Senior Technical Specialist

1 week ago

Leicestershire, United Kingdom Leicestershire County Council Full time

About the Role

You will be part of a large IT technical function ensuring efficient and reliable running of the Councils technology solutions, systems and infrastructure. You will work with internal colleagues, external partners and suppliers to get the best out of existing technology investments. You will own and lead in the day-to-day operation, administration and support of key tech-stacks within your remit.

We are looking for talented forward-thinking individuals to help shape and strengthen our IT systems and services as we continue our IT maturity journey. You will be working within the Infrastructure Services sub-team, primarily in a perimeter security / firewall technologies role, but with occasional work in other areas, as needs arise.

About You

To apply for this post, you must:

  • be qualified to NVQ Level 4 (or equivalent) or come with proven substantial IT experience with evidence of operating at a practitioner level (SFIA level 3) in a large IT environment
  • have experience in installation, configuration and administration of firewall technologies and other security platforms
  • have experience of working with network security solutions and be aware of vulnerability and threat management best practice and cyber security principles
  • have experience of working with and administering Windows & Linux operating systems both on prem and in the cloud
  • be experienced in working as part of a technical team, with the ability to communicate complex issues both verbally and in written format in a concise and easy to understand manner at all levels
  • possess excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage priorities and work to deadlines and be able to work systematically whilst remaining calm under pressure
  • have appropriate travel arrangements to attend permanent office location on a weekly basis

You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion.

In addition, we also expect you to share and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.

Interested in Flexible Working?

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below.

For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:

Tony Lee - Team Leader (Infrastructure Services)

Telephone: 0116 305 7666

Email:

section on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning 0300 3030222 (select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: .

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