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Job Title:  Infrastructure Engineer Salary: £26,999 - £34,788 (based on experience). Also additional payment for working an On-Call rota. Hours: 36.25 hours per week (Monday – Friday) Contract: Permanent, full-time Location: Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters 146 Bolton Road, Swinton, Manchester, M27 8US Closing date: Midnight 1st December 2019 Interviews will be held on: 12th and 13th December    Your role: Role Profile Greater Manchester Combined Authority are looking for an experienced Infrastructure Engineer. The successful candidate will have good knowledge of ICT Infrastructure, including the design, implementation, transition, support and documentation of new systems and services. You will be heavily involved in the day to day business as usual work relating to the ICT Infrastructure, including such tasks as building and administering servers, maintaining the virtual and physical server backups, configuring and responding to alerts, providing support to the 1st and 2nd line teams, working on support incidents and requests. Plus, the general maintenance and administration of the Infrastructure toolset. There will be an expectation for you to divide your time up to work on small, medium and large projects when required. Examples of upcoming and current projects include: an Office 365 migration, a SharePoint Online migration, a desktop refresh, a multi-site DMZ implementation, a MFD refresh and a Windows 10 migration. The job is based on a salary of £26,999 - £30,507 (F Grade) or £31,371 - £34,788 (G Grade) which will be offered based on experience. There is also an On-Call rota you would be able to join that includes an additional payment of around £4,000 per year. The authority also offers a ‘Flexible working scheme’, more details of this can be provided. About you: You will have: Been educated to degree level or have proven relevant experience within ICT Infrastructure Proven experience working within a 2nd and 3rd line support team Proven experience of technical research, design, implementation, transition and support across a wide range of technologies. Proven experience of building, managing and maintaining a virtual and physical server infrastructure, including web servers The ability to provide 3rd line technical support to the organisation with the ability to act as the ‘last line’ of internal technical support for the organisation, working with technology vendors and 3rd party support teams when required A good proven understanding of cloud technology and web facing infrastructure Proven experience leading on project work relating to Infrastructure An understanding of IG and ICT security standards Proven experience managing and administering a broad technical infrastructure toolset The ability to produce or improve documentation to a high standard to support newly implemented Infrastructure solutions The ability to transition new solutions in an effective and well documented way to others within the support teams The Ability to demonstrate a good knowledge of administering, enterprise class, Microsoft based technology covering a number of the following key areas: o   Exchange On-Prem and Online o   System Center Configuration Manager o   System Center Operations Manager o   IIS Server o   ADFS, WAP and routing and remote access o   O365 o   All current and supported Windows Server and Workstation Operating Systems o   Identity Management o   Direct Access o   Print Server o   Azure o   In-depth experience of AD-DS and Group policy o   Data Protection Manager   Good proven experience of backup and DR technologies Good proven knowledge and experience of web facing infrastructure, TCP/IP, VPN, DNS, DMZ, etc Excellent proven knowledge of VMware and NetApp technology, including VMware 6.5 and ‘Data on Tap’ The ability to work and respond quickly to the pressures of a fast paced and diverse organisation that is embracing multi-agency working and becoming highly collaborative Experience managing incidents/requests passed over from the Service Desk, providing first class technical support/solutions and escalating calls where appropriate, working within an ITIL environment   The following will be an advantage:     Some understanding of the Agile or PRINCE2 Project methodologies Some experience creating low and high level technical design documents Experience administering a Solarwinds monitoring platform Some experience with LAN/WAN technologies Experience using network load balancers and understanding of Cisco and or Palo Alto technology, including firewall administration and switching Experience administering the security of systems; ensure they comply with existing organisational standards considering the Data Protection Act and any other relevant legislation   About us: The Digital Services team manage and support the Greater Manchester Combined Authority’s ICT infrastructure technology and systems environment. We: Lead the Digital, Data and Technology function and strategy for GMCA Set and enforce standards for digital services including considerations of data security Help the business to choose the right solution and technology, keeping the context of partnership in mind Provide guidance and advice for consistent, coherent, high quality digital services Support North West Fire Control who provide a service to GMFRS as well as Cheshire, Lancashire and Cumbria. We employ around 38 staff, mostly based in Fire and Rescue Services HQ, 146 Bolton Road in Swinton. We also support the GMCA HQ at Churchgate house, Oxford Street, Manchester and 47 Fire stations, Training Centres and Data Centres across greater Manchester. For an informal discussion about the role please contact Ben Lancaster ( lancasterb@manchesterfire.gov.uk ) As an employer, the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) is made up of a number of key Greater Manchester strategic functions and service providers including; Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS); waste; environment; work and skills; research; public sector reform; police, crime and criminal justice; homelessness; the Greater Manchester Ageing Hub and the Commissioning Hub.   We value the diversity of our employees, and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects our diverse communities across Greater Manchester. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals, irrespective of people's age, disability, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. We have guidance in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability. The GMCA is an Equal Opportunities Employer and we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation To find out more about working for us please click here  https://www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/   Employees on the redeployment register will be given priority for any vacancies in the first instance. If employees are identified as a match from the register then the vacancy may be withdrawn or put on hold pending an outcome.

