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UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
Keyworth
England
2020-10-25T08:27:39Z
Network Analyst
UKRI
Keyworth, Nottingham
£31,305 – £34,028 per annum (depending on experience)
Full Time
Open Ended
We are the UK’s leading Research and Innovation organisation operating across the UK with a combined budget of more than £7 billion. Formed in April 2018 we bring together the seven Research Councils, Innovate UK and Research England.
We invest in and oversee some of the world’s most exciting and challenging research projects. We work with the UK’s university research base, and with business and industry, supporting their engagement in order to get the best innovation from our investment.
As a Network Analyst you will play a key role in the support and development of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) network systems, working with the wider UKRI network support team to maintain efficient, reliable & secure networks across UKRI constituent organisations.
The network landscape within UKRI is currently undergoing substantial change, with the introduction of a multi-tenant network (MTN) architecture across UKRI sites. This will involve a core network and a number of clients, or networks to satisfy specific requirements of constituent parts of UKRI. As UKRI moves towards a more cloud-based infrastructure, integrity and performance of networks is becoming of prime importance.
The network is protected by multiple Firewalls across our offices and in our Azure tenant. These require management to ensure they are working optimally. We also look after Firewalls and WAN connections across the country and internationally.
Responsibilities include:
- Be a technical expert within UKRI for the Firewalls and associated software
- Firewalls use either FortiGate or Check Point technology
- FortiManager and Check Point Multi-domain manager are in use
- Be a technical expert within UKRI for the multi-tenant network
- Be a technical expert on our remote access systems, including Pulse Secure
- Work with the wider UKRI network and LiveOps teams to ensure effective operation of the wider UKRI network infrastructure
- Work with minimal supervision.
For a full list of responsibilities please click the apply button.
To be successful in this role you will have experience of service delivery in a customer-focused environment and of working on projects and delivering to set timescales.
You’ll be able to demonstrable experience of configuration and support of network devices in both wired and wireless environments as well as of configuration and support of Firewall devices, especially FortiGate and Check Point devices.
Benefits
UKRI recognises and values employees as individuals and aims to provide a pay and reward package that motivates staff to perform to the best of their ability. The reward package includes a flexible working scheme, a Career Average Revalued Earnings pension scheme, 30 days annual leave allowance, a strong Learning and Development offering and an employee discount website.
How to Apply
Applicants are required to include a cover letter outlining their suitability for this role.
Applications are handled by UK Shared Business Services, to apply please click the apply button. Applicants who are unable to apply online should contact us.
The closing date for applications is 8th November 2020.
