Role : Senior Network Operations Engineer
Department : Infrastructure & Operations, Digital Services Directorate
Grade : 8 (£47,874 - £56,954) plus 15% Market Supplement
Responsible to : Network Manager
Campus : Any (Belfast, Coleraine, Derry~Londonderry)

(Permanent / Full-time)

Closing date : 10th April 2025 at 23:30
Reference number : 035226

- ABOUT US -

We are a university with a national and international reputation for excellence, innovation, and regional engagement, making a major contribution to the economic, social, and cultural development of Northern Ireland. Our core business activities are teaching and learning, widening access to education, research and innovation and technology and knowledge transfer.

- THE ROLE -

To be responsible for the development, ongoing management and service quality of the University’s communications and data network infrastructure services; and additionally, to be the lead a technical specialist responsible for the implementation, development and support of all perimeter and WAN network security implementations. As part of a wider team, you will have a shared responsibility for all wired and wireless data network infrastructure implementations and associated service offerings, all network technology management platforms and monitoring systems; inclusive of all network services in their associated physical and virtualised implementations and University wide network BCP/DR and associated service resilience configurations.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a multi-campus University, working across multi-disciplinary teams, within both our Infrastructure and Security portfolios. You will have the opportunity to contribute to and lead on technology solution design and implementation, complex problem resolution and ongoing service enhancement in relation to the University’s entire Network technology stack, including infrastructure that spans multiple locations, cloud and campus LAN and WLAN environments.

The role presents the opportunity to gain experience and exposure of multiple technologies and vendor platforms including Aruba, Checkpoint and Azure, and will require competence in areas such as core and edge switch management, wireless deployments, firewalling and network security configurations.

We’re offering a 15% Market Supplement for this role, reflecting our commitment to attract top talent in the industry. This additional compensation ensures that your expertise and contributions are recognised and rewarded in line with current market standards.

If you would like to have an informal discussion regarding this role, please contact Michael Doherty, Network Manager.

- ABOUT YOU -

• Experience maintaining a network using industry standard monitoring and support tools
• Experience of LAN & WAN technologies: Routing & Switching: OSPF, BGP, TCP/IP, Layer 2 protocols, Experience of firewalls and load balancing with an understanding of: Security Posture: Firewalling, ACLs, industry best practice, Internet architectures, VPN: IPSec and SSL
• Experience of Wireless technologies
• Experience Supporting or Working with Cloud Technologies

Further information can be found in the candidate briefing document, available to download from the advert on the Ulster University Jobs portal.

Ulster University holds a Silver Athena SWAN Award in recognition of our commitment to advancing Gender equality. You can read more about what this means on our University website. The University has a range of initiatives to support a family friendly working environment, including flexible working.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £47,874.00-£56,954.00 per year

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: 035226