Product Engineer

Closing date

Monday, 10 November 2025, 23:59

Salary

£46,735 - £55,755 per annum

Grade 8

Contract type

Permanent

Open Ended

Campus

City

School/Directorate

Digital and Technology Services

Unit/Department

Research and Infrastructure Computing

Do you get excited by the potential to make a difference to human health & wellbeing, or network technology in general? If so, come and join us

Digital & Technology Services provide IT services and facilities across all campuses. The directorate is split into ten delivery departments: this role is within Infrastructure & Research Computing. The directorate provides services ranging from the provision of the university core network & datacentres through to client devices and provision of corporate software systems.

We are recruiting for an exceptional individual to join us as a Network Service Product Engineer to provide a key role fundamental to the delivery of all IT services, learning, teaching and research at this world leading institution. You will be liaising with colleagues and service providers to design or coordinate and validate the design, implementation, maintenance and capacity planning of our networking technologies. This is a permanent appointment.

Reporting to the head of Infrastructure & Research Computing, this role is responsible for the delivery of reliable and high-performance networking provision across our campuses.

Your priorities will include:

Responsibility for the design and engineering of technical IT infrastructure, using either in house capabilities or external partners, relating to all aspects to meet the needs of the University where Network Services are defined as:

• Campus Networking
• Data Centre Networking
• Wireless Networking
• Firewall Services
• Virtual Private Networking
• Network Access Control Technologies
• Monitoring and Analytic Tools

Who we're looking for:

Someone with significant experience in:

• Computer network design, implementation and management
• Supplier and partner relationship management who
• thinks holistically to provide joined up solutions that integrate across the technology portfolio
• enjoys problem solving in complex environments

We are one of the UK's leading universities - internationally recognised for our expertise across a range of disciplines and research breakthroughs in multiple areas, including science, medicine and engineering, amongst many others. Conveniently located on the banks of River Tay, our main city-centre campus is at the heart of Dundee - an up- andcoming, friendly, compact and affordable city with a rich heritage in design and technology. We also have campuses at Ninewells Hospital and in Kirkcaldy which are easily accessible via local transport links.

What we offer:

• 42 days annual leave a year (few mandatory days)
• Flexibility of working hours and location
• Part time or full time
• Remote-first culture (all meetings/chat accessible)
• 5hrs/week of time for career development
• Work/life balance policies and inclusive and supportive leave options, see
• Supportive colleagues, mentoring and training

If you have adaptable skills and experience that you think fit then please get in touch, even if you don't think you meet the essential criteria.

For more, contact

• Graeme Whaley, Head of Infrastructure, Workspace & Research Computing at

Applications from women and minority groups are particularly encouraged.

The diversity of our staff and students helps to make the University of Dundee a UK university of choice for undergraduate, postgraduate and distance learning. Family friendly policies, staff networks for BME, Disabled and LGBT staff, membership of Athena SWAN, the ECU Race Equality Charter and Stonewall as well a full range of disability services, create an enjoyable and inclusive place to work.