Network Engineer

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Digital Services team as a Network Engineer on a full-time basis (37 hours per week).

About the Role

As a Network Engineer, you will play a vital role in maintaining and enhancing the Council's network infrastructure, ensuring the delivery of secure, resilient, and high-performing connectivity services across the organisation.

You will be the subject matter expert responsible for the design, implementation, support, and continuous improvement of the Council's voice, data, video, and wireless networking environments. Working as part of a dynamic and forward-thinking team, you will manage and support Local Area Networks (LANs) and Wide Area Networks (WANs), troubleshoot complex technical issues, optimise network performance, and contribute to the successful delivery of infrastructure projects and service improvements.

This is a varied and rewarding role that offers the opportunity to work with a broad range of technologies while making a real difference to the delivery of essential public services. No two days are the same, and you will be encouraged to bring fresh ideas and innovative solutions to support our digital transformation ambitions.

For further information about the role and responsibilities, please refer to the 'In This Job You Will' section of the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

About you

We are seeking an experienced, motivated, and customer-focused network professional with a passion for delivering secure and reliable network services.

The successful candidate will have:

• Proven experience in network engineering, including the design, implementation, management, and support of LAN and WAN environments.
• Experience diagnosing, troubleshooting, and resolving network-related incidents, as well as carrying out routine maintenance and proactive monitoring.
• Strong technical knowledge of networking technologies and protocols, including routing, switching, wireless networking, and network security principles.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage and prioritise competing demands effectively.
• The ability to communicate confidently and effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, delivering a high standard of customer service.
• A proactive, flexible, and collaborative approach to work, with a commitment to continuous improvement and professional development.

• The role requires regular travel between Council offices and partner sites; therefore, candidates must be able to meet the travel requirements of the post.

To view the full essential and desirable criteria, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Why Join Us?

This is an exciting opportunity to join a team that is committed to delivering modern, reliable, and secure digital services. You'll have the chance to work on a variety of technologies and projects that directly support the Council's services and the communities we serve.

In return we are able to offer:

• Enhanced annual leave - Start with an impressive 34 days of annual leave (including bank holidays) from day one, and watch it grow to 39 days after just five years of service
• Purchase of annual leave – Want more time off? You can purchase up to 10 extra days of annual leave each year, giving you the flexibility to balance work and life just the way you want (Pro-rata for part-time staff)
• Flexible working pattern - Enjoy a 37-hour standard full-time work week with the added perks of flexi-time and hybrid/remote working arrangements where possible. Your work-life balance just got a whole lot better
• Salary sacrifice green car scheme - Drive green and save green! Lease a brand-new electric or hybrid car through our salary sacrifice scheme. There’s no credit checks, no deposits, just significant savings and exclusive offers on a three-year lease
• White goods salary sacrifice scheme - Upgrade your home with ease. Purchase home and electronic items through our salary sacrifice scheme, spreading the cost of big-ticket purchases like appliances, computers, and tech gadgets directly from your salary
• Enhanced public pension - Secure your future with our career average pension, where contributions are built at a rate of 1/49th of your yearly pensionable pay
• Cycle to work scheme - Save up to 25-39% on the retail price of bikes and safety equipment through Income Tax and National Insurance savings. Get fit and save money!
• Employee assistance programme - Access a completely free and confidential assistance service to help manage, reduce, and overcome life’s challenges, both at work and in your personal life
• Discounted gym membership - Stay active and healthy with corporate membership prices for Everybody Leisure, including:

• Gym, Swim and Group Fitness at all 16 facilities
• Off-Peak Racket Sports
• Athletics Tracks
• Sauna/Steam/Spa

Join us and experience a workplace that truly values and supports you!

Cheshire East is an amazing place to live and work. As one of the largest employers in the borough, we are able to offer you a wide range of challenging and rewarding career opportunities.

We are working for a brighter future – together and our commitment to you is that our workplace culture will provide a shared purpose, a well-led organisation with valued people succeeding together as one team and one council to deliver the best service for our customers and communities.

If you want to be part of our award-winning council and contribute to our ongoing success, have the flexibility and drive to enable us to innovate, are committed to working as part of a team and striving to deliver exceptional service wherever you can, we would especially like to hear from you.

As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and want our workforce to reflect the diversity of our local communities so that we can all work for a brighter future - together.

Applicants should ensure all sections of the application form are completed as failure to do so will result in their application being rejected. Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.

If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date then it is likely that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion, however, please do not be discouraged from applying again.

For any HR enquiries please email [email protected].

For any further technical information/an informal discussion please email [email protected].

Please quote job reference number in all correspondence.

Cheshire East Council is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults across the Borough. As such, any cautions, convictions, reprimands or final warnings that are ‘not protected’ as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) order 1975 (as amended in 2013) relating to the non-disclosure of spent convictions do not apply to this job. You must therefore, disclose whether you have any previous convictions where prompted to do so within the application process.