About the job

Job summary

Working as part of the IT Directorate, the Enterprise Systems team ensures effective operation, administration and maintenance of RBG Kew’s business-related systems on a daily basis providing almost 365 cover. The Analyst provides day-to-day support to User Groups across Kew as well as playing an integral part in the support of the back-end systems that underpin all the organisation's IT needs.

This is a 1-yr fixed term position. It is based at Kew Gardens, with the option of regular home working, subject to operational requirements.

You will be expected to cover 7.2h a day between 8am and 6pm with occasional out of hours projects that might require ad-hoc remote and/or on-site assistance. 

Job description

Essential Skills/Experience

- Working experience with enterprise LAN/WAN networks, Preferred Extreme Networks

- Working experience with firewalls. Preferred Palo-Alto 

- Working experience with monitoring tools, preferred Nagios 

- Working experience in troubleshooting, fault and performance debugging, diagnostics, and remediation 

- Knowledge of enterprise networking infrastructure architecture, configuration and troubleshooting  

Person specification

- Understanding of network design topologies: like OSPF, VPN, ISIS, etc 

- Good understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP and other network protocols 

- Good understanding of ISO/OSI model 

- Ability to use or onboard a wide variety of networking technologies. 

- Excellent written and oral communication skills; ability to collate and present information clearly and succinctly.  

Benefits

Our fantastic benefits package includes opportunities for continuous learning, a generous annual leave entitlement, flexible working to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance, an Employee Assistance Programme and other wellbeing support such as cycle to work scheme and discounted gym membership. We also offer a competitive pension, an employee discount scheme and free entry into a wide range of national museums and galleries, as well as access to our own beautiful gardens at Kew and Wakehurst.

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Selection process details

If you are interested in this position, please submit your application through the online portal, by clicking “Apply for this job”.

We are dedicated to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to interview disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post.

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Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.