Corporate Communications Network Manager

Description

• Develop and implement network processes to support the UKPN communication network strategy.
• Run the daily relationship with our CSPs to make the UKPN communication networks strategy a reality by translating our requirements into technical deliverables.
• Be the technical SME for the on-prem corporate networks infrastructure providing expert support to incidents, problems, and major incident management. As part of this role translate technical detail to business impact and provide advice to all stakeholders.
• Arbitration between UKPN our users and our third party CSPs on all in-life changes / PEW to on-prem corporate networks infrastructure to assess business impact and ensure clear unambiguous communications are provided to all impacted partners.
• Manage all technical risk within the UKPN on-prem corporate network infrastructure, translating technical detail into potential business impact and escalating to seniors.
• Convey complex IT problems and systems to a non-technical audience.
• Design repeatable network models to support our requirements for implementation by our third party CSPs.
• Manage the capacity of our on-prem corporate network infrastructure ensuring visibility to senior stakeholders of future problems early and managing any mitigation or business cases to increase capacity.
• Keep all records and documentation of the UKPN on-prem network infrastructure accurate and up to date.
• Ensure compliance with relevant laws, regulations, and standards.
• Provide technical assurance of deliverables by our third party CSPs ensuring they meet requirements, policy, and standards.
• Maintain security protocols and disaster recovery strategies to safeguard information assets against potential threats.

Requirements

• Regulatory Knowledge: Understanding of the regulatory environment impacting IT infrastructure, with an emphasis on compliance and cyber security.
• Experience of Extreme LAN switches and configuration.
• Able to anticipate potential issues and proactively implement solutions.
• Experience designing complex multi-vendor, multi-technology IP networks
• Experience of IP network management
• Technical Proficiency:

Experience of IP network management

Experience of Extreme LAN switches and configuration.

Experience designing complex multi-vendor, multi-technology IP networks

TCP/IP and routing knowledge

Experience with Cisco Viptela SDWAN

Experience in LAN resilience Technologies (SPBM, HSRP/VRRP)

Experience working with ITIL Framwork

Experience of Avaya VoIP Platforms

The ability to produce detailed network drawings using AutoCAD & Visio

• TCP/IP and routing knowledge
• The ability to produce detailed network drawings using AutoCAD & Visio
• Experience with Cisco Viptela SDWAN
• Experience working with ITIL Framwork
• Experience of Avaya VoIP Platforms
• Experience in LAN resilience Technologies (SPBM, HSRP/VRRP)

Benefits

• Reservist Leave – Additional 18 days full pay and 22 unpaid
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Tenancy Loan Deposit Scheme, Season Ticket Loan
• Discounted gym membership
• 25 Days Annual Leave plus bank holidays.
• Tax efficient benefits: Cycle to Work, Home & Tech, and Green Car Leasing Schemes
• Personal Pension Plan – Personal contribution rates of 4% or 5% (UK Power Networks will make a corresponding contribution of 8% or 10%)
• Occupational Health support
• Switched On – scheme providing discount on hundreds of retailers’ products

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance