The Infrastructure and Security team at Canterbury City Council are looking for a Network and Infrastructure Engineer to join them.

Are you an experienced IT professional with skills in networking, server management and cloud services? If so, come and join us and take the opportunity to help shape our IT services as we modernise our digital infrastructure and migrate services to the cloud.

What’s in it for you?

A salary of £43,832.44 to £49,200.82 per annum

Cost of living pay award negotiated annually as a salary increase

Flexible, hybrid working - we understand the importance of a good work-life balance

We offer a generous annual leave entitlement! You’ll receive 23days annual leave which increases with service, plus bank holidays, plus 3 given days which are usually used over the Christmas period when our main offices are closed. You’ll also have the option to buy more annual leave.

We do not work on bank holidays

A fantastic local government pension scheme

We’ll support and encourage your career by providing excellent opportunities for training and development, as well as cover a Professional Body Membership fee where needed for the role

Employee perks, including multiple retailer and lifestyle discounts to help you get the most out of your money and enjoy your free time

An easier commute: free use of Canterbury’s Park and Ride, flexi bus tickets, and a cycle to work scheme

Stay healthy: Access to free counselling, advice and webinars through our employee assistance programme, as well as contributions to the cost of flu jabs.

About this job

This role will play a key part in the ongoing maintenance of our existing network and infrastructure, and the modernisation of our technology and tools.

Here’s what you’ll get up to:

Design, implement, operate and maintain network and infrastructure services that support the council’s digital and technology platforms.

Support and contribute to the ongoing modernisation of the infrastructure estate, including cloud‑hosted platforms, identity‑led access models and SaaS integration.

Build, configure and maintain infrastructure components across cloud, networking, identity, endpoint and core platform services.

Operate and support infrastructure services in line with agreed standards, security controls and architectural direction.

Participate in the delivery of infrastructure and platform change activity, including upgrades, migrations, improvements and decommissioning of legacy services.

Monitor the health, performance, availability and resilience of infrastructure services, taking action to resolve issues and prevent recurrence.

Support disaster recovery, backup and resilience arrangements, including documentation, testing and continuous improvement.

Working pattern

Monday to Friday, excluding bank holidays

Full time, permanent contract (37 hours per week)

The team operates a flexible hybrid working model. Normally you will be in the office at least once per week, but this may vary depending on the team’s workload and the projects you’re working on. We recognise the benefits of smarter working practices that enable us to maximise productivity.

Occasionally, you might need to work out of hours for system maintenance or upgrades.

About you

Your knowledge

Strong practical knowledge of modern infrastructure and networking technologies, including cloud platforms, virtualisation, networking and identity services.

Strong working knowledge of Microsoft cloud technologies, particularly Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365, and their use in enterprise environments.

Strong understanding of cloud and software‑defined networking concepts, connectivity, segmentation and access control.

Strong knowledge of identity, authentication and access controls as core components of infrastructure design.

Strong understanding of infrastructure security principles, including secure configuration, monitoring and resilience.

Your experience

Experience supporting infrastructure services through change, including upgrades, migrations and platform transitions.

Ability to diagnose and resolve complex infrastructure and networking issues.

Experience working within structured change, incident and problem management processes.

Ability to work collaboratively within a technical team and across service boundaries.

Your qualifications

Degree‑level education in a relevant technical discipline or equivalent practicalexperience in a network or infrastructure engineering environment.

So, if this Network and Infrastructure Engineer job opportunity in Canterbury looks right for you, please apply today! Simply click the “Apply Online” button and create your account to begin your application.

For an informal chat to find out more about the role or what it’s like to work in Canterbury City Council’s IT team, please contact Sam Bradley by email on sam.bradley@canterbury.gov.uk. Sam is our Senior Network and Infrastructure Engineer and very much welcomes your email.

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Our diversity strengthens our ability to serve the diverse communities we support through our work.

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