Network Engineer

We are a football club with a desire to be the best and are always looking for talented people to join our Everton Family.

Everton is a workplace people crave to join, where extraordinary talented people belong, thrive and deliver the remarkable.

Who we are: Everton Football Club is one of world sport's most respected and revered names - a by-word for innovation, professionalism and community.  

During the course of a glittering history spanning three centuries, the Club has been shaped and guided by its aspirational motto Nil Satis Nisi Optimum - nothing but the best is good enough.  

One of only three clubs to have been a founder member of both the Football League and Premier League, Everton has played more games in English football's top flight than any other club.        

While rightly proud of our rich past, and Goodison Park, our home of more than 130 years, we are now setting our sights on an exciting future at a state-of-the-art new stadium opening in summer 2025.  

In doing so, we remain committed to developing and supporting teams across our Men’s, Women’s and Academy set-ups that inspire and continue to compete at the highest level of the game.        

About the opportunity: At Everton Football Club, we are currently embarking on one of the most significant and exciting chapters in our history.  

As we prepare for the imminent move from Goodison Park, our home of 133 years, to a world-class new stadium on the banks of the iconic River Mersey, we are searching for a highly skilled and motivated Network Engineer to join our dynamic IT team. The successful candidate will play a critical role in designing, implementing, and maintaining robust network infrastructure to support our organisation’s needs. 

Who we’re looking for: We are looking for an individual with expertise in Aruba networks, Cisco solutions, and cutting-edge technologies such as SD-WAN, ZTNA & MPLS 

Able to demonstrate hands-on experience with cloud networking 

technologies (e.g., Azure, AWS, or GCP) our successful candidate will also posses the following skills and experience. 

 Other key experience we are looking for includes:    

• Relevant certifications such as Aruba Certified Network Professional (ACNP), CCNA/CCNP, or similar 

• Full UK Driving Licence 

• Strong expertise in Aruba Networks, including Aruba Central and ClearPass 

• Experience with troubleshooting and optimising network performance in complex environments 

• Familiarity with network security principles and practices. 

• Networking Experience (LAN, WAN,Wi-Fi) 

If you are proactive with an ambitious and resilient spirit who enjoys working closely with internal teams and third-party providers to deliver seamless network solutions, then we would love to hear from you!      

The location of this role will be onsite at the famous Royal Liver Building 

This is a permanent contract working 35 hours per week  

Applications will close on Tuesday 18th March 2025 however, we reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a substantial number of applications.         

Everton Family Safer Recruitment Practices              

The Everton Family is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.            

 This role is subject to both evidence and verification of relevant qualifications specified in the Job Description including proof of eligibility to work in the UK which will be discussed with you if your application is successful.            

Equity & Inclusion          

Everton is committed to ensuring everyone is respected, celebrated, and empowered for who they are, regardless of their identity. We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds, those who identify as female and those from racially diverse communities. We are dedicated to supporting the physical and mental/emotional wellbeing of all our people. Should you have a disability or long-term health condition and require reasonable adjustments to be made to the application/interview/onboarding process, please let us know by contacting the Talent Acquisition Team via email - [email protected]          

To support our pledge to diversify our organisation and through our commitment to the FA’s Football Leadership Diversity Code, Everton welcomes applications from people of all walks of life. As part of our commitment to Disability, Inclusion and Accessibility we are more than happy to make reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process should you require.