Senior Network Engineer in Liverpool

Salary: £47,200 (National) or £51,200 (Croydon) plus skills allowance of up to £10,200 pending assessment.

Location: Croydon, Liverpool or Sheffield on a hybrid basis.

Please note that this role requires Security Check (SC) clearance, which would normally need 5 years’ UK residency in the past 5 years.

What you'll bring to the role

A Senior Network Engineer builds, administers, transitions, supports and maintains network services throughout the service lifecycle, according to the departmental policy and Home Office strategy. You will work in a team of network engineers ensuring services are integrated, delivered and operated as required. You will work with and support third parties in providing network services and with technical architects to translate architectural designs into operations. You will provide input into overall management activities such as workforce planning, budgeting, technology roadmaps, projects and tasks.

Tools and Technologies we use

• Network Infrastructure: Cisco (IOS-XE, NX-OS), routing and switching, VLANs, VRFs, BGP, OSPF, MPLS, SD-WAN, WAN/LAN/WLAN technologies.
• Network Security: Firewalls (e.g. Cisco ASA, Checkpoint, Palo Alto, FortiGate), VPN technologies (IPSec, SSL), Network Access Control (NAC) such as Cisco ISE, segmentation and Zero Trust principles.
• Systems & Platforms: DNS, DHCP, IPAM, load balancing technologies (e.g. F5), proxy services and core enterprise network services.
• Monitoring & Observability: Network monitoring and telemetry tools such as SolarWinds or similar; packet capture and analysis.
• Collaboration & Agile Delivery: Working in agile environments using tools such as Jira, Confluence and ServiceNow.
• Cloud & Hybrid Networking: AWS and Azure networking.

You’ll have a demonstrable passion for Network Engineering, with the following skills or strong experience in:

• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) or equivalent experience.
• Proven experience in core network engineering concepts including switching, routing, firewalling, load balancing, wireless networks, network architecture, segmentation, and network security.
• Experience contributing to testing activities, including validation of network changes and ensuring solutions meet functional and non-functional requirements.
• Experience supporting and maintaining live network services, including installation, configuration, and implementation of network infrastructure components.
• Experience identifying, troubleshooting, and resolving network incidents to ensure service availability and performance.
• Building effective partnerships with diverse teams across multiple locations and technologies.

What's in it for you?

• A civil service pension with employer contribution rates of at least 28.97%.
• In-year reward scheme for one-off or sustained exceptional personal or team achievements.
• The ability to potentially adopt flexible working options that suit your work/life balance, plus the opportunity in future to take a career break.
• 25 days annual leave on appointment, rising with service.
• Eight days public holidays, plus one additional privilege day.
• 26 weeks maternity, adoption or shared parental leave at full pay, followed by 13 weeks statutory pay and a further 13 weeks unpaid, after qualifying service.
• Maternity and adoption support leave (also known as paternity leave) of two weeks full pay, after qualifying service.
• Paid leave for fostering approval processes, support when a child is substantively placed with you plus a foster to adopt policy.
• Support for guardians and kinship carers.
• Corporate membership of ‘Employers for Carers’ providing additional information and advice for carers, plus a ‘Carer’s Passport’ to discuss workplace needs and underpin supportive conversations.
• Time off to deal with emergencies and certain other unplanned special circumstances.