Role Description

Help deliver campus network services to a world-class teaching and research workplace

Our campus network and data centres are multi-million pound business critical assets, underpinning almost every activity undertaken by our University community. The Network & Data Centres Team plays a vital role in deploying and maintaining a diverse and complex digital environment that supports thousands of students, researchers and staff.

As we are investing in our people, technologies and services, you're looking to build on your existing experience or take the next step in your career - here you'll have the opportunity to develop your expertise within a supportive, collaborative and forward-thinking team.

About The Team

As part of the Network & Data Centres Team within IT Services, you will report to the Network Engineer - Operations Coordinator and will help operate and maintain our campus network and data centres which includes:

• 8,000 network devices, including more than 5,000 wifi access points




• 70,000 wired outlets and over 25,000 concurrent wifi connections at peak (and growing)
• More than 300 wiring centres, connected by many kilometres of optical fibre infrastructure
• Two on campus data centres, hosting business critical platforms and services

We are undertaking an ambitious modernisation programme for our data centres and campus network. Could you play a leading role in helping us realise that ambition?

What You'll Be Doing

Your responsibilities will include:

• Deploying and maintaining our campus-wide network and data centre infrastructure
• Working closely with other teams in IT Services and from across the wider University
• Developing and nurturing relationships with strategic external delivery partners
• Leading on the operational activities in our campus data centres
• Providing technical guidance and advice to colleagues and stakeholders.
• Maintaining accurate documentation, standards and operational processes.

About You

We're

📌 Network Engineer (Wangoi)
🏢 University of York
📍 Wangoi