Datacentre and Security Network Specialist (Internal Only)

Bournemouth University’s vision is worldwide recognition as a leading university for inspiring learning, advancing knowledge, and enriching society through the fusion of education, research, and practice. Our highly skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the globe, who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences that help to build our global learning community.

The role sits within the Technology Group in IT Services. The Technology group consists of all the technical design, development, and engineering IT teams. These include Applications, Infrastructure, Networking, and End User Computing. The Technology Group are responsible for the development and delivery of the programme of IT investments within the University, as well as their ongoing operations.

The group is led by the Head of Technology, with a team of senior, multi-discipline managers, developing a clear vision for innovation and ongoing improvement of Bournemouth University’s Information Technology to provide reliable, robust, and secure solutions to the university.

We are looking for a Datacentre and Security Network Specialist to join our established Networking and Communications team. This role is the university’s subject matter expert (SME) for datacentre networking and network security, and is responsible for the design, delivery, support, and maintenance of datacentre network infrastructure including core switching, and network security infrastructure, such as firewalls and connectivity to 3rd party networks and services.

Example key responsibilities:

• Lead the Datacentre and Security Network Team within the Network and Communications Team, performing day to day line management functions such as sickness reporting and annual leave management.
• Accountable for the effective planning, design, installation, configuration, and maintenance of datacentre and security network infrastructure.
• Accountable for the successful implementation of new and enhanced Datacentre and Security Network services
• Identify and design preventative measures and services to improve stability and security within Datacentre and Security Network services.

For an informal discussion, please contact Adrian Gillen-Buchert (Networking and Communications Manager) via email at [email protected]

THIS POSITION IS OPEN TO BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY STAFF AND AGENCY STAFF CURRENTLY WORKING AT BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY ONLY

BU values and is committed to an inclusive working environment.  We seek a diverse community through attracting, developing and retaining staff from different backgrounds to contribute to inspirational learning, advancing knowledge and enriching society.  To support and enable our staff to achieve a balance between work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.