Cybersecurity & Connectivity Engineer

Job Title: Cybersecurity & Connectivity Engineer

Reporting To: IT Manager

Working Hours: Full-time, 36 hours per week

PayScale: SC12- £ 42,071 - £44,608 including London Weighing Allowance

Leyton Sixth Form College offers a wide range of A level and vocational courses to approximately 2,300 full-time 16–19-year-old students. We strive to provide high quality education and support to our students in fulfilling their academic potential and becoming thinking, questioning, and caring members of society. We are a diverse and vibrant college, and we are proud of the success and achievements of our students and staff.

At the heart of our culture and ethos is our commitment to being a responsive, innovative, and forward-thinking College and a thriving learning community. In order to realise this commitment in our day-to-day work, we have developed a framework of Compassionate Education, a concept which embraces high expectations and inclusive practice, seeks to apply the principles of equity, diversity and belonging in all we do, promotes the importance of positive mental health and wellbeing for all and advances our ambition to be an anti-racist organisation.

We are seeking an experienced IT technical practitioner with a proven track record of delivering high-quality 1st, 2nd, and 3rd line IT support across all systems and applications provided by the college.

In addition to providing comprehensive technical support, you will take on a specialist lead role in cybersecurity devices, switches and firewall administration, monitoring and analyzing threats using advanced tools and alerts to proactively mitigate risks and ensure optimised connectivity and compliance with evolving security standards.

The successful candidate will have excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills, as well as the ability to be supportive and develop good working relationships with students, staff, and external representatives.

In return we offer a wide range of staff benefits and the opportunity to work within a thriving learning community.

Leyton Sixth Form College is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to diversifying the background of its workforce and welcomes applications regardless of sex, gender, race, age, sexuality, religion, belief or disability.

For further information about the role and how to apply, please visit the job vacancies page on our website via the button below.

https://www.leyton.ac.uk/work-with-us/vacancies/

Please note that CVs will not be accepted for this role.

For any queries about the role, or any reasonable adjustments required to enable you to apply, please email jobs@leyton.ac.uk or call us on 020 8928 9000.

Closing date for applications: Monday 26th January 2026.

Interview date: Thursday 5th February 2026.

Leyton Sixth Form College has a strong commitment to safeguarding students and safer recruitment. All posts are subject to enhanced DBS clearance.