About the job

Jisc is the UK digital, data and technology agency focused on tertiary education, research, and innovation. We are a not-for-profit organisation with a big ambition to improve lives through education and research by providing hardware, software, and networking solutions. Our talented people bring their own unique skills and experience to empower our members and customers with the technology they need to succeed. Take your next career step with us and you can make a real difference to the education and research sectors.About the role:The security team, part of Group CTO, protects UK Education and Research against a wide range of cyber security threats, supporting our members and customers in improving their digital resilience. You will be responsible for the maintenance and development of platforms and applications supporting the work of the cybersecurity function, including patching and monitoring. You will also assist in the monitoring and auditing of all systems to ensure all systems are performing and optimised to ensure that services are meeting the needs of the business and our members, whilst providing second line troubleshooting and support to users of services hosted on the platform. We are looking for someone with a background in enterprise network administration with experience of managing network devices both via CLI and using automation technologies. A solid understanding of the protocols and technologies that support a network – including DHCP, DNS, NTP and RADIUS - will also be key. Any experience working with Linux would be an advantage.