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Network Engineer Apprenticeship - 19288

Employer
Wifinity Limited
Location
Unit 3, Unit 3, Kingsmill Business Park, Chapel Mill Road, Kingston Upon Thames, KT1 3GZ
Salary
£14,000.00 annually
Closing date
29 Nov 2019

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Specialism
IT
Sector
Unspecified
Role Type
Apprenticeship, Higher
Start Date
January
Duration
Permanent
Main responsibilities:
  • Network / client device troubleshooting on our sites
  • Working with our Customer Service and Technical Support Team to diagnose and resolve reported issues
  • Provide technical services to our physical infrastructure installation team
  • Work with our Installation team to help make sites "Live"
  • Carrying out network performance analysis and compiling reports
  • Responding to network monitoring alerts
  • Carrying out schedules network maintenance
  • Working with senior Network Operations team members to resolve more complex issues
  • Help strive towards technical excellence within our networks helping to deliver an excellent end user experience
  • Carry out onsite Wireless surveys for new Wifinity locations and prepare a survey report
  • Carry out WiFi optimisation within our existing sites
  • Provide on-site support to our compliance team and help resolve and conduct remedial work on site to the MoD network installation standards
  • Identify and suggest ways we can improve the network and our procedures
  • General awareness of Health and Safety at work


Requirements and prospects

Desired skills

  • Experience of working with WiFi is essential, able to demonstrate an understanding of the different IEE standards
  • Previous experience of troubleshooting networking, routing, switching and client device issues
  • Previous experience of working with Mikrotik Router OS is an advantage
  • Previous experience of working with Ubiquiti Network Unifi and Airmax product range or Ruckus Access Points and controller is an advantage
  • Previous experience of working in a client-facing environment
  • Ability to adapt to situational needs and be a flexible team member
  • Be handy with physical infrastructure such as data cabinets, cat5, patch panels, crimping etc
  • Have experience running and terminating fibre optic cables
  • Able to work with industry standard infrastructure testing tools


Personal qualities

  • Able to work under pressure and self-guided when needed
  • Self-motivated and able to work to challenging deadlines
  • Full EU driving license. [due to travelling to different sites to complete various duties]


Desired qualifications

  • GCSE C/4 grade OR Functional Skills Level 1/ 2 in maths and English
  • Level 3 Extended Diploma in IT OR an A Level in IT OR a Level 3 Apprenticeship in a similar subject OR a baccalaureate in IT
  • Or equivalents


Future prospects

92% of QA Apprentices secure permanent employment after finishing their apprenticeship. Additionally there may be opportunities to undertake further apprenticeship training as many of our programs offer on-going development tracks.

Things to consider

Benefits:
Working for Wifinity comes with all the perks you would expect including:
  • Friendly working environment
  • Free private health club membership
  • Company vehicle
  • Company Mobile and Laptop

Important Information:
QA's apprenticeships are funded by the Education & Skills Funding Agency (ESFA), an executive agency of the Department for Education.
To be eligible for a Government funded apprenticeship you must have lived in the UK or European Economic Area (EEA) for the last 3 consecutive years.

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