When you work for the University of Lancashire, you’ll be part of a thriving community of talent that’s united in a common commitment to transform lives. We do this by delivering an outstanding educational experience and creating prosperity and opportunity in the communities we serve. Whatever your role, you’ll be playing a vital part in helping us achieve our vision.
About the role:
As a Network Engineer, you will play a hands-on role in the design, implementation, operation, and continual improvement of the University’s network infrastructure. This includes campus and data centre networks, Wi‑Fi, internet connectivity, firewalls, and remote site connectivity.
Working closely with Senior Network Engineers, Infrastructure teams, and External partners, you will help ensure that the University's network services are reliable, scalable, secure, and aligned with industry best practice and University strategy
About you:
You will be an experienced network professional with a strong technical background and a proactive, service‑focused mindset. You will be comfortable working in a large, enterprise‑scale environment and able to balance operational support with project delivery.
Essential experience and skills include:
* Practical experience supporting enterprise network environments
* Strong knowledge of switching, routing, and wireless networking
* Experience working with firewalls and network security controls
* Understanding of network monitoring, performance optimisation, and troubleshooting
* Experience working within structured IT service management and change control processes
* Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non‑technical stakeholders
You will also hold an Undergraduate degree in a relevant business or systems-based subject or equivalent work experience.
Use of AI in applications: We want to understand your genuine interest in the role and artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application. However, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience and the written elements of your application should accurately reflect your own communication style. Applications that rely too heavily on AI tools can appear generic and lack the detail we need to assess your skills and experience.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
What we can offer you:
Our people are our most important asset. We’ll encourage you to make the most of your talents and continually develop your skills and knowledge. As well as realising your career ambitions, you’ll be making a positive difference to other people’s lives. We also offer a fantastic package of rewards and lifestyle benefits – from an attractive annual leave entitlement to access to a comprehensive employee benefits platform.
We are proud to be a diverse, multicultural university. We are committed to building a truly inclusive culture where diversity is championed. Applications are particularly welcomed from individuals who will support the diversification within the University and support its development of a culture that is inclusive and welcoming to all.
The University is committed to providing a safe environment to study, work and visit, protecting children, young people and adults at risk from harm and abuse. Our safeguarding policy and safer recruitment procedure outlines our approach, alongside other internal policies, procedures and guidance which can be found on our Safeguarding page.
Applicants applying for roles in regulated activity and that are listed as an exception under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 will be required to disclose any spent and unspent convictions and undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check at the appropriate level, the University will only ask an applicant to make an application for a DBS check if they are legally entitled to.
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