ConsultantFixed Term

Technical Consultant (Infrastructure Operations)

NHS England

Leeds/Exeter

Salary

£55,807 – £63,862

Training post

No

Trust type

Acute

Posted

2 weeks ago

About the role

Infrastructure Services The purpose of Infrastructure services is to ensure our services and systems are hosted effectively, securely and efficiently. The function of Infrastructure services brings all network and hosting infrastructure into a single team which will provide a multi-skilled 24/7 Infra Operations team organised by function and focussed on supporting continual improvement. The teams are divided into fourcore areas providing technical and service management expertise: hosting cloud centre of excellence connectivity central capabilities Services are delivered to internal customers and NHS organisations. We are seeking a Technical Consultant - Network Engineer to provide technical support, administer and make changes on the data network in LAN, WAN, Wireless and Security environments, with a minimum of 2 years' experience in a similar discipline, to join the infrastructure team. The role is an exciting mix of BAU and project work where you will have a real impact on the future of the organisations networking estate. Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.

Technical Consultant (Infrastructure Operations)

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The role will include support to existing and new systems and services. The provided support will be at varied levels of scope and complexity, ranging fromsmall changes tracked in our issue management application to managing larger projects involving other team members and stakeholders from other teams. This role will also contribute to internal team projects to support and enhance the existing services, such as hardware refreshes, performance improvements, business continuity and disaster recovery planning and testing.

Our work supports the NHS to deliver high quality services for patients and best value for taxpayers.

Our staff bring expertise across hundreds of specialisms -- including clinical, operational, commissioning, technology, data science, cyber security, software engineering, education, and commercial -- enabling us to design and deliver high-quality NHS services.

We lead the NHS in England by:

Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities

Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential

Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care

Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation

Delivering value for money

In 2025, the Government announced that NHS England will gradually merge with the Department of Health and Social Care, leading to full integration. The aim is to create a smaller, more strategic centre that reduces duplication and eliminates waste.

If successful at interview, we will initiate an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR). This retrieves key data from your current or previous NHS employer to support onboarding, including competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You may opt out at any stage of the recruitment process.

Person specification

Essential

Significant experience with routing and switching including IOS and NXOS, LAN / WAN technologies, routing protocols, SDWAN technology, Cisco next generation Firepower Threat Defence (FTD) and including ASA technology, Cisco SDA technologies.
Understanding of network load balancing technologies, including F5 LTM, DNS/DHCP, BIND DNS and F5 DNS, Experience with Cisco ISE, Dot1x and Radius., Cisco Wireless LAN controllers, SSID's and access points, Structured approach to troubleshooting and fault-finding including root cause analysis.
Proven ability to effectively negotiate with customers/service owners
Proven ability to plan, organise and prioritise own workload and effectively manage conflicting demands and expectations
Cisco Certified Network Administrator (CCNA) or equivalent
Master's degree or equivalent experience