Networks Associate Infrastructure Engineer

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Our reward package

We're looking for an exceptional Networks Associate Infrastructure Engineer to help us make a difference to our planet.

Our Networks Associate Infrastructure Engineer will work a hybrid pattern of homeworking and 2-3 days per week in Exeter HQ.

Why join us?

We provide critical weather services and world-leading climate science to deliver extraordinary impact and benefit across the globe. Our work helps people make better decisions to stay safe and thrive.

As our Networks Associate Infrastructure Engineer, your starting salary will be £24146.00 and you will have opportunities to progress to £26641.00 over time. New joiners to the Met Office will start on the salary band minima.

In addition you will be paid £2,500 per annum as a market supplement to reflect the demand for your skills. You will be paid this market driven allowance from April 2022 until March 2024 in your monthly pay whilst performing this role.

Your total reward package is potentially worth up to £36,500 annually, which includes basic salary, market supplement, potential corporate bonus and employer pension contributions.

Your package includes: - Outstanding Civil Service Pension - Flexible hours and homeworking - Annual Leave starting at 27.5 days (plus Bank Holidays) rising to 32.5 days (plus Bank Holidays) after 5 years and option to buy or sell up to 5 days per year of annual leave - Cycle to work scheme for the purchase of a bicycle and equipment for healthy, low carbon travel - Access to discounted shopping on a range of retail, leisure and lifestyle categories.

Who we are

We provide critical weather services and world-leading climate science, to help people make better decisions to stay safe and thrive.

Together:

We're a force for good - focusing on our environmental and social impact

We're experts by nature - always learning and developing to do things better

We live and breathe it - putting our purpose at the heart of decision-making

We're better together - understanding partnerships and inclusivity make us greater

We keep evolving - pushing boundaries to make tomorrow better for our customers

Find out more about our values - please visit our careers page

Job Purpose

As our Networks Associate Infrastructure Engineer, you will work with cutting edge technology, helping to keep Met Office employees and contractors connected both internally and to the outside world and supporting our world-leading scientific capabilities.

The key duties are:

Install, document, maintain and troubleshoot networking equipment.

Assist in the supervision of network engineering works, at Exeter HQ and remotely.

Respond to and resolve incidents, investigating and diagnosing complex network problems, working with users, other staff and suppliers as appropriate.

Implement changes as required by the business to meet the demands of systems delivery, including content switch and firewall configuration.

The maintenance of local and wide area networks for communication of data, voice, text or images within one or more computer systems.

Work closely with experts and lead network specialists within the Met Office.

Essential Qualifications, Skills & Abilities

Fast learner with an aptitude for quickly understanding and solving problems and knowing when to seek help.

Effective planning and communication with users and colleagues.

A real enthusiasm for working in IT, ideally with experience of networking technologies.

A drive to develop your skills.

Desirable Qualifications, Skills & Abilities

We encourage you to apply if you believe you meet our essential criteria, but your application will be even stronger if you have:

Technical support experience with proven enterprise networking technical ability.

An understanding of ITIL concepts, particularly change and incident management.

An understanding of network security and a demonstrable knowledge of firewalls, secure access and secure configuration.

Good foundation knowledge and confidence with:

Windows & Linux Terminal

Python programming skills

How to apply

If you share our values, we'd love to hear from you. Apply below using your CV and Cover Letter/Supporting Statement (which must bullet point how you meet each of the essential criteria). Closing date 09/05/2023 at 23:59 with interviews commencing from 29/05/2023. You will hear from us once the closing date has passed. Our interviews are taking place remotely via Microsoft Teams.

If successful, please note we are unable to offer expenses for travel to your normal place of work. Please ask at interview if you would like extra clarity on how often this requirement is likely to be.

How we can help:

If you are considering applying and need assistance to do so, please contact us via . You can request adjustments either within your application or by contacting us. Should you be offered an interview, please be aware there may be a selection exercise which could include a presentation, written test or a scenario-based activity.

You can select in your application to be considered under the Disability Confident (Guaranteed Interview) Scheme. To be invited to interview/assessment under this scheme, your application must meet the essential criteria for the role.

We are an equal opportunities employer, welcoming applications from those with all protected characteristics. We recruit on merit, fairness, and open competition in line with the Civil Service Code.

We can only accept applications from those eligible to live and work in the UK - please refer to GOV.UK for information. We require Security clearance, for which you need to have resided in the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years to be eligible. You will need to achieve full security clearance within your first 6 months with us.

We operate an on-call roster in Technology to provide 24/7/365 support to respond to operational service requirements. This post may be part of an on-call roster and the postholder would be required to participate in an on-call roster where in operation. The hiring manager will be able to let you know if this applies to this job. GOLD