Our client is seeking a strategic leader to drive the design, evolution, and performance of their global network systems. This leadership role blends hands-on technical vision with team oversight, focusing on building a resilient, high-performing, and future-ready network infrastructure across a complex, fast-paced environment.
You'll be instrumental in aligning network capabilities with business needs, ensuring security, stability, and seamless scalability as the business grows.
Key Areas of Impact:
Strategic Leadership & Team Oversight
* Lead and inspire a team of network specialists and engineers responsible for both architecture and day-to-day operations.
* Provide mentorship and structured growth opportunities, ensuring the team stays technically sharp and aligned with business objectives.
* Serve as the final escalation point for advanced technical challenges and operational issues.
Network Strategy, Design & Implementation
* Shape and deliver long-term network strategy across cloud and on-prem environments.
* Architect resilient, scalable infrastructure for enterprise-wide connectivity covering data centres, branch offices, and hybrid cloud environments.
* Build and maintain robust standards around network configuration, access control, and traffic management.
* Guide advanced simulations and modelling to support performance analysis, system stress-testing, and predictive planning.
* Drive adoption of cloud networking best practices using platforms such as Azure/AWS and tools like Terraform for automated provisioning.
Operations & Governance
* Ensure reliable operation of the enterprise network, maintaining strong performance, uptime, and responsiveness across all services.
* Lead initiatives around uptime monitoring, diagnostics, and proactive risk mitigation.
* Collaborate cross-functionally with cybersecurity and compliance teams to embed security-first network principles.
* Own network-related inputs to business continuity and disaster recovery protocols.
Delivery Management
* Act as the key liaison for third-party network vendors and service providers, ensuring delivery excellence, SLA adherence, and value-driven relationships.
* Manage the rollout of infrastructure projects, coordinating delivery milestones, stakeholder updates, and compliance documentation.
Knowledge Sharing & Enablement
* Oversee internal documentation processes, from playbooks to policies to architectural maps.
* Deliver internal workshops and stakeholder briefings to ensure wider teams are aligned with network principles and change impacts.
What Our Client is Looking For:
Professional Experience
* Strong background in enterprise-scale network leadership, ideally across global or regulated industries.
* Demonstrated experience managing diverse technical teams within high-demand environments.
* Track record in designing, scaling, and operating secure networks within both on-prem and hybrid cloud infrastructures.
Certifications & Frameworks
* Recognised certifications such as Cisco CCNP, CCIE, or CCDP are highly desirable (equivalent experience will be considered).
* Exposure to network security frameworks and governance models (ISO 27001, NIST, etc.).
Technical Skills
* Deep hands-on understanding of routing, switching, firewalls, VoIP, and load balancing technologies.
* Confident working with network automation and infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation).
* Skilled at identifying root causes of performance issues and engineering practical, scalable solutions.
* Strong grasp of compliance requirements and risk-mitigation strategies in large-scale IT environments.
Soft Skills
* Excellent communicator, with the ability to translate technical complexity into business language.
* A problem-solver with a structured approach, balanced by creativity and commercial awareness.
* Calm under pressure, with a collaborative mindset and passion for continuous improvement.
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