Principal Network Engineer

Job description

Job responsibilities

Using highly developed specialist knowledge, underpinned by theory and experience, to provide expert technical guidance and support to the Network Operations and Infrastructure teams in identifying and resolving complex infrastructure issues.

Collaborate with the Network Manager to develop and implement strategies and policies that align with the organisation's goals and objectives. This includes dealing with highly complex, sensitive, and contentious information relating to the infrastructure.

Collaborate with the Network Manager on a range of documentation; including but not limited to, business cases, infrastructure reviews, restructures, prioritisation work, and both internal and third-party audits.

Identifying and testing technical improvements and opportunities for automation and monitoring to optimise the infrastructure's performance.

Conducting regular audits and assessments of the infrastructure and making recommendations for improvements.

Producing metrics/evidence to support ongoing maintenance, hardware and software purchases, network refreshes, and improvement workstreams.

Developing and implementing training and mentoring programs to enhance the skills and knowledge of the Network Ops and Inf teams.

Evaluating and testing emerging technologies and recommending solutions to improve the infrastructure.

Providing technical leadership and mentoring to the Network Ops and Infrastructure teams.

Providing technical guidance to the Telecoms team.

Participating in the development of infrastructure budgets and forecasts.

Propose changes to, and redesign, infrastructure related policies and procedures and align with industry best practices.

Working with the Network Ops Lead and the Infrastructure Team to align workloads and avoid conflicting priorities.

Ad hoc duties as directed by the Network Manager and Head of Technical Services.

Represent the interests of the Network Ops and Infrastructure teams at meetings with stakeholders at all levels, when required and in the absence of the Network Manager.

To advise and assist the Network Operations and System Infrastructure Leads with D&Is Problem Management function.

Required to liaise with our contracted suppliers to ensure that they are providing the required technical solutions.

Where required, engage with vendors, and build working relationships with 3rd parties.

Pro-actively review new and emerging technologies in relation to role.

Sit on project boards for ongoing support of the Network infrastructure where appropriate.

Review OBS responses from vendors to ensure the requirements can be met and do not present a technical risk.

Part of the Infrastructure On Call rota.

For further details please see the attached JD & PS

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to an IT or Technical Master's degree level or Cisco Certified Networking Professional (CCNP) or equivalent demonstrable experience.

Aptitude & Abilities

Essential

• Ability to act on own initiative to solve highly complex technical problems within a short period, by looking at complex facts or situations, analysing, interpreting and comparing a range of available options.
• Ability to remain calm and cope effectively with critical network and system failures.
• Makes judgements on multi-stranded or complex D&I problems which may have no precedent or where there are conflicting opinions.

Desirable

• Ability to serve on task forces and/or committees
• oExcellent presentational skills.

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

• Graduate calibre professional with demonstrable experience supporting and managing enterprise scale computer network infrastructures.
• In-depth proven knowledge and demonstrable experience of specialist networking technologies including IP addressing, Ethernet switching and network routing, both wired and wireless, across Local Area Network and Wide Area Network environments.
• In-depth proven knowledge of enterprise wireless networking.

Desirable

• Awareness: up to date with the NHS Programme for IT and other national directives.
• Demonstrable experience of project management/technical leadership.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust

Address

Digital & Innovation Services (D&I)

11 Research Way, Plymouth Science Park, Derriford

Plymouth

PL6 8BT

Employer's website

https://www.plymouthhospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)