Network Engineer

3 weeks ago


Shefford, United Kingdom Central Bedfordshire Council Full time

An experienced Network Engineer is needed to join our team at Central Bedfordshire Council based in Shefford.

This is a hybrid role. You will be working from home and any CBC offices, including Priory House, Shefford. You will be expected to attend a CBC office location on a monthly basis and as needed to carry out your role.

This six-month contract will need you to deliver support for telephony and network services from day one.

This is an exciting and wide-ranging opportunity to shape the network around the Council’s transformation agenda. The team currently delivers a Vodafone-hosted converged voice telephony solution and is moving to an internally managed Microsoft Teams-basedtelephony for all council staff.

This is a great time to join us on our journey.

**About Us**
Central Bedfordshire is an ambitious authority, determined to be an exemplary one. Our strategic location and high quality of life mean we are one of the fastest-growing areas in the country.
As a council, we face the same challenges every business does - investing in the right places and delivering great results. Except for us, it’s all about our 289,000 residents. We’re totally focussed on helping to improve their lives and making Central Bedfordshirea great place to live and work.
**About the Role**
Through the continued growth in Central Bedfordshire’s digital footprint, we have a great opportunity for a highly experienced telephony / network specialist within the Council’s IT team.

We provide secure corporate networks and public internet wifi solutions across the Council campus, core and small sites. You will maintain these solutions while developing your knowledge through designing and implementing new telephony and network services.
You will have current experience working in a high-pressure IT department in a telecoms / network role and preferably hold one or more of Microsoft Teams, Cisco, Brocade or F5 certifications. As a confident and clear communicator, you are keen to work withstakeholders across the council. You will demonstrate the delivery of wide-ranging network and telecom solutions.

**Benefits**:

- A hybrid working arrangement gives you the option to work from home and access any CBC office location. We recognise and value the importance of supporting our employees to balance their home and work life and to be able to work in the most efficient way
- A £250 one-off hybrid worker payment to help you adapt your home for safe and suitable working conditions
- A comprehensive IT package to support you to work safely and effectively
- The ability to work abroad for up to a month a year
- Generous family friendly policies and practices
- A welcoming and inclusive environment that empowers differences
- Friendly and supportive staff networks
- Annual leave allowance 24 days + statutory holidays rising to 31 days with length of service.
- Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS). This is a valuable part of our rewards package for employees and includes Life Assurance
- An exceptional Employee Assistance Programme which helps support employees with workplace changes as well as other work, family and personal issues
- A huge variety of courses and role-specific training and learning to help you succeed and develop
- Access to discounts on top UK retailers and local retailers

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