Network Operations Engineer in Oxford

The Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT) aims to have a global impact by reimagining the way science and technology translate into end-to-end solutions. EIT is committed to ensuring scientific discoveries are turned into products for the benefit of society, with a focus on high-impact worldwide solutions that can be commercialised for long-term sustainability.

Led by a world-class faculty, EIT seeks to develop and deploy commercially sustainable solutions to address humanity’s most enduring challenges, guided by four Humane Endeavours: Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology, Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture, Climate Change & Managing Atmospheric CO2, and Artificial Intelligence & Robotics.

The EIT Campus in Littlemore, set for completion in 2027, will include over 300,000 sq ft of research laboratories and educational spaces. EIT is expanding to a 2 million sq ft Campus across The Oxford Science Park, designed to accommodate up to 7,000 people with innovative laboratory and collaboration spaces.

EIT fosters a community where excellence is achieved through collaboration, trust, innovation, and tenacity, valuing everyone’s experience and expertise.

We are seeking a Network Engineer to design, build, and maintain the network infrastructure supporting our research. Responsibilities include:

• Network Design & Implementation: Design, deploy, and maintain enterprise LAN, WAN, wireless, and network security infrastructure; configure and support routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, and wireless platforms; support cloud networking within Oracle Cloud environments.
• Operations & Support: Monitor network performance, availability, and capacity; proactively identify and resolve issues; act as an escalation point for complex incidents; provide out-of-hours support for critical issues.
• Roadmap & Continuous Improvement: Contribute to a campus-wide network infrastructure roadmap; lead implementation of initiatives; identify opportunities for standardisation and operational efficiency.
• Third-Party & Stakeholder Coordination: Coordinate technical delivery with vendors and integrators; work closely with cybersecurity and facilities teams.
• Standards & Documentation: Maintain network documentation and configuration standards; apply and evolve network standards and best practices.

Requirements:

• Experience delivering or operating networks in large campus, research, healthcare, or industrial environments.
• Cloud networking experience, particularly with Oracle Cloud.
• Experience with HPE Aruba technologies.
• Familiarity with network access control solutions (e.g. ClearPass).
• Relevant industry certifications (Cisco, HPE Aruba, Juniper, etc.).
• Collaborative and comfortable working across multidisciplinary teams.
• Delivery-focused with a pragmatic approach to problem-solving.
• Technically confident and willing to be hands-on when needed.
• Clear and effective communicator.

Terms of Appointment:

• You must be eligible to work in the UK and willing to travel as necessary.
• You must be based in, or within easy commuting distance of, Oxford.
• During peak periods, longer hours may be required, including working across multiple time zones.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary + travel allowance + bonus.
• Enhanced holiday + options to buy additional days.
• Pension, Life Assurance, Income Protection, Private Medical Insurance, Hospital Cash Plan, Therapy Services, Perk Box, Electric Car Scheme, Childcare benefit.

You must have the right to work permanently in the UK with a willingness to travel as necessary. In certain cases, we can consider sponsorship, assessed on a case-by-case basis. You will live in, or within easy commuting distance of, Oxford (or be willing to relocate).