Senior Network Architect & Lead Engineer

UK Health Security Agency; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

UKHSA is seeking a Lead Specialist Engineer - Networks to maintain and enhance our enterprise network services at Porton Down. You will act as a technical expert, ensuring availability, performance, security and resilience while guiding engineers across ICT.

This senior role involves incident response, project support, documentation, and advising on best practices. On-site only, it offers a challenging environment with opportunities to influence network strategy and keep critical public health

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with enterprise networks and security
• Ability to diagnose and resolve complex networking issues
• Proven incident management and technical leadership

Responsibilities

• Maintain and optimise network infrastructure for high availability
• Configure, monitor, and support network hardware/software
• Lead incident response and root-cause analysis
• Ensure security, access controls and disaster recovery readiness
• Produce and maintain technical documentation and standards
• Provide guidance to junior engineers and peers

Skills

Network infrastructure

Incident response

TCP/IP protocols

Security best practices

Documentation

Education

CCNA or equivalent

Job description

UKHSA is seeking a Lead Specialist Engineer - Networks to maintain and enhance our enterprise network services at Porton Down. You will act as a technical expert, ensuring availability, performance, security and resilience while guiding engineers across ICT.

This senior role involves incident response, project support, documentation, and advising on best practices. On-site only, it offers a challenging environment with opportunities to influence network strategy and keep critical public health