Senior Network Specialist

On behalf of the Cabinet Office we are looking for a Senior Network Specialist (Inside IR35) for a 3 month contract. Hybrid working with 2-3 days per week in London.

An active SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be willing & eligible to undergo checks. Please note, due to the exceptional requirements of this position (short-term nature of this role and speed at which we require a postholder in situ) preference may be given to candidates who meet all of the essential criteria and hold active SC clearance.

The Cabinet Office supports the Prime Minister and ensures the effective running of government. The Cabinet Office is also the corporate headquarters for the government, in partnership with HM Treasury, and takes the lead in certain critical policy areas. More information about the Cabinet Office can be found on its website

As a Senior Network Specialist your main responsibilities will be to:

. Support the Lead Infrastructure Engineer in the day to day management of the Cabinet Office wireless LAN, WAN, including the network devices and security devices that are deployed. This may include the design and implementation of new services as and when required by the Cabinet Office.
. Provide second/third line support and problem solving for the Cabinet Office internal network.
. Work within the Cabinet Office Network Operations team on the physical and technical implementation of the networking and security elements that will be deployed at Cabinet Office.
. Maintain and enhance the network infrastructure services including switching, routing, Firewall by providing expertise and creating opportunities for others to share and practise your knowledge.
. Carry out the patching and configuration of; Switches, Firewalls, WLAN infrastructure.
. Work with cloud technologies on the migration of existing systems and implementing new solutions.

Essential:

. Demonstrable knowledge and experience in LAN and Wireless LAN networking, preferably with equipment from a range of different product vendors
. Demonstrable knowledge and experience in WAN networking using BGP, OSPF.
. Demonstrable experience and hands-on experience on the administration of Wireless and Wired networks
. Demonstrable experience and hands-on experience on the administration of security devices such as VPN Gateways and clients, Firewalls and Unified Threat Management Devices.
. Demonstrable knowledge of networking concepts and technologies and proven experience of network implementation and operation.
. Demonstrable experience in the delivery of secure enterprise networking and the secure configuration of LANs, WLANs and WANs.
. Understanding of Juniper, Palo Alto, Cisco and Fortinet Firewalls, Routing and Switching.
. Demonstrable knowledge of encryption solutions such as PKI and IPSec.
. Cybersecurity awareness and understanding.

Desirable:

. Experience of working in an agile environment.
. Use of Cloud-based systems and platforms.
. Substantial configuration and maintenance experience with Palo Alto, Fortigate and Cisco ASA security devices.
. Substantial configuration and maintenance experience with Cisco and Juniper Switches.
. Substantial configuration and maintenance experience with Extreme and Cisco wireless LAN controllers and wireless access points.
. Strong understanding of encryption protocols and cipher suites.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, The Cabinet Office guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Covenant

The Cabinet Office guarantees to interview veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates/military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".

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