IT Security Officer/Network Manager

Robert Half Technology is excited to be partnering with Radley College exclusively to recruit an experienced IT Security Officer/Network Manager to act as the Security and Network Subject Matter Expert within an established IT team.

The Company

Radley College is an independent boarding school of 765 boys situated in a stunning rural location five miles south of Oxford. Founded in 1847, the vision was to offer a different education from that offered by most public schools. We care about results in all areas of College life - we believe very much in the pursuit of excellence and have high expectations of ourselves and the boys - but care even more about the development of the character of each Radleian: culturally, emotionally and spiritually

The hallmark of Radley remains its warmth, generosity and kindness. It is an extraordinarily busy and vibrant place. Further information about the school may be found on our website.

The Role

We are looking to appoint a new IT Security Officer/Network Manager to join a highly technical and motivated IT team in a 'can do' department. The IT department is very much involved with all aspects of the school and its infrastructure. You will be involved in new tech projects and upgrades, as well as working on day-to-day issues. Working closely with the IT team you will be responsible to the IT Systems Manager. We are a small team of 7 looking after a user base of 1,300 over an 800-acre site that includes teaching, administration, residential home networking and leisure facilities.

Key responsibilities:

• Actively improve/advise/monitor all aspects of IT/Cyber security
• Management of Antivirus and other protection systems
• Management of Firewalls Assist in the infrastructure decisions within the College site
• Assist with the update/management of hardware and software
• Manage Backup/Restore procedures and systems
• Manage Networking Infrastructure Manage Wi-Fi Infrastructure Provide support dealing with incidents, daily checks, upgrades, changes, backup & monitoring
• Understand and improve monitoring infrastructure Assist other members of the IT team in the general support of systems and users

Key skills/experience:

• Firewalls, Antivirus, Email Protection Applications, Networking, Windows Systems, VMWare
• It would be an advantage to have previous experience of HP Networking, Aruba Wireless, ClearPass, Barracuda and Nessus.
• Have a good knowledge of Active Directory, Policies, PowerShell, and Scripting Jointly help with management of Microsoft 365 (development, configuration, maintenance)

Hours of work

This is a term time plus position, working the College's term dates (c 33 weeks per year) plus 5 days each term during the Christmas, Easter and Summer breaks. This is usually split between the start and finish of the school term.

• Monday to Friday 8:00 - 17:30 (term time)
• Saturdays 8:00 - 12:45 (on a rota basis approx. 2 Saturdays per term, 6 per year) Shared cover of emergency support (on call).

This support is 365/24 when you are on call. There is inevitably some flexibility required around working hours to fulfil the needs of the school. Responses to IT security incidents can be any time so a flexible attitude to support is needed.

On offer

• Competitive salary, according to skills and experience.
• Holidays - usual College holidays except as set out above. Where the school is in session on a bank holiday this forms a normal working day (usually only the first May bank holiday).
• College Sickness scheme.
• Pension - contributory group personal pension scheme.
• Death in service benefit (if a member of the pension scheme)
• Wellbeing - reduced membership of the school's sports centre and other sporting facilities, including a 9-hole golf course
• Employee Assistance programme
• Free meals during term time Electric car benefit scheme
• Professional development and training

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