Person Specification

Job Title:	Network Engineer - Grade 6
School/Service:	Digital Services

The qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills and behaviours outlined above provide a summary of what is required to carry out this job effectively. They also form the selection criteria on which a decision to appointment will be made. Please ensure that you provide evidence of how you meet the criteria in your application.

No	Selection Criteria Description	Essential [E] or Desirable [D]	Assessed by *
1	A good understanding of networking and communications related concepts such as topological design, switching and routing, network security, WIFI, Internet of Things and Software Defined Networking.	E	A/I
2	Good understanding of enterprise network architecture and experience of relevant procedures for the installation, testing and commissioning of supplier specific equipment and software in all legitimate operational environments, following industry standards and best practice.	E	A/I
3	Knowledge of the methods and techniques for monitoring networks to determine network health, including the capture of traffic information (packet level) and the forensic analysis of this information into its constituent elements, to resolve performance issues and troubleshoot failures.	E	A/I
4	Understanding a problem or situation by breaking it down systematically into its component parts and identifying the relationships between these parts, selecting the appropriate method/tool to resolve the problem and reflecting critically on the result.	E	A/I
5	An understanding of the deployment and management of cloud-based solutions and/or Virtualised environments; Server and Desktop Virtualisation; IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service); SaaS (Software as a Service); SDDC (Software Defined Data Centre).	E	A/I
6	Being proactive, anticipating opportunities for service improvement and taking appropriate action(s).	E	A/I
7	Self-motivated, well organised and positive approach to work with the ability to manage and prioritise a complex workload and experience of dealing with challenging and demanding customers; whilst understanding the needs of the internal or external customer needs/requirements and regularly checking with the customer when taking actions or making decisions.	E	A/I
8	Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate often complex information into easy-to-understand messages for a range of audiences.	E	A/I
9	Effective and committed team player able to work successfully with others and to build positive working relationships. Ability to work in a cross functional team across the department and University.	E	A/I
10	Degree in a related computing subject or equivalent qualifications or experience. Cisco - CCNA Cisco Certification – Associate Or equivalent qualification or experience	E	A
11	Knowledge or experiencing using scripts, standard data models, or APIs to automate network changes or extract data from network devices.	D	A/I
12	An understanding of the University’s strategy and values, with the ability to demonstrate behaviours that align to the values	E	I

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