Job Description: Lead Engineer / Technical Manager
Location: Hybrid | Permanent | Ref: 1465
About the Role
Join Telent’s Engineering Team and take the lead in shaping the future of critical infrastructure. As a Lead Engineer / Technical Manager, you’ll drive innovation, lead high-performing technical teams, and deliver cutting-edge multi-technology solutions across Network, Infrastructure, Datacentre, Security, and Virtualisation domains. If you have proven leadership experience and a passion for complex, impactful engineering work, this is the role for you.
What You’ll Do:
1. Lead, coach, and develop engineering teams to deliver efficient, cost-effective solutions.
2. Manage technical design, delivery, and lifecycle adherence for key projects.
3. Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, suppliers, and stakeholders.
4. Drive continuous improvement, innovation, and right-first-time delivery across services and projects.
5. Oversee resource planning and capacity management aligned to project needs.
6. Provide technical governance and mitigate risks on complex multi-technology initiatives.
7. Support product and solution development aligned with business roadmaps.
Who You Are:
You are a strategic technical leader with a strong track record of managing multi-disciplinary engineering teams. You combine broad technical expertise in networking, infrastructure, virtualization, security, and datacentre environments with excellent communication, leadership, and commercial skills. You thrive in dynamic environments, guiding teams through complex project delivery and driving customer-focused innovation.
Key Requirements:
* 5+ years’ experience leading technical teams.
* Deep technical knowledge across Networking, Infrastructure, Datacentre, Virtualisation & Security.
* Proven success delivering complex multi-technology solutions.
* Strong relationship-building and stakeholder management skills.
* Commercial awareness with experience in pre-sales, bids, and customer engagement.
* Expertise in engineering management, project delivery, and change leadership.
* Excellent communication, presentation, and problem-solving abilities.
* Familiarity with vendor certifications (Networks, Compute, Storage, Virtualisation) and design qualifications (TOGAF or equivalent) is a plus.
* Solid understanding of ITIL and Agile/Waterfall methodologies.
What We Offer:
At Telent, you’ll find a career full of growth opportunities across sectors, roles, and technologies. We champion an inclusive culture where everyone is celebrated and can thrive. Additional benefits include:
* Company vehicle
* Medical coverage
* Overtime options (capped/uncapped)
* 34 days holiday (including public holidays) with buy/sell options
* Pension scheme
* Family-friendly policies
* Wellbeing support and occupational health services
* Discounts on cinema, dining, and shopping through Telent Rewards
About Telent:
We’re a leading UK technology company specialising in mission-critical communications and infrastructure. Our 2,400+ strong team works together to connect communities and keep the nation’s digital infrastructure safe and operational 24/7. We value responsibility, collaboration, and customer focus — and we’re passionate about helping our people fulfil their potential.
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About Us
Telent is a leading technology company with decades of experience in designing, building, supporting, and maintaining mission-critical communications and digital infrastructure across the UK. Our work helps connect thousands of people and communities using the best technology and innovation available. Joining us means making a real impact and fulfilling your potential as part of a dedicated team of over 3,000 professionals committed to excellence.
Brilliance brought together.
Our values and behaviours:
* Be Inclusive
* Take Responsibility
* Collaborate
* Be Customer-focused
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