Job Title: Network Engineer
Agency: Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Location: Sheffield, United Kingdom
Salary/Rate: 39,959 – 48,117 £ / Year
Job Summary
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust (STH) is one of the UK’s largest and most successful Foundation Trusts. Ensuring that STH has a resilient and safe operating platform for our critical services is at the heart of our Information and Technology Strategy. As part of meeting this objective, we are seeking to deliver a critical programme of modernisation and upgrades across our IT network (DC, WLAN, LAN & WAN), server infrastructure, and wider desktop refresh.
The Network Delivery Team is responsible for the design and delivery of all network infrastructure services to the Trust. These services include:
- High-speed, highly available network services
- Network configuration & support services
- Firewall & security services
- Remote access services
We are seeking to supplement our current team with an energetic Network Engineer with strong network service skills. The successful individual will be involved in the delivery and support of a range of network service solutions and assist in the delivery of our programme of network technology modernisation.
Main duties of the job
- Supporting enterprise network infrastructure and services.
- Supporting the connectivity of enterprise wireless client devices.
- Supporting WAN connectivity to remote sites.
- Network management and administration, alerting and reporting using modern protocols.
- Assist in the development of network infrastructure services in line with the requirements of departmental policies, practices and documentation standards.
- To maintain, modify, and upgrade the Trust’s £8,000,000 network infrastructure in order to ensure it remains reliable and fit for purpose. This includes not only the main campus, but also the 40 smaller community sites around Sheffield.
To support the wider network team:
- To manage a wide spectrum of service requests to completion.
- To react and resolve incidents in a timely manner, assigned at the 3rd line through incident management.
- To manage and escalate incidents to third parties or internal specialists when appropriate.
- To perform service requests to agreed and documented standards.
To assist the Service Desk and Service Support Teams with all aspects of service transition, change management and release management in connection with the development and introduction of new network services.
To provide assistance to the Senior Network Engineers where required.
Where necessary, escalate issues to end users, third parties or senior members of the directorate.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or equivalent
- CCNA Accreditation
Desirable
- Experience of working in large enterprise network environments (NHS preferred)
- ITIL Foundation
- ECSE
Experience
Essential
- Extensive practical experience of working in a large enterprise IT environment (NHS preferred)
- Management of Incident and Service calls.
- Significant practical use of Ekahau Wireless Design software
Desirable
- Supporting and configuring a range of network products
- Good communication skills
- Scripting experience
Further Training
Desirable
Special Skills/Aptitudes
Essential
- Ability to analyse technical information and symptoms to troubleshoot the root cause of IT-related incidents
- Methodical and systematic in approach to all aspects of work
- Commitment to continued personal development
- Ability to interpret and communicate technical information to peers and to a non-technical audience
- Advanced keyboard skills
- Good communication skills
- Good documentation skills
- Ability to work unsupervised
- Ability to use own initiative appropriately
- Self Motivated
Desirable
- Interest and aptitude to develop skills in Python and other network-related scripting languages
- Good presentation skills
- Ability to determine and manage realistic deadlines
- Knowledge of formal problem-solving techniques
Other Factors
Essential
- Flexible approach to working and requirement to occasionally work unsociable hours in line with the needs of the service
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Closing Date: 26 April 2026
How to Apply;
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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