Lead Network Engineer
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Job description
Would you like to lead major network projects, supporting multiple sites as part of a critical infrastructure modernisation? You'll join an enterprise scale organisation on a journey to modernise and future-proof its complex network estate. We're looking for a Lead Network Engineer to come in and help drive it.
You ll be joining partway through this multi-phase transformation, working hands-on with Cisco Meraki technologies to support the delivery of a modern, secure, and scalable network across over 500 UK branches and offices. This is not a people management role, it s an opportunity to lead technically, acting as the architectural 'go to' for a knowledge transfer and serving as the primary technical escalation point for the business-critical network estate.
You'll operate alongside the existing Network Architect and play a key role in proof of concepts, pilot programmes, BAU transitions, and new initiatives like Zero Trust, NAC, and SD-WAN.
If you're a Senior Network Engineer ready to make the step into architecture or a hands-on Network Architect looking to stay close to delivery, this could be the ideal role for you.
Requirements
- Significant experience in senior-level network engineering or network architecture
- Strong expertise with Cisco Meraki design, rollout, and troubleshooting
- Experience producing high-quality network documentation (HLD, LLD, Confluence)
- Familiarity with Zero Trust, SD-WAN, or NAC principles
- Experience supporting large, distributed network environments (ideally multi-site or retail)
Benefits & conditions
Salary: £70,000 £80,000 (depending on experience) Flexible hybrid working 2 3 days a week in the Huddersfield office
