Principal Network Engineer
Contract Type: Permanent, Part Time, Full Time, Job Share option available
Salary Range: c£80,000 dependent on experience
Location: Eastleigh – Hybrid working environment, with a remote first approach
Closing Date: Wednesday 10th June 2026
At Ageas Insurance, we’re looking for a Principal Network Engineer to act as our senior technical authority for network and connectivity services. You’ll shape the design, evolution, and resilience of our enterprise network estate across on prem, cloud, and hybrid environments—driving strategy, standards, and engineering excellence for business critical platforms.
The Principal Network Engineer is a hands on role with real influence across Architecture, Security, Cloud, Workplace, and Application teams. You’ll use your exceptional relationship management skills, and technical knowledge to ensure our network services remain secure, high performing, and future ready—strengthening operational resilience, enhancing customer experience, and enabling business growth.
Main Responsibilities
* Lead end-to-end design of complex network solutions (cloud, hybrid, third-party, secure access)
* Assure high-risk changes, architecture decisions, and transformation initiatives
* Ensure network resilience, performance, availability, and security across environments
* Drive platform modernisation, lifecycle planning, and technical debt reduction
* Embed observability, automation, and reliability engineering into operations
Skills and Experience
* Recognised technical authority with strong stakeholder influence
* Calm and methodical under pressure
* Extensive experience in complex enterprise network environments
* Strong cloud networking expertise (AWS and/or Azure)
* Proven track record designing secure, resilient, scalable networks
Benefits
* Flexible working with remote first approach
* 35 days holiday (including bank holidays) with ability to buy or sell days
* Dental insurance and health cash plan
* Health screening, mental health support, and well‑being activities
* Competitive pension and employee savings plan
* Vehicle breakdown cover and cycle scheme
We are an inclusive employer committed to diversity and inclusion. Ageas is a signatory of the Race at Work Charter, Women in Finance Charter, iCAN, and GAIN. We are a Disability Confident Leader and guarantee an interview for applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the role.
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