Job Description

About the role

Are you ready to take your career to new heights? Edinburgh Airport is looking for an enthusiastic and driven IT Technical Consultant, with network expertise to join our dynamic team.



This role requires a solid background in IT networks, encompassing hands-on experience with the implementation, maintenance, and optimisation of complex IT infrastructure. As an IT Technical Consultant at Edinburgh Airport, you will be instrumental in shaping and supporting the delivery of key projects, ensuring that robust and reliable network solutions underpin every initiative and contribute directly to the airport's operational success.

About the recruitment process

The recruitment process for this role will involve 2 stages following your online application. The first interview will be conducted with our IT Delivery Manager, and our Senior IT Network Analyst, and will involve competency, values and technical based questions. Successful candidates will then attend a second interview with our Head of IT and another key stakeholder.



You can find out more about our interview process, and the type of questions we may ask here.

What you'll be doing

As an IT Technical Consultant, you will:


Lead the successful design and delivery of project and change initiatives at Edinburgh Airport Collaborate with stakeholders throughout the business to define how business requirements can be delivered by technical solutions Lead on the delivery of network components of projects and change initiatives Lead the delivery of end-to-end set-ups for 3rd party campus partners Evaluate project and technical requirements, and validate the proposed solutions/products fit with Network Architecture and Technology Roadmap Review and assure technical network proposals from third parties Provide support and guidance to the EAL Service Desk team when dealing with IT Network requests and issues that have been escalated Strive to become an established subject matter expert in the team, sharing your expertise with others Support the upskilling and cross skilling of colleagues in the wider IT Team

What we're looking for

To apply for this role, you'll need:


This role requires the successful candidate to obtain a Counter Terrorist Check, so you must have been living in the UK for the last 3 consecutive years Experience in IT network environments: design topology, configuration, directing installation, documentation, and enforcing standards In-depth knowledge and experience of Cisco networking, including LANs, WANs, wireless, firewalls, switching, and routing Understanding of IT network services security technologies and standards Commitment to ongoing learning, demonstrated by participating in educational opportunities, maintaining personal networks and participating in professional bodies Knowledge and experience of Cisco hardware and monitoring tools

The following knowledge would be nice to have, but is not essential for this role:


Airport/Aviation Experience Exposure to Cisco Software Defined Networking Experience working with cross functional teams Experience working on projects

If your experience looks slightly different to what we've listed here, we encourage you to still apply. You could add something we didn't know we needed.

What we'll offer you

Pension scheme- employer contributions can be up to 7% 32 days holiday, based on full time roles, increasing with service Annual discretionary bonus Supporting your health and wellbeing- private healthcare after 1 years' service, access to our Employee Assistance Programme and occupational health services Free car parking on site and when you go on holiday We offer a range of other benefits, find out more here

Why EDI?

We are Edinburgh Airport, where Scotland meets the world. The success of the airport comes down to our people, and you can help us deliver even more big days for our passengers and colleagues. The development of your career is important to us, and we'll support and encourage this every step of the way. As a business we're driven by our values - they're at the core of our culture and everything we do. We're looking for people who will demonstrate these values day-in, day-out. So if this sounds like you, apply now and get ready for your career to take off.



Building a diverse workforce that is inclusive and accessible to all is a priority for our business. As part of this journey, we are proud to be the first UK airport to be endorsed by WORK180. They only recognise great employers for all women. Find out about our policies on our WORK180 employer page.



As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to ensuring applicants with a disability can participate fully in our recruitment process. Please let us know in your application form if you require any adjustments, such as parking arrangements or alternative methods of communication.