Network Engineer: Sponsorship Available

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Job Summary

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust (STH) is one of the UK’s largest and most successful Foundation Trusts. Ensuring that STH has a resilient and safe operating platform for our critical services is at the heart of our Information and Technology Strategy. As part of meeting this objective we are seeking to deliver a critical programme of modernisation and upgrades across our IT network (DC, WLAN, LAN & WAN), server infrastructure and wider desktop refresh.

The Network Delivery Team is responsible for the design and delivery of all network infrastructure services to the Trust. These services include:

High speed, highly available network services

Network configuration & support services

Firewall & security services

Remote access services

We are seeking to supplement our current team with an energetic Network Engineer with strong network service skills. The successful individual will be involved in delivery and support of a range of network service solutions and assist in the delivery of our programme of network technology modernisation.

Main duties of the job

Supporting enterprise network infrastructure and services.

Supporting the connectivity of enterprise wireless client devices.

Supporting WAN connectivity to remote sites.

Network management and administration, alerting and reporting using modern protocols.

Assist in the development of network infrastructure services in line with the requirements of departmental policies, practices and documentation standards.

To maintain, modify and upgrade the Trust’s £8,000,000 network infrastructure in order to ensure it remains reliable and fit for purpose. This includes not only the main campus, but also the 40 smaller community sites around Sheffield.

To support the wider network team:

  • To manage a wide spectrum of service requests to completion.
  • To react and resolve incidents in a timely manner assigned at 3rd line through incident management.
  • To manage and escalate incidents to third parties or internal specialists when appropriate.
  • To perform service requests to agreed and documented standards.

To assist the Service Desk and Service Support Teams with all aspects of service transition, change management and release management in connection with the development and introduction of new network services.

To provide assistance to the Senior Network Engineers where required.

Where necessary, escalate issues to end users, third parties or senior members of the directorate.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree or equivalent
  • CCNA Accreditation

Desirable

  • Experience of working in large enterprise network environments (NHS preferable)
  • ITIL Foundation
  • ECSE

Experience

Essential

  • Extensive practical experience of working in a large enterprise IT environment (NHS preferable)
  • Management of Incident and Service calls.
  • Significant practical use of Ekahau Wireless Design software

Desirable

  • Supporting and configuring a range of network products
  • Good communication skills
  • Scripting experience

Further Training

Desirable

  • Customer Services

Special Skills/Aptitudes

Essential

  • Ability to analyse technical information and symptoms in order to troubleshoot the root cause of IT related incidents
  • Methodical and systematic in approach to all aspects of work
  • Commitment to continued personal development
  • Ability to interpret and communicate technical information to peers and to a non-technical audience
  • Advanced keyboard skills
  • Good communication skills
  • Good documentation skills
  • Ability to work unsupervised
  • Ability to use own initiative appropriately
  • Self Motivated

Desirable

  • Interest and aptitude to develop skills in Python and other network related scripting languages
  • Good presentation skills
  • Ability to determine and manage realistic deadlines
  • Knowledge of formal problem solving techniques

Other Factors

Essential

  • Flexible approach to working and requirement to occasionally work unsociable hours in line with the needs of the service

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 26 April 2026

To apply for this job please visit apps.trac.jobs.