Network Services Senior Engineer

Sanctuary is one of the UK’s leading providers of housing, care and community services. With around 13,000 employees, we maintain a culture where diversity is valued and talent is nurtured and rewarded.

 

Network Services Senior Engineer

 

Worcester based with a balance of home and office working

 

£51,674 - £54,393 per year

 

35 hours per week

 

We have an opportunity for a Network Services Senior Engineer to join our Technology team, based in Worcester. The main purpose of this role is to coordinate the development and delivery of Technology Network Services operations, providing technical expertise to support the delivery, design and continuous improvement of services in line with the Group's immediate and long term values and objectives.

 

The role of Network Services Senior Engineer will include:

• Manage the delivery of Infrastructure improvement and expansion projects working with technical specialists on time and within budget
• Co-ordinate the development and delivery of Network Services operations within technology infrastructure services to ensure that they are efficient, fit-for-purpose, robust and highly available to Group services
• Provide technical expertise to support the delivery of new and integrate existing Network Services technologies to meet the future needs of the Group
• Build, develop and maintain effective working relationships with key stakeholders
• Ensure Network Services technology systems are secure and robust to maximise system availability to business users across the Group

 

Skills and experiences:

• ITIL Foundation Certificate
• Qualifications in Cloud Solutions: Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals
• Proven experience of supporting the management of technology infrastructure in a large, complex organisation
• Significant experience with 3rd line technical query resolution including resolving technical infrastructure issues and root cause analysis
• Proven experience in supporting the management of medium to large scale infrastructure related projects
• Experience of people and stakeholder management
• Proven experience in Network infrastructure technologies e.g. Cisco Catalyst, Aruba, SolarWinds, Cisco Meraki, WAN, SD-WAN, Wi-Fi, Fortinet
• Proven experience in Network infrastructure configuration e.g. TCP/IP4, TCP/IPv6, BGP, OSPF, SNMPv3, DNS, DHCP

 

Why work for us?

One of the UK’s leading providers of housing, care and commercial services, Sanctuary employs more than 14,000 people and manages over 116,000 units of accommodation throughout England and Scotland, including general rented, retirement living, supported housing, student and key worker accommodation and care homes. Sanctuary also provides a range of other services including maintenance, care and telecare, all of which are delivered by our dedicated employees who are completely committed to customer service.  

 

Our Benefits   

As part of our commitment to making Sanctuary a great place to work, where your wellbeing is of genuine importance, we have developed an attractive employment package. The package recognises your contribution, supports your physical, mental and financial health and gives you the flexibility to tailor your employee benefits by offering:

• 25 days annual leave (rising to a maximum of 30 days) plus public holidays
• A pension scheme with matching employer contributions from Sanctuary up to set limits
• Life Assurance
• Employee Volunteering scheme
• Employee Advice Service inclu