AMS PSR

On behalf of HSE, we are looking for a Network Specialist Inside IR35 for a 6 months contract based REMOTE

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 SC clearance. 

At the Health and Safety Executive, we believe everyone has the right to come home safe and well from their job. Our mission is to prevent work-related death, injury, and ill health.

Our roots stretch back to 1833. The modern HSE is an independent regulator with a wide reach across many employment sectors. Using world leading science, we have helped protect millions of people from devasting injury and suffering through our diverse regulatory activities.

We concentrate effort on the most serious risks, targeting industries with the greatest hazards, and sectors with the worst risk management record. We hold people to account where we have to, and we are firm but fair when using our legal powers. We also provide support to businesses through free guidance and advice tailored to business needs. By giving them the confidence to manage risks sensibly, we boost productivity, support the economy, and contribute to a fairer society. We work hard to help maintain an effective regulatory framework, playing our part in providing proportionate and accountable legal requirements.

The world of work is always changing. We use science to understand these changes. And that understanding helps us all prepare for the workplaces of tomorrow... so Great Britain continues to be one of the safest and best places to work and do business.

As a Network Specialist your main responsibilities will be:

This post is a new vacancy in the Network & Telephony team, created to meet a short-term need to strengthen the internal team and help deliver specific elements of a challenging workload. We require an experienced network engineer backfill for an engineer in HSE’s Networks & Telephony team who has been seconded to a major WAN replacement project.

The role will involve queue management, 2nd and 3rd line incident and problem resolution, and request fulfilment. The role will also involve contributions to delivery of work packages connected to major and minor change initiatives and projects.

The role will involve occasional travel to the candidate’s nominated local office and less frequent travel to

Key Responsibilities

• Attendance at daily standup.
• Monitoring the Networks & Telephony team’s Incident & Request queues
• Resolving incidents, fulfilling requests, and updating customers
• Contribution to delivery of work packages connected to major and minor changes

Essential Skills & Criteria

• CCNA
• Working in Network & Telephony teams managing Incident and Request queues
• Switch configuration and management (Cisco/Meraki desirable)
• Firewall configuration and management (Cisco/Palo Alto desirable)
• Experience managing telephony solutions

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, HSE 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 / Commitment

HSE 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".