Deputy Security Adviser Ofgem is committed to making a positive difference for energy consumers through effective regulation of the market and close working with suppliers to ensure sustainable energy for consumers and businesses in the UK. Job Description   Background and role Working closely with the security colleagues and UK Intelligence Community, you will understand the key threats to the department and wider government and use this information to assess the risks to departmental business. You will support senior security colleagues to determine how to manage security risks affecting all business areas. Building a network of security contacts across the organisation and working closely with and advising staff in your department’s technology, HR and estates teams to ensure their security needs are met.  You will act as liaison and intelligent customer, supporting senior security colleagues in owning and requesting the delivery of critical security services from a central hub (Cluster Security Unit) and actively engaging to ensure service standards are maintained. You will build a network of Security Business Partners across the department to ensure that local security advice is available as needed so that projects and services consider security from the outset. With your expertise we can be sure that the security needs of the department will be met. You will play an important role in delivering education and awareness among colleagues to make sure that security is embedded holistically across the organisation as an important part of everyone’s day-to-day role. We are aiming to recruit people from diverse backgrounds to make sure we have a wide range of skills to strengthen our security capability across government. We value the fact that our different backgrounds, cultures, genders, experiences and ways of working create a more effective team. Each one of us has a part to play in helping government to keep the UK secure. The most important aspect of the requirement is that candidates have a good understanding of, or keen interest in, security of government assets and people. If you have a passion for security and are driven by the challenge of leading through influence, at both the strategic and operational levels of security, this role is for you. This challenge is likely to be simulating and unique in many ways. If you are keen to expand your skills and experience in the sector, we can offer the training you need to support your development. Your key responsibilities will include: Supporting senior security staff in acting as an intelligent customer, requesting services from the Cluster Security Unit and supporting the Chief Security Officer through governance structures to ensure the security requirements of your department are being met; Providing support in monitoring the services delivered by the Cluster Security Unit to ensure they meet the agreed service level defined in the Service Level Agreements. Review of Service Level Agreements to ensure the services provided meet the needs of the department; Providing advice to colleagues on departmental security issues, including the management of security risks; Delivering education and awareness training on security matters to staff across the organisation; Being a role model for the security community and modelling Civil Service values to foster and develop the profession across government; Acting as a security professional, championing and sharing best practice through the community and embedding government security culture within the department, across technology, operations and suppliers. You must demonstrate that you have recent and relevant skills and experience in: Understanding of security and risk, as well as a willingness to develop knowledge in these areas as appropriate whilst recognising future risks and strategically planning to mitigate them; Experience of engaging, advising and influencing at all levels of an organisation whilst projecting credibility and self-assurance; Ability to form excellent relationships within your department and with the wider security community;  It would also be beneficial if you demonstrate any of the following skills or experience:  Experience of managing contracts and acting as an intelligent customer; Background in cyber security, physical security, personnel security, technology, risk management or data professions.  Security clearance:  The successful candidate will need to hold Developed Vetting (DV) security clearance or be willing to undergo the process.  Competencies We’ll assess you against these competencies during the selection process: Collaborating and partnering Establish relationships with a range of stakeholders to support delivery of business outcomes; Readily share resources to support higher priority work, showing pragmatism and support for the shared goals of the organisation; Act as a team player, investing time to generate a common focus and genuine team spirit.  Achieving Commercial Outcomes Work with colleagues to engage effectively and intelligently with delivery partners in order to define and/or improve service delivery; Seeing the Big Picture Be alert to emerging issues and trends which might impact or benefit your own and the team’s work Leading and communicating Communicate in a straightforward, honest and engaging manner with all stakeholders and stand ground when needed; Continually communicate with staff, helping to clarify goals and activities and the links between these and Departmental strategy. Delivering at pace Regularly monitor work against milestones or targets and act promptly to keep work on track and maintain performance   To apply, please go to: https://ofgemli.webitrent.com/ofgemli_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC106GF.display_srch_all?WVID=57179634Hs     Closing date: 20th August 2018.  Ofgem is an equal opportunities employer. Protecting consumers and powering the future of the energy debate.