Subject Specialist - Infrastructure (Remote Working)

The role: 

As the Subject Specialist (Infrastructure),  you will be an experienced IT services delivery professional joining our busy and influential Advice Team. Along with your familiarity of infrastructure technologies, you will be conversant in IT service management and governance frameworks. As such, along with your extensive technical knowledge, a good understanding of ITIL, Cyber Essentials, ISO27001 and disaster recovery planning will be an advantage. 

We want you to bring an open-minded collaborative approach to supporting IT professionals to help shape the advice and guidance Jisc provides to its members across the nations of the UK.  

What you’ll be doing:

• To deliver our Infrastructure Review service and other support offers to our members. 
• You will create and publish regular blogs and other digital media materials relating to digital infrastructure, contributing to the wider conversation in the sector. 
• To understand the issues and challenges that IT managers and technical support staff are facing 
• You will participate in planning, designing and delivering workshops, webinars, and training sessions for both online and face to face delivery  

What we are looking for:

• Extensive IT technical support service delivery experience in a large or medium organisation 
• Deployment and management of digital communication networks (wired and wireless technologies 
• Write effective concise reports to accurately reflect discussions and making recommendations for positive change    
• Able to discriminate and assimilate important information and to disseminate this effectively to customers and colleagues. 
• Make sound judgement and advise appropriately.   

The following skills would be advantageous: 

• Experience of working in HE, FE, or public sector settings. 
• Hyper-V or VMware 
• Firewall and digital security technologies 
• Cyber Essentials 
• Public and private cloud services 
• IOS27001 
• ITIL 

Don’t meet every single requirement?

We know that sometimes people can be put off applying for a job if they think they can’t tick every box, so we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet 100% of the requirements, but if you feel this role is perfect for you. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles! 

Hybrid working:

Specific patterns for working in the office are not mandated, and the frequency of time worked in the office is agreed with your manager. Meeting in person is something we value, so you may need to travel on occasion to any of our hub offices. 

Why work for us?

At Jisc, every role is meaningful, and every individual is valued. We foster a culture of continuous learning and personal growth, offering opportunities to develop new skills and make a real impact in education and research. With a strong focus on work-life balance, we embrace flexible working that prioritises outcomes over hours, empowering you to create a rhythm that energises both your professional and personal life. 

Our Guiding Principles:

Jisc’s culture is powered by our four guiding principles: putting customers first, driving innovation, creating impact, and championing inclusive collaboration to deliver sustainable outcomes and shape a better future. 

Discover the amazing benefits we provide! Here’s what you can look forward to:

• Flexible work pattern, which can adapt to suit your schedules and personal commitments
• 31 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) that includes three closure days over Christmas
• Buy up to an additional 5 days leave during the flexible benefits window
• Generous flexible pension schemes
• A range of wellbeing lifestyle benefits including company paid health care cash plan, mental health first aiders and support
• A company culture of continuous learning with access to thousands of LinkedIn Learning courses, and lots of resources and opportunities to support your development
• Allocated allowance of up to £250 to equip your home office
• Financial well-being support including access to preferential loan and savings plans, mortgage advice, will writing tools and support and resources to help you make the most of your money
• A wide range of discounts and cashback from retailers and big-name high-street stores
• Family friendly policies including enhanced parental, maternity and paternity and co-parental leave as well as opportunity for career breaks
• Support your volunteering with up to 3 days volunteer leave 

Equity, diversity and inclusion:

Jisc believe our people make all the difference in cultivating an inclusive culture that welcomes ideas, encourages innovation, and values belonging. 

We work hard to create an equitable experience for our candidates and workforce which embraces all aspects of their identity including race and ethnicity, religion and belief, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, trans identities, age, class, disability, neurodivergence, or veteran status. 

Application process:

Please let us know how we can best accommodate you throughout the recruitment process. We’re committed to making our process accessible and comfortable for everyone - just tell us what works best for you. 

Just so you know, we review CVs as soon as we can and aim to provide an update on your application within 4 weeks of receiving it.  However, you may hear from us a lot sooner, so please keep an eye out for our emails or calls!  

We’re really looking forward to getting to know the real you. While we encourage the use of AI tools to help you get started on your CV or cover letter, we encourage you to review your application before submitting. Make sure it truly reflects your own voice, experiences, and personality. 

If you are currently a Jisc employee, please apply through your Dayforce Employee profile. 

We have a thorough background screening process that verifies the details you share with us in your CV and your application. Any inaccurate information supplied during the application stages can lead to a job offer being withdrawn.  

Sponsorship:

Jisc has an active sponsor licence to recruit on a Skilled worker visa basis. Candidates wishing to apply who require sponsorship should determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the role by assessing their circumstances against the relevant Home Office criteria. Jisc does not offer any financial re-imbursement towards the applicant costs, such as re-location, skilled worker visa and dependant costs or the immigration health charge. 

No agencies please.