IT - Network and Infrastructure Engineer

Canterbury City Council; Canterbury; Híbrido; GBP 44 000 - 49 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Hybrid working

Generous annual leave 23 days + bank/p

Local government pension scheme

Training & Professional Body fee cover

Employee discounts

Park & ride / cycle to work

Employee assistance programme & flu jJ

Resumo da oferta

Canterbury City Council is seeking a Network and Infrastructure Engineer to join the Infrastructure and Security team. You will design, implement and maintain network and infrastructure services across cloud and on-premise platforms, helping modernise digital services and migrate to the cloud.

You should have strong networking, server management and cloud experience, with Azure and Microsoft 365 knowledge, and a focus on secure, resilient infrastructure.

Qualificações

• Strong knowledge of modern infrastructure and networking technologies, including cloud platforms and security considerations.
• Experience with Azure and Microsoft 365 in enterprise environments.
• Understanding of cloud and software-defined networking concepts, connectivity and access controls.
• Knowledge of identity, authentication and access controls in infrastructure design.
• Experience with infrastructure security, monitoring and resilience.

Responsabilidades

• Design, implement, operate and maintain network and infrastructure services supporting the council’s digital platforms.
• Support modernisation efforts including cloud-hosted platforms and SaaS integrations.
• Build and maintain infrastructure components across cloud, networking, identity, endpoint and core services.
• Operate infrastructure in line with standards, security controls and architectural direction.
• Participate in infrastructure change activities including upgrades, migrations and decommissioning of legacy services.
• Monitor health, performance, availability and resilience of infrastructure services.

Conhecimentos

Cloud platforms

Azure

Microsoft 365

Software-defined networking

Identity services

Security principles

Virtualisation

Network & infrastructure design

Formação académica

Degree in a relevant technical discipline

Ferramentas

Azure

Microsoft 365

Descrição da oferta de emprego

IT - Network and Infrastructure Engineer

The Infrastructure and Security team at Canterbury City Council are looking for a Network and Infrastructure Engineer to join them.

Are you an experienced IT professional with skills in networking, server management and cloud services? If so, come and join us and take the opportunity to help shape our IT services as we modernise our digital infrastructure and migrate services to the cloud.

What’s in it for you?

• A salary of £43,832.44 to £49,200.82 per annum
• Cost of living pay award negotiated annually as a salary increase
• Flexible, hybrid working - we understand the importance of a good work-life balance
• We offer a generous annual leave entitlement!You’ll receive 23 days annual leave which increases with service, plus bank holidays,plus 3 given days which are usually used over the Christmas period when our main offices are closed. You’ll also have the option to buy more annual leave.
• We do not work on bank holidays
• A fantastic local government pension scheme
• We’ll support and encourage your career by providing excellent opportunities for training and development, as well as cover a Professional Body Membership fee where needed for the role
• Employee perks, including multiple retailer and lifestyle discounts to help you get the most out of your money and enjoy your free time
• An easier commute: free use of Canterbury’s Park and Ride, flexi bus tickets, and a cycle to work scheme
• Stay healthy: Access to free counselling, advice and webinars through our employee assistance programme, as well as contributions to the cost of flu jabs.

About this job

This role will play a key part in the ongoing maintenance of our existing network and infrastructure, and the modernisation of our technology and tools.

Here’s what you’ll get up to:

• Design, implement, operate and maintain network and infrastructure services that support the council’s digital and technology platforms.
• Support and contribute to the ongoing modernisation of the infrastructure estate, including cloud ‑ hosted platforms, identity ‑ led access models and SaaS integration.
• Build, configure and maintain infrastructure components across cloud, networking, identity, endpoint and core platform services.
• Operate and support infrastructure services in line with agreed standards, security controls and architectural direction.
• Participate in the delivery of infrastructure and platform change activity, including upgrades, migrations, improvements and decommissioning of legacy services.
• Monitor the health, performance, availability and resilience of infrastructure services, taking action to resolve issues and prevent recurrence.
• Support disaster recovery, backup and resilience arrangements, including documentation, testing and continuous improvement.

Working pattern

• Monday to Friday, excluding bank holidays
• Full time, permanent contract (37 hours per week)
• The team operates a flexible hybrid working model. Normally you will be in the office at least once per week, but this may vary depending on the team’s workload and the projects you’re working on. We recognise the benefits of smarter working practices that enable us to maximise productivity.
• Occasionally, you might need to work out of hours for system maintenance or upgrades.

About you

Your knowledge

• Strong practical knowledge of modern infrastructure and networking technologies, including cloud platforms, virtualisation, networking and identity services.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft cloud technologies, particularly Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365, and their use in enterprise environments.
• Strong understanding of cloud and software ‑ defined networking concepts, connectivity, segmentation and access control.
• Strong knowledge of identity, authentication and access controls as core components of infrastructure design.
• Strong understanding of infrastructure security principles, including secure configuration, monitoring and resilience.

Your experience

• Experience supporting infrastructure services through change, including upgrades, migrations and platform transitions.
• Ability to diagnose and resolve complex infrastructure and networking issues.
• Experience working within structured change, incident and problem management processes.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a technical team and across service boundaries.
• Degree ‑ level education in a relevant technical discipline or equivalent practical experience in a network or infrastructure engineering environment.

For an informal chat to find out more about the role or what it’s like to work in Canterbury City Council’s IT team, please contact Sam Bradley by email on [e-mail]. Sam is our Senior Network and Infrastructure Engineer and very much welcomes your email.

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