IT - Network and Infrastructure Engineer

The Infrastructure and Security team at Canterbury City Council are looking for a Network and Infrastructure Engineer to join them.

Are you an experienced IT professional with skills in networking, server management and cloud services? If so, come and join us and take the opportunity to help shape our IT services as we modernise our digital infrastructure and migrate services to the cloud.

• A salary of £43,832.44 to £49,200.82 per annum
• Cost of living pay award negotiated annually as a salary increase
• Flexible, hybrid working - we understand the importance of a good work-life balance
• We offer a generous annual leave entitlement!
  
  You’ll receive 23 days annual leave which increases with service, plus bank holidays,plus 3 given days which are usually used over the Christmas period when our main offices are closed. You’ll also have the option to buy more annual leave.
• We do not work on bank holidays
• A fantastic local government pension scheme
• We’ll support and encourage your career by providing excellent opportunities for training and development, as well as cover a Professional Body Membership fee where needed for the role
• Employee perks, including multiple retailer and lifestyle discounts to help you get the most out of your money and enjoy your free time
• An easier commute: free use of Canterbury’s Park and Ride, flexi bus tickets, and a cycle to work scheme
• Stay healthy:
  Access to free counselling, advice and webinars through our employee assistance programme, as well as contributions to the cost of flu jabs.

This role will play a key part in the ongoing maintenance of our existing network and infrastructure, and the modernisation of our technology and tools.

• Design, implement, operate and maintain network and infrastructure services that support the council’s digital and technology platforms.
• Support and contribute to the ongoing modernisation of the infrastructure estate, including cloud ‑ hosted platforms, identity ‑ led access models and SaaS integration.
• Build, configure and maintain infrastructure components across cloud, networking, identity, endpoint and core platform services.
• Operate and support infrastructure services in line with agreed standards, security controls and architectural direction.
• Participate in the delivery of infrastructure and platform change activity, including upgrades, migrations, improvements and decommissioning of legacy services.
• Monitor the health, performance, availability and resilience of infrastructure services, taking action to resolve issues and prevent recurrence.
• Support disaster recovery, backup and resilience arrangements, including documentation, testing and continuous improvement.

• Monday to Friday, excluding bank holidays
• Full time, permanent contract (37 hours per week)
• The team operates a flexible hybrid working model. Normally you will be in the office at least once per week, but this may vary depending on the team’s workload and the projects you’re working on. We recognise the benefits of smarter working practices that enable us to maximise productivity.
• Occasionally, you might need to work out of hours for system maintenance or upgrades.

• Strong practical knowledge of modern infrastructure and networking technologies, including cloud platforms, virtualisation, networking and identity services.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft cloud technologies, particularly Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365, and their use in enterprise environments.
• Strong understanding of cloud and software ‑ defined networking concepts, connectivity, segmentation and access control.
• Strong knowledge of identity, authentication and access…