Overview
Head of Core and Infrastructure Evolution role at Virgin Media O2. Brand-new role to join the Core Engineering team to lead the evolution of our Mobile Core Network and Infrastructure Platforms. You will lead the development of the evolution plan, initiation, and modernisation of our transformation plan for network core and infrastructure platforms. This role shapes and drives strategic development across mobile core, voice and messaging, IT infrastructure, and public cloud integrations. It requires strong technical expertise, commercial discipline, financial acumen and the ability to catalyse complex project delivery across cross-functional teams. This position aligns network capabilities with business ambitions, embedding automation and orchestration, and ensuring scalable, resilient, and cost-effective operations across the Core Application, Infrastructure and Cloud landscape.
Responsibilities
* Platform Development and Leadership: Lead the strategic development of mobile core, IT infrastructure, voice and messaging, and supporting cloud services.
* Budget Ownership & Financial Governance: Own the capital budget for network core and infrastructure domains.
* Delivery Catalyst: Act as a catalyst for delivery across strategic and tactical programmes, removing blockers and accelerating time to value.
* Initiate multi-disciplinary teams and suppliers to deliver complex infrastructure programmes.
* Automation, Orchestration & Operations: Embed a culture of automation, monitoring, and orchestration to drive operational efficiency and reduce manual intervention.
* Collaborate with architecture and engineering teams to implement scalable, secure, and cloud-native solutions; support the shift toward cloud-native and software-defined infrastructure principles.
* Stakeholder Management & Interfacing: Own strong relationships with internal teams, partners, and external suppliers; optimise interfaces between teams and platforms to ensure seamless planning and delivery; ensure roadmaps are built from robust requirements, driven by measurable business value.
Qualifications
* Proven experience leading mobile network core and infrastructure programmes.
* Strong knowledge of voice, data, and messaging systems across mobile.
* Demonstrated success in managing multi-million-pound budgets with financial discipline.
* Experience in driving automation, orchestration, and digital infrastructure delivery.
* Strong leadership, with the ability to drive complex, cross-functional delivery programmes.
* Comfortable influencing at senior levels and engaging technical and non-technical stakeholders alike.
* Exposure to hybrid cloud or public cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, or GCP) is highly desirable.
What's in it for you
Virgin Media O2 offers a bumper reward package with benefits and options to support you and your loved ones. We celebrate our people, their lives and everything in-between, aiming to create an inclusive culture that empowers everyone to bring their best to work.
Next steps & Additional information
Next steps: competency-based interview process if successful. When you apply, please indicate any adjustments you might need during recruitment. Applications may be reviewed and interviews conducted throughout the advert duration; the closing date may be moved forward. All roles require background checks; some require a financial probity check. Your recruiter can provide more details.
EEO Virgin Media O2 is an equal opportunities employer and we work to remove bias and barriers for our people and candidates, building equity and inclusion into everything we do.
Job details
* Seniority level: Executive
* Employment type: Full-time
* Job function: Information Technology
* Industries: Telecommunications
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