Network Team Lead – 6-Month Contract
VIQU IT has a customer seeking an experienced Network Team Lead to join their team, combining strong hands-on technical networking expertise with excellent leadership, planning, and stakeholder management skills.
This is a varied and hands-on role where you will act as a senior figure within the Network team, supporting both business-as-usual (BAU) operations and the successful planning and delivery of network-related projects and remediation activities. While remaining technically involved, this role will also require close collaboration with senior management, coordination across teams, and oversight of project and operational priorities.
Network Team Lead Key Responsibilities
Provide technical leadership across the network infrastructure environment
Support BAU network operations, ensuring performance, stability, and security
Plan and deliver remediation and infrastructure improvement projects
Coordinate incidents, changes, and operational priorities across the Network team
Work closely with senior management and stakeholders to align technical and business priorities
Manage vendor maintenance activities and assess operational impact
Support workload planning, resource coordination, and project delivery
Maintain clear communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Network Team Lead Skills & Experience
Strong enterprise networking experience across routing, switching, and security
Hands-on technical expertise with Palo Alto, Aruba, Cisco Nexus, MPLS, and SolarWinds
Previous experience in a senior or lead Network Engineering position
Proven ability to plan, organise, and deliver technical projects
Experience supporting BAU operations alongside project-based work
Good understanding of ITSM processes including incident and change management
Strong organisational and coordination skills with attention to detail
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, particularly with senior leadership
About the Role
This role will require onsite presence in Glasgow 2–3 days per week.
The successful candidate will be someone who remains technically strong and hands-on, while also being capable of leading initiatives, coordinating priorities, and acting as a key point of communication within the Network team and wider business.
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