48731 - Network Architecture Team Lead

The national salary range is £50,427 - £59,000, London salary range is £54,274 - £63,500. Your salary will be dependent on your base location
Total pay in the range of '£50,001 to £60,000, £60,001 and over' are subject to capability, skills and experience. Salary may consist of base pay and a Recruitment and Retention Allowance (RRA)
1
12 Months
London, National
Birmingham , Glasgow , London, Nottingham , Sheffield
AXIS BIRMINGHAM, B1 1TG, BELGRAVE CENTRE FLOOR 1 NOTTINGHAM, NG1 5GG, NOMS DIGITAL STUDIO SHEFFIELD, Greenfield House, 32 Scotland Street, Sheffield, S3 7DQ, S3 7DQ, CICA Alexander Bain House, Glasgow, G2 8JQ, 10 SOUTH COLONNADE LONDON, E14 4PU
Grade 7
Grade 7
Permanent
Full Time
Digital

We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging. To find out more about how we do this visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice/about/equality-and-diversity.

Job Title: Network Architect Team Lead

Salary:

London 

£54,274- £80,250 which may include an allowance up to £25,976

National 

£50,427- £73,830 which may include an allowance up to £23,403

Contract type: Permanent

Grade: MoJ Band 7

Number of open roles: 1

Location: London, Birmingham, Nottingham, Sheffield, Glasgow.

Hours: 37 hours/week (42 hours incl. lunch

Working pattern: Full Time/Flexible Working

Introduction

The MoJ’s Technology Operations team at  MoJ Digital & Technology is transforming the ability for the department to support technology services, by providing technology services hosted both in the public cloud and in our on-premise datacentres.  The value the team delivers is multiplied across over a hundred services that make the justice system better for users. To help picture you life at MoJ D&T  please take a look at our blog and our Digital & Technology strategy.

The Role

The role will work collaboratively with colleagues across Technology Services and build strong relationships with Service Owners, Information Security, Customer Service Operational Teams, Project Managers and other key stakeholders.  You will lead the design and support of all new networking projects to deploy a modern network for the MoJ.

You will take ownership and lead the build, maintain and support function to provide user-centred systems to serve a variety of government needs.  Be responsible for automating the deployment of systems that follow standard patterns, or components of systems that are more complex. Manage infrastructure for multiple environments through code and build tools to automate infrastructure management tasks.

The role will provide a dedicated 3LS support function, dealing with service requests and tickets and be part of a team responding to major incidents.  Occasionally participate in support during Out of Hours (OoH) (for which you’ll be paid an allowance and further payment when dealing with incidents).  Share knowledge of tools and techniques with the wider team and community, growing awareness, inclusivity and balance. You will ensure strategic management of a varied stakeholder community and manage large scale project activity and resources.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status.

Capabilities 

You may be fit for this role if you:

  • Have designed, implemented and supported infrastructure services to a user base in excess of 10,000 spread across a large number of sites.
  • Support and troubleshoot the end to end life cycle for core LAN/WAN and Networking infrastructure services that underpin an effective and efficient MoJ.   
  • Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of automation tooling and DevOps ways of working to deliver reliable, effective and efficient infrastructure platforms that meet the evolving needs of the MoJ.
  • Work both with outsourced suppliers and MOJ’s internal infrastructure teams to ensure that services are delivered effectively and aligned with the infrastructure roadmap.
  • Lead internal teams and provide supervision and coaching to colleagues
  • Provide technical expertise and escalation support for the frontline operational team where required, assisting in the resolution of faults and queries.
  • Proven ability to support enterprise-class multi-vendor network and communications solutions, with advanced knowledge and expertise across a wide range of switching and routing technologies including:
  • Wide Area Technologies – Internet, SD-WAN, MPLS
  • Network Routing / Switching - Cisco, Juniper, Aruba
  • Network Firewalls – Palo Alto, Fortinet, Cisco ASA
  • Wireless Technologies - Cisco Meraki, Juniper Mist, Aruba
  • Load Balancing - F5 BIG-IP
  • SIEM – SolarWinds, Splunk, GrayLog or Bluecoat Solera
  • Cloud Networking - Azure / AWS / GCP exposure is essential
  • Accreditation at “Expert” level in one or more of the disciplines (eg CCIE,
  • JNCIE, PCNSE, AWS Advanced Networking)
  • Produce documented root cause analysis for service incidents, working with problem management teams, manufacturers and vendors to identify remedial actions as necessary.
  • Perform proactive reviews of the current architecture and configuration to ensure best security practices and standards are applied at all times. 
  • Contribute to the development and improvement of current operational processes and documentation or creation if they currently don’t exist.  
  • Demonstrable knowledge and experience of using automation and DevOps tools such as Kubernetes, Ansible, Python, Terraform, Git, Concourse, Jenkins, or Azure DevOps
  • Demonstrable experience and knowledge implementing and supporting Infrastructure Services such as DHCP, DNS, IPAM, Active Directory, Azure Active Directory and Single Sign On solutions such as OKTA.
  • Excellent awareness of Network and Information Security best practice and significant experience of working with multiple stakeholders to design compliant solutions that balance the need for Security against business dynamism. 
  • Have worked with public cloud providers such as Azure/AWS Cloud in a production system.
  • Experience defining a solution using configuration management tools 
  • Have expert knowledge of monitoring and proactive alerts
  • Enjoy learning and helping others (Working Together)
  • Hold yourself and others to a high standard (Leadership)
  • Solve problems in a systematic way (Delivering at pace) 

