About the role

  • Network Engineer designing, building, and maintaining network infrastructure for the Ellison Institute of Technology’s research campus. Ensuring performance, reliability, and security of networking environments in a hybrid workplace setup.

Responsibilities

  • Design, deploy and maintain enterprise LAN, WAN, wireless and network security infrastructure.
  • Configure and support routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers and wireless platforms.
  • Support and evolve cloud networking within Oracle Cloud environments.
  • Implement network segmentation, VLANs and routing architectures aligned to security and operational requirements.
  • Monitor network performance, availability and capacity across the estate.
  • Proactively identify and resolve issues before user impact.
  • Act as an escalation point for complex network incidents and problem management.
  • Provide out-of-hours support where required for critical issues.
  • Contribute to and help deliver a campus-wide network infrastructure roadmap.
  • Lead implementation of agreed initiatives, coordinating internal teams and external partners.
  • Identify opportunities to improve standardisation, resilience and operational efficiency.
  • Coordinate technical delivery with third-party vendors, installers and integrators.
  • Work closely with cybersecurity, security operations, and facilities teams to align infrastructure and delivery.
  • Maintain network documentation, diagrams and configuration standards.
  • Apply and evolve network standards, patterns, and best practices.
  • Support knowledge-sharing across support teams.

Requirements

  • Experience delivering or operating networks in large campus, research, healthcare, or industrial environments.
  • Cloud networking experience, particularly Oracle Cloud.
  • Experience with HPE Aruba technologies and ecosystem.
  • Familiarity with network access control solutions (e.g. ClearPass).
  • Relevant industry certifications (Cisco, HPE Aruba, Juniper, etc.).
  • Collaborative and comfortable working across multidisciplinary teams.
  • Delivery-focused with a pragmatic approach to solving problems.
  • Technically confident and willing to be hands-on when needed.
  • Clear and effective communicator.
  • Terms of Appointment
  • You must be eligible to work in the UK with a willingness to travel as necessary.
  • You must be based in, or within easy commuting distance of, Oxford.
  • During peak periods, some longer hours may be required and some working across multiple time zones due to the global nature of the programme.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary + travel allowance + bonus
  • Enhanced holiday + options to buy additional days
  • Pension
  • Life Assurance
  • Income Protection
  • Private Medical Insurance
  • Hospital Cash Plan
  • Therapy Services
  • Perk Box
  • Electric Car Scheme
  • Childcare benefit

Job title

Network Operations Engineer

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

Location requirements

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