PSE - Senior Network Engineer (North Kent/Chelmsford)

Kent and Essex Police IT Services are looking for a motivated and experienced Senior Network Engineer to join our Network Services Team - supporting Policing. We have an extensive network with over 100 police buildings split across two counties, our network technology is first-class, and we are early adopters of Cisco’s technology platforms.

We provide a wide range of services including, Data Centre network services, security, wireless technology, and voice including ACD systems. We have a large investment programme ensuring our network technology platform is resilient, scalable, and highly available, our investment allows us to incorporate the latest technologies to ensure we are not only providing the best possible service but one that is also secure.

We support critical services such as our 999 control rooms and have an end-user base of over 14,500 staff utilising our network platform, we are a ‘large organisation’ and as such we are an excellent addition to your career profile.

We have a strong team with a high level of team ethos - supporting each other, supporting IT, supporting our policing colleagues and in turn maintaining the confidence of our key public users, our investment, in people, resources and equipment is a high priority. We shall invest time in you to ensure you are able to learn our technologies and support such a vital element of society., This is a Monday-Friday ‘office hours’ role, 37 hours a week, and there would be an expectation to join the on-call 24/7 rota on a (1 week in 4) which is also paid for. This also a ‘Home Based’ working role, with an expectation to visit Police site(s) as required.

Place of work:

• Kent: in the event that home working is agreed for the successful candidate based in Kent, there will be a requirement to regularly attend a ‘Team Zone’ at Northfleet on an average one or two days a week, as agreed with the line manager. Please note that any excess travel costs from the existing Team Zone to any future Team Zone will not be paid and applicants are advised to take potential travel mileage increases into consideration when deciding to apply.
• Essex: The role will offer flexibility in terms of place of work, including home working. The extent of flexibility will be agreed through individual assessment with the line manager to assess operational requirements and individual’s suitability for home working. In the event that home working is agreed for the successful candidate, there will be a requirement to regularly attend Chelmsford HQ, the contractual workplace.

Our Network workstreams are varied, and we need to focus on a balance of skills in the team. We are looking for a candidate with a range of skills and experience in the networking arena but with focus towards the Security and or voice aspects., * Proven and demonstratable network experience - Able to evidence the ability to support and develop network infrastructure.

• Network security experience - Able to evidence recognition of threats and vulnerabilities to the network and mitigation of security threats.
• Working in a 3rd line role.
• Firewall and or voice experience

Please tell us if you have any experience of the following desirable skills/experience.

• Cisco qualification(s)
• Cloud based technologies
• ITIL, * have subjected our Disability Confident self-assessment to external challenge and validation
• are taking an active leadership role in encouraging and helping other employers on their journey to becoming Disability Confident.

Kent Police offer incremental increases within this salary band, therefore the salary for this position will rise to a maximum of £47,505.00.

Diversity, Equality and Inclusion are central to the values of our organisation. At Essex Police we value and embrace the unique experiences, identities and abilities that each of us bring to our roles. We strive to empower everyone to bring their authentic self openly and safely to work.

Through the dedicated commitment of our support networks, DE&I team and wider HR departments, we are on a journey to embed our DE&I commitments, ensuring Essex Police is an employer of choice; where everyone feels included.