Technical Skill

Coding. You can interact, read code, write HTML and carry out baseline repair activities. (Relevant skill level: working)

IT infrastructure. You design, implement, administer and support infrastructure technologies, solutions and services such as: computing, storage, networking, physical infrastructures, software, COTS and open source software packages and solutions, and virtual and cloud computing, including PaaS, SaaS. (Relevant skill level: practitioner)

Information security. You have an appreciation of information security, designing solutions and services with security controls embedded, specifically engineered as mitigation against security threats as a core part of the solutions and services. (Relevant skill level: practitioner)

Modern standards approach. You have a deep understanding of and can apply the most appropriate modern standards and practices. You can take responsibility for coaching and guiding others. (Relevant skill level: expert)

Ownership and initiative. You take accountability for issues that occur and are proactive in searching for potential problems. You achieve excellent user outcomes. (Relevant skill level: practitioner)

Problem solving. You ensure that the right actions are taken to investigate, resolve and anticipate problems. You coordinate the team to investigate problems, implement solutions and take preventative measures. (Relevant skill level: practitioner)

Service focus. You see the bigger picture by taking groups of services, investigating how to get the best of underlying services. (Relevant skill level: practitioner)

Systems design. You can design systems characterised by high levels of risk, impact, and business or technical complexity. You control system design practice within an enterprise or industry architecture. You influence industry-based models for the development of new technology applications. You develop effective implementation and procurement strategies, consistent with business needs. You ensure adherence to relevant technical strategies, policies, standards and practices. (Relevant skill level: practitioner)

Systems integration. You establish standards and procedures across a service product life cycle including the development product life cycle and ensure that practitioners adhere to this. You manage resources to ensure that the systems integration function works effectively. (Relevant skill level: expert)

Technical understanding. You have a deep understanding of the technical concepts required for the role and understand how these fit into the wider technical landscape. (Relevant skill level: practitioner)

Testing. You hold responsibility for managing testing activities within development or integration activities. You manage risks and can take preventative action when risks become unacceptable. You manage customer relations. (Relevant skill level: practitioner)

Troubleshooting and problem resolution. You can use lateral thinking to break a problem down into its component parts in order to identify and diagnose root causes. You can troubleshoot and identify problems across different technology capabilities including computing, storage, networking, physical infrastructure, software, COTS and open source software. (Relevant skill level: practitioner)

You will value:

Continuous learning and development, and building the capability of the wider team, being inclusive, supportive, inquisitive and responsible (MoJ D&T core values) working with integrity, honesty, objectivity and impartiality (Civil Service core values)

If this feels like an exciting challenge, something you are enthusiastic about, and want to join our team please read on and apply.

  • 37 hours per week and flexible working options including working from home, working part-time, job sharing, or working compressed hours.
  • We are committed to nurturing our staff and provide lots of training and development opportunities with learning platforms such as: Linux Academy, O’Reilly, Pluralsight, Microsoft Learning, Civil Service Learning, GDS Academy, etc.
  • 10% dedicated time to learning and development with a budget of £1000 a year per person
  • Generous civil service pension based on defined benefit scheme, with employer contributions of 26-30% depending on salary.
  • 25 days leave (plus bank holidays) and 1 privilege day usually taken around the Queens’ birthday. 5 additional days of leave once you have reached 5 years of service.
  • Compassionate maternity, adoption, and shared parental leave policies, with up to 26 weeks leave at full pay, 13 weeks with partial pay, and 13 weeks further leave. And maternity support/paternity leave at full pay for 2 weeks, too!
  • Wellbeing support including access to the Calm app. 
  • Nurturing professional and interpersonal networks including those for Careers & Childcare, Gender Equality, PROUD and SPIRIT
  • Bike loans up to £2500 and secure bike parking (subject to availability and location)
  • Season ticket loans, childcare vouchers and eye-care vouchers.
  • 5 days volunteering paid leave.
  • Free membership to BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT.
  • Some offices may have a subsidised onsite Gym.

