Network Systems Specialist

4 weeks ago


Reading, Reading, United Kingdom University of Reading Full time

The University of Reading is a dynamic and innovative workplace where you can engage with a wide range of activities, from corporate systems to high-profile research groups, and from museums and archives to a working farm. The University offers a generous holiday allowance of 26 days, and 6 days of extended closure around Christmas and Easter. We provide a flexible, friendly, and dynamic working environment, good annual leave provision, training opportunities, and the chance to work in an environment with a wide variety of challenges.

The Operations team underpins these new services, delivering essential systems and services across the infrastructure layer which provide the foundation for all IT services across the University.

We are looking for a Network Engineer to join the team and help deliver our network transformation into the vxlan model with Juniper Mist AI underpinning the service. Working with modern technology at an enterprise scale, this is a rare opportunity to learn and make a difference to the customers of the network.

To be considered for the role, you must have:

  • Demonstrable experience in managing Juniper switching and routing
  • Experience in operating within an enterprise or campus environment
  • Knowledge of Network Access Control (NAC) products
  • Experience in working with enterprise Wi-Fi

In addition, you should be able to:

  • Demonstrate how good documentation fits into a service delivery model
  • Present technical information to non-specialist audiences

You will have:

  • Experience of working with enterprise networks
  • A solid understanding of networking principles and best practice
  • Experience of Juniper technologies
  • Able to work on-site

Please see the job description and personal specification for further details.



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