Infrastructure & Network Engineer
Oxford Nanopore Technologies Ltd is a private company headquartered at the Oxford Science Park outside Oxford, UK, with satellite offices in New York, Boston, San Francisco, Singapore, Abu Dhabi, Shanghai, Beijing, and a broader commercial presence that includes Japan, Germany, France and India. The company sells to nearly 100 countries and is in a period of rapid growth.
Oxford Nanopore employs around 1000 employees from multiple disciplines including nanopore science, molecular biology and applications, informatics, engineering, electronics, manufacturing and commercialisation. The management team, led by CEO Dr Gordon Sanghera, has a track record of delivering disruptive technologies to the market.
Oxford Nanopore’s sequencing platform is the only technology that offers real-time analysis (for rapid insights), in fully scalable formats from pocket to population scale, that can analyse native DNA or RNA and sequence any length of fragment to achieve short to ultra-long read lengths.
Our goal is to enable the analysis of any living thing, by anyone, anywhere. We offer real-time nanopore-based DNA/RNA sequencing technology: accessible, easy to use and fully scalable for any requirement.
Job Description
Infrastructure & Network Engineer
Working in our Infrastructure team, the successful candidate will support the delivery, maintenance, and ongoing operation of the organisation’s network and infrastructure services.
You will help ensure reliable performance, availability, and security across our systems, contributing to the smooth running of business operations and services.
Other responsibilities include:
- Support the implementation, configuration, and maintenance of network and infrastructure solutions in line with established standards and designs.
- Assist in maintaining secure network environments, including firewalls, wireless networks, VPNs, and related security tools.
- Contribute to the creation and upkeep of technical documentation and network diagrams.
- Support multi-site network operations, including routine monitoring and maintenance activities.
- Assist with device lifecycle tasks, including provisioning, updates, and decommissioning.
- Carry out regular maintenance activities such as patching, upgrades, and basic capacity monitoring.
- Work with monitoring tools to identify issues and resolve or escalate where appropriate.
- Collaborate with senior engineers and other teams to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues.
What We're Looking For...
In this role, you'll need to interact and engage with other teams and explain technical issues to non-technical staff. As such, you should be comfortable communicating with both technical and non-technical colleagues to maintain productive working relationships.
You will be a proactive team player with a willingness to learn and develop your technical skills, while also able to manage your workload effectively. If you hold any certifications, this would be a bonus.
We'll also expect you to have the following experience, knowledge and skills:
- Experience supporting enterprise network environments (LAN, WAN, Wi-Fi, and data centre environments).
- Good working knowledge of routing and switching concepts (e.g. VLANs, STP, OSPF).
- Experience working with WAN providers and fibre network infrastructure, including DIA and SDWAN.
- Understanding of VPN technologies including security and cryptographic standards.
- Good understanding of core networking services such as DHCP, DNS, and IP addressing.
- Familiarity with network access control systems and protocols, such as AAA, RADIUS, 802.1x.
- Good experience working with virtualisation (preferably VMWare) and storage solutions
- Strong experience working with Windows Server and Active Directory / Entra ID
- Experience working with Remote Desktop Services
- Experience managing and maintaining monitoring systems.
- Exposure to cloud compute and networking.
- Good problem-solving and diagnostic skills.
Ideally, you'll also have:
- Basic scripting or automation experience.
- Awareness of IT service management frameworks such as ITIL.
- Understanding of information security principles (e.g. ISO 27001).
- Experience working with a range of networking vendors and technologies.
Personal attributes:
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Good organisational and time management abilities
- Attention to detail
- Positive, customer-focused attitude
- Willingness to learn and develop
Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person’s gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the job.
About Us
Oxford Nanopore Technologies: Our goal is to bring the widest benefits to society through enabling the analysis of anything, by anyone, anywhere. The company has developed a new generation of nanopore-based sensing technology for faster, information rich, accessible and affordable molecular analysis. The first application is DNA/RNA sequencing, and the technology is in development for the analysis of other types of molecules including proteins. The technology is used to understand and characterise the biology of humans and diseases such as cancer, plants, animals, bacteria, viruses, and whole environments. With a thriving culture of ambition and strong innovation goals, Oxford Nanopore is a UK headquartered company with global operations and customers in more than 125 countries.
Skills Required
- Strong experience of monitoring and maintaining enterprise network architectures
- Strong technical experience managing routing and switching
- Network security architectures such as firewalls and VPN
- Experience working with WAN providers and fibre network infrastructure
- Understanding of VPN technologies
- Experience of data centre power, cooling and cabling standards
- Experience working with virtualisation (preferably VMWare)
- Strong experience working with Windows Server and Active Directory
- Experience working with Remote Desktop Services
- Experience of managing and maintaining monitoring systems
- Knowledge of network access control systems and protocols
- Exposure to cloud compute and networking
- Customer service and diagnostic skills
- Systems administration experience within mixed environments
- Exposure to different networking vendors and solutions
- Experience in scripting, automation, or orchestration
- Understanding of ITIL principles
- Understanding of information security principles like ISO 27001
Oxford Nanopore Technologies Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Oxford Nanopore Technologies and has not been reviewed or approved by Oxford Nanopore Technologies.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered good to above average across many roles, with employer-provided ranges visible for several U.S. commercial and applications positions and company materials emphasizing market‑competitive base pay. Commercial and some senior technical posts, particularly in the U.S., are positioned as competitive and often paired with strong variable components.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — All‑employee share plans in the UK and a U.S. employee stock purchase plan indicate broad access to equity as part of total reward. Company communications highlight attractive bonus and share plans that add meaningful upside beyond base pay.
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Healthcare Strength — U.S. roles indicate strong health insurance and core protections, while official materials and country overviews reference private medical coverage and wellbeing support. These elements position the health package as a notable strength alongside cash compensation.
Oxford Nanopore Technologies Insights
What We Do
Our goal is to enable the analysis of anything, anywhere, by anyone. We have developed the world’s first and only nanopore DNA and RNA sequencing platform. It’s a new generation of sequencing technology — the only one to offer: scalability to portable or ultra-high throughput formats, real-time data delivery, and the ability to elucidate rich biological data. We are aiming to disrupt the way that biological analyses are currently performed, and open up new applications that have a profound, positive impact on society. Our devices offer real-time analysis, for rapid insights, in fully scalable formats — from pocket to population scale — and the technology is being used in more than 100 countries worldwide. Founded in 2005 as a spin-out from the University of Oxford, the company now employs more than 600 people from multiple disciplines including nanopore science, molecular biology and applications, informatics, engineering, electronics, manufacturing and commercialisation. The management team, led by CEO Dr Gordon Sanghera, has a track record of delivering disruptive technologies to the market.
