Network Technical Architect
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Job Description
Band: 7: 46148 to 52809
Hours: Full-time 37.5 hours per week
Contract Type: Fixed-term contract (2 years)
As part of the Single Corporate Service this role provides a service across both Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.
The intention for the existing primary work locations to remain unchanged as there is no desire to change base locations unnecessarily. However as the single corporate service will be delivered across both organisations individuals may be required to undertake business travel from time to time. The staff mobility local agreement will apply.
For our leaders managing staff across multi-site locations they will need to be visible and provide in person leadership. The arrangements and frequency will be agreed locally.
Job purpose
Play a technical role in the provision of effective efficient and fully integrated ICT operational services that maximise their availability and integrity for end-users and optimise the value gained by the Trust from its investment in IT by:
1. Designing multiple network architectural models with varying complexities ensuring business strategy and processes are considered in translation to IT solutions.
2. Ability to operate across organisation and computer technology silos to drive common approaches across the Trust enterprise network architecture.
3. Acting as champion for the departments ITIL processes providing professional guidance in and execution of Incident Change Release Problem Performance and Availability Management.
For further details please refer to the Job Description.
Qualifications :
Essential
- Masters level qualification or equivalent in computer science or related field
- Technical accreditation in at least two or more of the following; CCNACCNA Date Centre CCNP CCP-N VCP
- ITIL Foundation Certificate
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- PRINCE2 Practitioner Certificate
- Cisco Certified Design Associate (CCDA)
- Cisco Certified Network Associate-Wireless (CCNAW)
- OR Aruba Networking Associate Certified
Experience
- At least five years experience working in a tiered enterprise scale Data Center network.
- Strong grasp of TCP/IP routing switching and routing protocols including OSPF.
- Advanced knowledge of Cisco Netscaler and Checkpoint hardware and software.
- Strong grasp of Load Balancers and firewalls.
- Experience of VMware and Citrix virtualized networking or Aruba networking.
- In depth knowledge of virtualized Windows environments.
- Excellent understanding of Cisco Nexus technology.
- Advanced hands on configuration skills with network devices.
- Advanced troubleshooting of network connectivity and routing issues.
- Management of network Incidents.
- Management of Events and Alerts.
- Advanced technical management of escalations from teams and other departments.
- Advanced theoretical and enterprise knowledge across two or more information technology platforms: Database administration Server Virtualisation Desktop Virtualisation Data & Voice Networking Messaging Storage Area Networks Security Mobility Server & Peripheral Hardware.
- Significant experience of IT Service Management Incident Management Problem Management Change
- Significant experience in leading highly complex technical problems to resolution including managing external suppliers.
- Significant experience in project delivery of technical projects.
- Experience in assisting with report writing being operating procedures options appraisals risk analysis user guides.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Solid in-depth experience of supporting administering and designing enterprise networks
- Cisco CCNP/CCIE or Aruba CX
- Desktop and Server virtualisation technologies experience
- Must be able to demonstrate experience and high level knowledge of support administration and design.
- Cisco core products including routing switching hardware support fibre.
- Working in Microsoft Active Directory Infrastructure environments and Microsoft Windows desktop operating systems and office application environments
- Working with Virtualisation Server & desktop technologies preferably VMWare HyperV & Citrix or Aruba CS..
- Network security and protection systems such as Extranet design encryption firewalls certificates mail & web filtering AV NAC.
- NAS / SAN storage infrastructures e.g. NetApp/EMC
- Deployment and use of monitoring tools (e.g. Solarwinds) for proactive infrastructure management
- Networking skills (switching routing VLANs PoE WLAN)
- Extensive knowledge of maintaining and troubleshooting networks
- Experience of building managing and maintaining high availability networks with Cisco devices
- Experience of Checkpoint Firewalls VPN and IPSec tunnel configuration and management
- Experience of implementing network monitoring solutions
- Experience of managing and maintaining load balancing equipment
Desirable
- Experience of Cisco ASA configuration and management
- Experience of Cisco APIC-EM and software defined networking
- Experience of Aruba CX
Additional Information :
We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education opinions culture ethnicity race sex gender identity and expression nation of origin age languages spoken veterans status colour religion disability sexual orientation and beliefs.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Contract
Employment Type
Contract