How to Apply

Candidates must submit CV which describes how you meet the requirements set out in the Person Specification above. A covering letter would also be ideal but not essential.

In D&T, we recruit using a combination of the Digital, Data and Technology Capability and Success Profiles Frameworks. We will assess your Experience, Technical Skills and the following Behaviours during the assessment process:

  • Working together
  • Leadership
  • Delivery at pace
  • Managing a quality service 

Your application will be reviewed and sifted against the Person Specification above by a diverse panel. 

Successful candidates who meet the required standard will then be invited to a 1-hour panel interview held via video conference.

Should we receive a high volume of applications, a pre-sift based on technical experience  will be conducted prior to the sift.

Further Information

Please review the following Terms & Conditions which set out the way we recruit and provide further information related to the role.

If you have any questions please feel free to contact recruitment@digital.justice.gov.uk

DDaT

20/10/2021, 23:55 hours.

If you require any assistance please call 0845 241 5359 (Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm) or e mail Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com Please quote the job reference - 48731.
Security Clearance (SC)

To apply for roles in MOJ you will need to confirm your employment history for at least 3 years prior to the date of application so that pre-employment checks (BPSS) can be undertaken. If you have spent significant time abroad (a total of 6 months in the past 3 years) you would be required to give a reasonable account of the reasons why. 

For some roles you will be required to successfully complete National Security Vetting at Counter Terrorism (CTC), Security Clearance (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV) level as a condition of appointment. To meet CTC/SC/DV requirements you will normally need to have been resident in the UK for at least 3/5/10 years prior to the date of application (The level of checks that are required are stated in the advert).

If you do not meet the above requirements, you may still be considered if, for example:

  • You've been serving overseas with HM Forces or in some other official capacity as a representative of HM Government
  • You were studying abroad
  • You were living overseas with parents

In such cases you will need to be able to provide referee cover for the period(s) of residence overseas. The duration of overseas residence and the country of abode will also be taken into account.

Success Profiles will enable a fairer and more inclusive method of recruitment by enabling us to assess the range of experiences, abilities, strengths, behaviours and technical/professional skills required for different roles. This flexible approach to recruitment focuses more on finding the right candidate for the specific role. To find out more about Success Profiles to support your application please click here for further guidance.

if you feel that your application has not been treated in line with the Civil Service Recruitment Principles, please contact SSCL (Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com) in the first instance

We have provided detail of the assessment stages and areas being assessed to help you prepare for completing your application form, and to advise of what will be assessed following this, if you successfully pass the application stage.


Application form stage assessments

Wide Area Technologies – Internet, SD-WAN, MPLS
Network Routing / Switching - Cisco, Juniper, Aruba
Network Firewalls – Palo Alto, Fortinet, Cisco ASA
Wireless Technologies - Cisco Meraki, Juniper Mist, Aruba - 250 word limit
Technical automation tooling and DevOps ways of working experience of using automation and DevOps tools such as Kubernetes, Ansible, Python, Terraform, Git, Concourse, Jenkins, or Azure DevOps - 250 word limit

Interview stage assessments

There is 1 interview stage for this vacancy.
Delivering at Pace
Leadership
Working Together
Technical automation tooling and DevOps ways of working experience of using automation and DevOps tools such as Kubernetes, Ansible, Python, Terraform, Git, Concourse, Jenkins, or Azure DevOps
Technical -Cloud Networking - Azure / AWS / GCP
JNCIE, PCNSE, AWS Advanced Networking)

A Great Place to Work for Veterans

The "Making the Civil Service a Great Place to work for veterans" initiative includes a guaranteed interview scheme to those who meet the minimum criteria to provide eligible former members of the Armed Forces with opportunities to secure rewarding jobs. Allowing veterans to continue to serve their country, and to bring highly skilled individuals with a broad range of experience into the Civil Service in an environment, which recognises and values your previous service in the Armed Forces.
For further details about the initiative and eligibility requirements visit : https://www.gov.uk/government/news/making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans

Redeployment Interview Scheme

Civil Service departments are expected to explore redeployment opportunities before making an individual redundant. The MoJ are committed, as part of the Redeployment Interview Scheme, to providing opportunities to those who are 'at risk of redundancy'.

MoJ are able to offer an interview to eligible candidates who meet the minimum selection criteria, except in a limited number of campaigns. Candidate's will not be eligible for the Redeployment Interview Scheme if they are applying on promotion.

For further information and to apply for this position please see the following link: https://app.jobvite.com/j?cj=o594gfwi&s=Civil_Service_jobs.

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

· UK nationals

· nationals of the Republic of Ireland

· nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK

· nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window) https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families

· nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)

· individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020

· Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window) https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules

This Vacancy is closed to applications.