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About the job
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Lead Systems Administrator (Networks)
Are you a highly experienced systems administrator with a solid background within technical engineering, systems and infrastructure? If so, we would love to hear from you.
We are recruiting for a Lead Systems Administrator to join our technology division in Taunton, Somerset, we offer a hybrid working arrangements and flexible working is our default.
This is an exciting career opportunity for you to join our growing Technical Systems team, where you will play a pivotal role in the delivery and support of business-critical IT services and will provide guidance to software engineering teams on infrastructure and security architecture.
You will work as part of the Technical Systems Team and will have the opportunity to develop your skills and knowledge both through formal training and other development opportunities.
About us:
In return, you will receive competitive salary, a superb benefits programme including; 26 days holiday, on-site gym, restaurant and nursery, modern state of the art offices, flexible working, free parking, a range of lifestyle benefits and superb contributary pension scheme.
We empower our people to innovate and collaborate. We will value your contributions, encourage you to learn and grow your skills and provide you with regular development opportunities.
We are a leading centre for hydrography, providing marine geospatial data to inform maritime and defence decisions. We work with a wide range of data suppliers and partners to support safe and secure navigation of the seas and marine development around the UK and worldwide.
Hybrid working
There will be opportunities to work in a hybrid way. Attendance in the office is required in accordance with business need - which is likely to be 60% of working time
Additional Information:
Please note that this role operates an on-call rota, where you may be expected to handle issues outside of regular office hours if required.
Job description
- On a daily basis you will have the opportunity to provide support and system administration tasks for Technical Systems environments primarily Firewalls, Load balancers, VPNs, wireless networks and LAN infrastructure.
- You will lead design, configure, develop, test and deploy network and application security solutions to meet complex business and user needs.
- You will lead technical support and systems administration tasks for all Cloud platforms in use at the UKHO – including MS Azure, AWS and Google Cloud.
- Gather, review and analyse complex business and user requirements to enable effective solution designs
- Provide expertise and technical input into projects, to help design the most appropriate systems regarding security, resilience, functionality etc. and
- Conduct routine monitoring and analysis to include audit log reports evaluation, system and storage utilisation reports, site and system usage, growth reports, and manage site collection quota settings escalating potential concerns to Technology Senior Managers.
Please note that this role operates a 1 week in every 3 on-call rota, where you may be expected to handle issues outside of regular office hours (if required)
Person specification
Essential Technical Experience:
- Significant, proven experience or working as a senior team member or leader within systems administration
- Solid technical engineering experience, working within Technical Systems environments, primarily with Firewalls, Load balancers, VPNs, wireless networks and LAN infrastructure
- Expertise in Infrastructure including cloud-based technologies (Azure, AWS, Google Cloud)
- Experience in Firewall administration
- Experience in Cloud Administration
- Experience of Fortinet products
The suitable candidate will be team oriented, with excellent written and oral communication skills to produce reports and give presentations to whole team and large groups.
You will be highly capable in reporting and documentation skills, to set out information in a concise and logical manner and be confident in planning and organisational skills to effectively deliver requirements.
You should have the ability to work off your own initiative and with minimal instruction.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Delivering at Pace
- Managing a Quality Service
- Communicating and Influencing
Benefits
At the UK Hydrographic Office, it's very important to us that our people feel valued.
We offer a huge range of benefits such as training and development, well-being support, flexible/ homeworking, a fantastic state of the art building, high spec equipment, and so much more.
See our attached Candidate Information Pack for more details.
Things you need to know
Selection process details
How to Apply:
When you click 'Apply now' you will be asked to anonymise and upload your CV and provide a 250 word statement, highlighting your key skills and experience that make you suitable for the role, based the skills and job description provided in this advert, and a copy of your CV.
Timeline:
- Advert Closes for applications: 18/06/2025
- Shortlisting: w/c 23/06/2025
- Interviews: w/c 30/06/2025
We will try to meet the dates set out in the advert. There may be occasions when these dates change. You will be provided with sufficient notice of the confirmed dates.
Pre-sift criteria:
- Evidence that you are an experienced engineer with solid technical expertise within LAN, wireless Networks and infrastructure including cloud-based technologies (Azure, AWS, Google Cloud). This information will be taken from your CV. If this is not demonstrated in your CV, your application will not be taken through for the shortlisting on the criteria below.
Sift/shortlist criteria:
All applications are processed anonymously. You will be short-listed against the following criteria:
Experience:
- Significant, recent, proven experience of working as a senior team member or leader within systems administration
- Proven experience of working within Technical Systems environments, primarily with Firewalls, Load Balancers, VPNs, wireless networks and LAN infrastructure
Please ensure you have provided evidence of the above criteria in your CV and in your written statement.
Interview criteria:
You will be interviewed against the following criteria:
Experience:
- A significant level of experience in specialising in this discipline
- Time spent working with applications / cloud services
- Experience using Fortinet products, firewall and cloud administration
- Evidence of qualifications when probed
Behaviours (SEO level) :
- Managing a Quality Service
- Communicating and Influencing
- Delivering at Pace
See here for further information: Success Profiles: Civil Service behaviours - GOV.UK
Lead criteria (to be used if there is a tie at interview or an unusually high number of applications):
- Significant, recent, proven experience of working as a senior team member or leader within systems administration
Recruitment process:
- Single Stage Interview via TEAMS. You will be contacted to book a suitable slot if you are shortlisted (see our Candidate Pack for further information)
- Interview will be with a panel of no more than 3 people and we expect it to last approx.45 minutes.
Onboarding Checks:
In the event you are offered a role with us, you will be required to go through Basic Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) checks which will include Employment and Right to Work Checks. You will also need to apply for DV (Developed Vetting) and it is unlikely you will be able to start your role before gaining this. Please see our attached Candidate Pack for further details and Terms.
Please note, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship.
Nationality requirements:
DV - reserved
This is a Ministry of Defence reserved post and open to sole UK nationals only. Successful applicants will require Developed Vetting (DV) and therefore need to have resided in the UK for a minimum of 24 consecutive months within the last 10 years.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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Working for the Civil Service
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles .
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Further information
The Department’s recruitment processes are underpinned by the requirement of selection for appointment based on merit, open and fair competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles, details of which can be found at http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should in the first instance contact [email protected] If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, you can further contact the Civil Service Commission at: civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk or view more details at http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk
