Advanced Network Infrastructure Engineer

Job overview

To provide specialist IT Network engineering services for the University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHPNT) and IT supported organisations. Provide expert guidance to Networks Engineers, support the Network Infrastructure lead and Network Manager.

Investigate a range of complex IM&T issues. Provide expert opinion on matters relating to network infrastructure, IT infrastructure strategy, and emerging network technologies.

Follow the relevant policies, standards, and practices. Primarily remote working with some on site duties.

The role is part of the Network on-call rota.

Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification

Main duties of the job

To be an Advanced Network Infrastructure Engineer in support of the Plymouth Health Community network infrastructure.

Day to day duties include progressing of planned project work and troubleshooting of user-submitted Helpdesk tickets.

The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills and represent the Trust when attending face-to-face and virtual meetings with suppliers and other stakeholders on a variety of topics relating to network infrastructure.

They will offer expert guidance to the Network Engineers, Network Infrastructure Team Lead, Network Manager, and be willing to carry out their own research to fill knowledge gaps.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To be a lead specialist network engineer in support of the Plymouth Health Community network and telephony infrastructure including: LAN, WLAN & WAN Computer network security – Firewalls, encryption, and authentication TCP/IP including DNS and DHCP  VPN  NAC  BGP  STP OSPF
• LAN, WLAN & WAN
• Computer network security – Firewalls, encryption, and authentication
• TCP/IP including DNS and DHCP
• VPN
• NAC
• BGP
• STP
• OSPF
• To manage the Trust’s Comms Rooms including: Access / Security Environment issues – heat and power usage Panel patching standards Network space allocation Tidiness Disposal of redundant equipment using Trust process
• Access / Security
• Environment issues – heat and power usage
• Panel patching standards
• Network space allocation
• Tidiness
• Disposal of redundant equipment using Trust process
• To analyse, investigate and resolve highly complex queries, problems, and user’s requirements of the network infrastructure, liaising with the Corporate Systems, Systems Operations and End User Compute professionals where necessary.
• To introduce, adapt, test, improve, repair and maintain the network infrastructure equipment ensuring that equipment operating system and software/firmware are at the correct revision level, completing Change Management Requests where necessary.

• To configure networking equipment, ensuring appropriate access control and management of the secure systems.

• To ensure the maximum availability of the network including Disaster Recovery planning and implementation, involving out of hours work where necessary.

• To provide specialist advice, implement, enforce, monitor, report incidents and assist the investigation into breaches of the IT security policies, ensuring safe and appropriate use of computer network resources.

We are a people business – where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care.

The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure.

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