Working Pattern: Hybrid—typically a couple of days a week in the office. Part-time or flexible arrangements are considered to support work-life balance. A fear of losing your current working flexibility shouldn't hinder you from applying for new opportunities, which is why we aim to match your existing flexible working arrangements where possible.
What We Offer:
* Holidays: 25 days holiday up to 30 days (depending on service)
* Pension: We know it is important to save for the future, that is why we will contribute up to 10%
* Maternity/Paternity: We realise that family time is important, we offer enhanced maternity (after successful completion of probation) and 4 weeks paternity leave
* Volunteering: 2 paid days to ‘give back’ to the charity of your choice
* Development: LinkedIn Learning for all
* Finance: Snoop Premium available to all colleagues
* Medical: Opportunity to opt in for Private Medical Insurance
* Bonus: Discretionary annual bonus
The Role:
You and Your Team:
Reporting into our Network Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for delivering change and driving value for Vanquis Customers through the design, provision and support of Network Infrastructure solutions as part of our Technology Operations department.
As a Network Engineer Specialist, some of the key responsibilities are:
* Have the ability to deliver work items in both an ITIL and Agile way as part of the Network Infrastructure team, working autonomously to engage key stakeholders, ensuring all decisions satisfy risk appetite and managing controlled delivery of service improvement alongside managing day to day and priority incidents.
* Define and document improvement opportunities, highlighting value and risk mitigation options.
* Troubleshoot existing network infrastructure-based solutions to resolve incidents.
* Support Project Managers, Business Analysts and Managers with current processes, best practices and ideas to solve business challenges.
* Embrace and drive a continuous learning culture where the development of new skills and knowledge is paramount to the success of the role and proactively engages and supports the wider technology teams.
* Comply with the organisations Information Security Policy, and all subordinate policies and local procedures.
What We’re Looking For:
* Experience applying network engineering skills in a Financial Services environment.
* Demonstrable experience of working on an enterprise network LAN/WAN across multiple sites.
* Experience in Advanced Routing and Switching Techniques.
* Demonstrable experience in Network Security Protocols and Firewalls.
* Experience working in Cloud Networking and Virtualization.
* Proven knowledge and experience in Wireless and Mobile Networking.
* Experience in Software-Defined Networking (SDN).
* Experience in Network Automation and Orchestration.
Offers are subject to satisfactory background checks, including credit, fraud, and employment references.
Who We Are:
At Vanquis, we have a simple purpose: to deliver caring banking so our customers can make the most of life’s opportunities. Established in 1880, we’re now a FTSE All Share company and leading specialist bank. We lend responsibly, providing tailored products and services to over 1.75 million UK customers.
We take care of our colleagues as well as our customers, working hard to create a rewarding and supportive work environment. That means competitive salaries, benefits, and a Group-wide recognition scheme. Everyone can enrol in our pension and after six months, you can join our ‘Buy as You Earn’ scheme.
We’re about more than financial rewards though. We give everyone a voice in the business and room to be their authentic self. And we know you’re here to build your career, so we help every colleague with training and development opportunities. Making sure there’s always something new to learn.
Vanquis Bank is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Here at Vanquis Banking Group, we embrace everyone’s unique strengths and identities to be themselves at work. Regardless of how you identify yourself, your sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national background, faith, disability, or age – your experiences and background help enrich our teams, and most importantly help support our customers in the best way possible. At the end of the day, it's our people that help us to fulfil the reason why we’re here in the first place: to help put people on a path to a better everyday life.
If there’s anything we can do in the recruitment process to help you achieve your best, get in touch. Whether it’s a copy of our application form in another format or additional assistance, we’re available to help. You can contact us at careers@vanquis.com
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