Network Engineer

Reference: 26-33098

Job title:

Network Engineer Directorate:
Corporate Services Service:
Information Technology and Transformation Closing date: 16/10/2026 10:00 Job type/

Hours:

Permanent Salary: £38,510 - £40,444 a year Pay Scale: S4 Location(s):
Caernarfon

Gwynedd Council offers an attractive employment package. Gwynedd Council operates internally through the medium of Welsh, and offers all its services bilingually. The applicant will be required to reach the linguistic level noted as one of the essential skills in the Person Specification. We encourage everyone who applies for a job with Gwynedd Council to submit job applications in Welsh or bilingually.

(Applications submitted in English only or Welsh only will always be treated equally, but we ask applicants to consider carefully what the linguistic requirements of the job in question is and if it would be more appropriate to submit an application in Welsh.) For further information about this post please contact Gwyn Jones on davidgwynjonesw.cymru or Interview date to be confirmed.

Application forms are available from Support Service, Gwynedd Council, Council Offices, Caernarfon, LL55 1SH
Tel:
Email:
Swyddiw.cymru Closing date: 10:00 AM, 16/10/2026 Information Pack Corporate Services -

• Able to work independently & as a part of a team
• Able to continually update and obtain skills as industry moves forward
• Needs to be self-starting, and able to make decisions on an individual and team level
• Full and current UK driving licence

• Degree educated (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline
• Professional qualification
• CISCO CCNA, CCNP certification or equivalent
• Professional officer with extensive experience in commissioning, support and maintenance of networks
• Is a technical authority / expert on a specific field
• Experience in infrastructure analysis and design
• Experience of developing and maintaining policies and procedures
• Experience of supporting some of the major IT systems used by the Council

• Knowledge of IT infrastructure, hardware, operating systems, wide area/local networks etc
• Detailed knowledge of routers, switches, Wi-Fi equipment and the skills required to configure, implement, and maintain these technologies
• Aware of developments in the area of expertise
• Being able to solve problems rationally
• Strong documentation skills, and the ability to create reports to a technically and non-technical audience
• The knowledge and skills required to configure, implement and support firewalls
• Knowledge of TCP/IP, Routing and switching protocols including OSPF, BGP, IP VOIP (Voice over IP)
• SNMP network monitoring systems
• Expertise in setting up, configuring and maintaining Microsoft Windows Server, Linux, Infrastructure Management and Monitoring Systems, Disaster Recovery / Business Continuity Technologies

• Listening and Speaking
  - Intermediate
• Able to maintain a fluent conversation on a number of various everyday subjects, and discuss cases involving the field of work
• Able to follow a discussion in Welsh, in Clear Welsh, on familiar matters relating to the post
• Able to contribute to the conversation and answer questions
• Reading and Understanding
  - Intermediate
• Understand everyday correspondence on familiar issues at work
• Understand longer reports in Clear Welsh and be able to pick up the main points (help may be required with the vocabulary)
• Writing
  - Intermediate
• Able to write letters for a specific purpose, e-mails and short reports in Welsh and English, using vocabulary and simple phrases that are familiar to the field of work (They will need to be checked before being sent out)

• Purpose of the post
• Responsible for the design, expansion,…