ICT Network Manager

We are incredibly proud of our ambitious, curriculum focused, research-driven school. Our vision is built around the principles of ambition, respect and belonging and we have a strong commitment to the development of our staff as outstanding professionals.

Following the career progression of the current post holder we are looking for an experienced and proactive ICT professional to further develop and implement our school's ICT strategy and service provision, managing all aspects of ICT technical support within a PFI setting and leading a team of highly effective ICT Technicians.

Our well-resourced ICT estate has recently benefited from new on-site servers along with a refresh of switches and fibres. We use a hybrid setup that combines on-premises services with Microsoft 365 cloud services. Our student and staff devices are in good health and facilitate high quality teaching and learning opportunities. This is an exciting time to join SJT as we consider:

• how we will safely integrate AI tools to enhance learning and complement workloads
• our current MIS and its cloud-based successor
• the refresh of our telephone system
• the refresh of our wireless system
• advancement of our current cloud and hybrid services

Key duties include:

• Developing and maintaining the school's ICT systems and networks, maintaining documentation, policies and technical standards
• Providing high-level technical support to all staff and students
• Leadership of the ICT Support team
• Leading on all ICT projects, upgrades and asset management
• Leadership of our Cyber Security strategy, risk management and incident response (Cyber Essentials - NCSC.GOV.UK), This is a great opportunity for the right candidate to contribute to our work and benefit from an excellent environment, where all staff are encouraged to progress their careers with us. We have great facilities ensuring that our students and staff have the best learning environment in which to achieve. SJT is a very positive community, with our recent staff survey showing that over 95% of our staff enjoy coming to work and are proud to be part of our school.

• Has strong technical ICT experience
• Is Qualified to degree level, or HND/HNC level, or equivalent, in Computing or similar
• Is organised, approachable and has a positive and problem solution focused approach

Previous experience of working in a school and of staff management is desirable but not essential.