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Data and Technology Services
Network Specialist x2
Salary from £50,606 to £58,505 pa inclusive with potential to progress to £65,157 pa inclusive of London allowance
The LSE are seeking a highly motivated and talented Network Specialist who is ambitious to succeed in the IT Industry and is keen to build and enhance their career in an exciting and reputable university.
The postholder will be responsible for the design, support, and delivery of network services for LSE, providing subject matter expertise and guidance for network infrastructure, projects, and services. You will also contribute actively to the Networks team, providing technical support, strategic guidance, as well as motivating and encouraging initiative in colleagues as we develop towards a high performing team.
The successful candidate will have;
- Experience of running an enterprise class network service.
- Experience of designing new, or substantially upgrading, network topologies and services.
- Experience of configuration, management, and support of network infrastructure: eg, firewalls, data centres, routers and switches, wireless networks.
- Ability to provide technical leadership within the team as a mentor and consultant.
- Role model enthusiasm and energy about their work and encourage others to do the same.
You will join an organisation that offers an excellent environment to continue to develop your skills and gain experience with a wide range of technologies, contributing to LSE Strategy 2030, with initiatives such as:
- Network Security enhancements, and the move towards zero trust; Network Access Control (ISE), Zoning and border security upgrades.
- Refresh and upgrade projects for the Data Centre, Cisco campus LAN, wireless, and residential services.
- LSE migration to Cloud services, and delivery of connectivity and infrastructure services.
Alongside this you will be a technical consultant for projects with a network dependency as well as a point of technical escalation for incidents and issues. You will work with colleagues in a motivated Network Team within the Data and Technology Services Division, using professional services from partners for additional expertise in the implementation of new services.
There will be occasions when the post holder may be required to work outside these hours and/or be contacted outside these hours.
LSE is a campus-based university and staff are expected to attend the London campus in fulfilling their role. We are adopting an agile working model and the duties of this role are such that we can offer flexible working patterns. We therefore encourage applications from all parts of the UK, with periodic travel to the London campus for this role.
We offer an occupational pension scheme, generous annual leave, hybrid working, and excellent training and development opportunities.
For further information about the post, please see the how to apply document, job description and the person specification.
To apply for this post, please go to www.jobs.lse.ac.uk. If you have any technical queries with applying on the online system, please use the “contact us” links at the bottom of the LSE Jobs page. Should you have any queries about the role, please email dts.admin@lse.ac.uk.
It is essential to provide supporting evidence, demonstrating your knowledge and experience in relation to the person specification when applying for this role.
The closing date for receipt of applications is 25 March 2024 (23.59 UK time). Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.