Network Engineer

The University of Reading is an exciting and vibrant place to work where there are opportunities to get involved with a wide variety of work, from corporate systems to high profile research groups, and from the museums and archives to a working farm. The University offers a generous holiday allowance of 26 days, and 6 days of extended closure around Christmas and Easter. We will provide a flexible, friendly and dynamic working environment, good annual leave provision, training opportunities and the chance to work in an environment with a wide variety of challenges.

The Operations team underpins these new services, delivering essential systems and services across the infrastructure layer which provide the foundation for all IT services across the University.

We are looking for a Network Engineer to join the team and help deliver our network transformation into the vxlan model with Juniper Mist AI underpinning the service. Working with modern technology at an enterprise scale, this is a rare opportunity to learn and make a difference to the customers of the network.

You must have the following to be considered for the role:

• Demonstrable experience in managing Juniper switching and routing.
• Experience in operating within an enterprise or campus environment.
• Knowledge of Network Access Control (NAC) products.
• Experience in working with enterprise Wi-Fi.

In addition, you should be able to:

• Demonstrate how good documentation fits into a service delivery model.
• Present technical information to non-specialist audiences.

You will have:

• Experience of working with enterprise networks.
• A solid understanding of networking principles and best practice.
• Experience of Juniper technologies.
• Able to work on-site.

Please see the job description and personal specification (available on the university's website, accessed by the 'Apply' button) for further details.

The closing date for applications is 23.59 on 31st October 2024.

Interview date - W/C 11th November 2024.

Informal Contact Details
Contact Name: Richard Beaman
Contact Job Title: Network Manager
Contact Email address: r.beaman@reading.ac.uk

By reference to the applicable SOC code for this role, sponsorship may be possible under the Skilled Worker Route. Applicants wishing to consider the SWR must ensure that they are able to meet the points requirement before applying. There is further information about this on the UK Visas and Immigration Website.

The University is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce, supports the gender equality Athena SWAN Charter and the Race Equality Charter, and champions LGBT+ equality. Applications for job-share, part-time and flexible working arrangements are welcomed and will be considered in line with business needs.

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