Lead Network Engineer Cisco, Meraki & Azure Hybrid 4 days in Central London £85k plus 20% bonus plus excellent benefits An established, fast-growing organisation is looking for a Lead Network Engineer to own the design and operation of its network infrastructure, this is across both on-prem and cloud environments. Youll be the technical lead for network architecture, security and performance, working with Cisco/Meraki on-prem and Azure native networking in the cloud. The role Design, configure and maintain enterprise networks (Cisco & Meraki routers, switches, firewalls, Wi-Fi, VPN) Design and manageAzure networking and security(VNets, NSGs, Firewalls, VPN/ExpressRoute, App Gateways, Load Balancers) Monitor and optimise performance and availability; troubleshoot complex connectivity issues Manage network security policies, firewalls and IDS/IPS; support vulnerability assessments and incident response Integrate on-prem and cloud as ahybrid network, working closely with cloud and infrastructure teams Maintain documentation and evaluate and introduce new technologies About you 7 years experiencedesigning and managing office / enterprise networks in multi-site environments Expert knowledge of IP networking, SD-WAN, VPNs, subnetting and network segmentation Strong hands-on experience withCisco & Meraki(deployment, config, troubleshooting) Proven track record withhybrid on-prem Azurenetwork architectures and security services (Azure Virtual WAN, Firewall, NSGs, VPN Gateway, Load Balancer, WAF) Comfortable with network monitoring tools (e.g. SolarWinds, Meraki Dashboard, Cisco Prime, Azure Monitor) Confident managing third-party providers; familiarity with ISO 27001 / NIST / GDPR is a plus Degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience;CCNP/CCNA, Meraki Specialist, and/or Azure Network/Securitycertifications strongly preferred Sound like you? Please get your CV over to us ASAP