they support, the underlying systems that support network operation such as DNS, DHCP, radius and the network management, logging and alerting services that support all these systems.
The ideal candidate will have a professional qualification or experience of IT networks, including telephony and structured wiring installations. You should also have a strong track record of successfully working within IT projects as well as balance daily tickets from our call logging system. You should have experience of supporting network and security infrastructure, specifically configuring network devices to support switching and routing protocols and experience of procuring and managing services delivered by 3rd parties. Further particulars are included in the job description.
The post is full time 35 hours per week, 1 FTE and permanent.
The salary will be on the Professional Services salary scale Grade 6 in the range £43,947 - £49,908 per annum (inclusive of London Weighting). The post will be subject to the LSHTM terms and conditions of service. Annual leave entitlement is 30 working days per year, pro rata for part time staff. In addition to this there are discretionary “Wellbeing Days”. Membership of the Pension Scheme is available. The post is based in London at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.
Applications should be made on-line via our website at http://jobs.lshtm.ac.uk. Online applications will be accepted by the automated system until 10pm of the closing date. Any queries regarding the application process may be addressed to [email protected]. Please quote reference PSS-ITS-2023-13.
The supporting statement section should set out how your qualifications, experience and training meet each of the selection criteria. Please provide one or more paragraphs addressing each criterion. The supporting statement is an essential part of the selection process and thus a failure to provide this information will mean that the application will not be considered. An answer to any of the criteria such as "Please see attached CV" will not be considered acceptable.
Please note that if you are shortlisted and are unable to attend on the interview date it may not be possible to offer you an alternative date.
The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is committed to being an equal opportunities employer. We believe that when people feel respected and included, they can be more creative, successful, and happier at work. While we have more work to do, we are committed to building an inclusive workplace, a community that everyone feels a part of, which is safe, respectful, supportive and enables all to reach their full potential.
