Senior Network Analyst

Senior Network Analyst Company: London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and London Borough of Wandsworth Location: London (South), London (Greater) Job Type: Full Time, Permanent – 36 Hours per week Salary: £51,540 – £62,451 per annum Expires: 15/08/2026 Overview If you are an experienced network professional looking to take ownership of a critical enterprise network environment in a forward‑thinking organisation, we would love to hear from you. Richmond and Wandsworth Better Service Partnership is a shared public service organisation supporting Richmond and Wandsworth Councils. It delivers services across social care, children’s services, housing, regeneration, environmental services and community services. As a Senior Network Analyst you will act as the council’s senior technical authority for network services, helping to ensure that enterprise connectivity remains secure, resilient, supportable and fit for organisational need across sites and services. Responsibilities You will play a leading role in the design, implementation, operation and continuous improvement of the council’s network infrastructure. This includes LAN, WAN, WLAN, firewalls and remote access services, ownership of major incidents end‑to‑end, support for security and resilience, and technical input into transformation projects, change governance and supplier management. Qualifications Significant experience supporting and designing enterprise‑scale networks in a complex organisation. Strong knowledge of LAN, WAN, WLAN, firewalls, VPNs and network security principles. Experience with network monitoring, fault diagnosis and performance optimisation. The ability to lead on complex technical issues and major incidents with organisation‑wide impact. The ability to provide clear technical advice to non‑technical stakeholders and governance forums. Experience working with third‑party suppliers and managed service providers. Strong documentation and communication skills. An understanding of IT service management and change control processes. Experience supporting vulnerability remediation, resilience planning and security improvement. Desirable experience includes cloud networking or hybrid environments such as Azure networking, knowledge of zero‑trust or SASE approaches, and exposure to products such as Zscaler, Aruba, Fortinet, Kemp, SolarWinds and Audicodes. Benefits & Working Environment Flexible working, development opportunities, generous leave and Local Government Pension Scheme benefits. 40 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays) and a generous pension plan. Diversity and Equality Richmond & Wandsworth Better Service Partnership are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer. If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, please let us know. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people / vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Some posts may be exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to these posts will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). #J-18808-Ljbffr