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On behalf of the Cabinet Office, we are looking for a Senior Network Specialist  Inside IR35 for a four month contract based Hybrid London.

SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be willing & eligible to undergo checks. Please note, due to the exceptional requirements of this position (short-term nature of this role and speed at which we require a postholder in situ) preference may be given to candidates who meet all of the essential criteria and hold active SV clearance. 

The Cabinet Office supports the Prime Minister and ensures the effective running of government. The Cabinet Office is also the corporate headquarters for the government, in partnership with HM Treasury, and takes the lead in certain critical policy areas. More information about the Cabinet Office can be found on its website at: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/cabinet-office

As a Senior Network Specialist, your main responsibilities will be:

Essential:

Demonstrable knowledge and experience in LAN and Wireless LAN networking,

preferably with equipment from a range of different product vendors

● Demonstrable knowledge and experience in WAN networking using BGP, OSPF.

● Demonstrable experience and hands-on experience on the administration of Wireless

and Wired networks

● Demonstrable experience and hands-on experience on the administration of security

devices such as VPN Gateways and clients, Firewalls and Unified Threat

Management Devices.

● Demonstrable knowledge of networking concepts and technologies and proven

experience of network implementation and operation.

● Strong demonstrable proven problem solving and analytical skills in a fast paced,

multidisciplinary digital/technology environment.

● Flexibility to work weekends and evenings as required

● Demonstrable experience in the delivery of secure enterprise networking and the

secure configuration of LANs, WLANs and WANs.

● Experience of change management processes

● Professional skills including excellent customer relationship and stakeholder

management skills, with the ability to engage with and gain the confidence of

colleagues at all levels.

● Understanding of Juniper, Palo Alto, Cisco and Fortinet Firewalls, Routing and

Switching.

● Demonstrable knowledge of encryption solutions such as PKI and IPSec.

● Technical experience supporting and administering

● Cybersecurtiy awareness and understanding.

● SC clearance required

Desirable:

Experience of working in an agile environment.

● Use of Cloud-based systems and platforms.

● Substantial configuration and maintenance experience with Palo Alto, Fortigate and

Cisco ASA security devices.

● Substantial configuration and maintenance experience with Cisco and Juniper

switches.

● Substantial configuration and maintenance experience with Extreme and Cisco

wireless LAN controllers and wireless access points.

● Strong understanding of encryption protocols and cipher suites.

Deliverables

● Change requests for network changes

● Network changes as required on the current network - could include changes to any

of the network, network devices and UTM devices.

● Documented configuration for network devices

● Contribution to the new network design documents.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident 

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, The Cabinet Office guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Covenant

The Cabinet Office guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".