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# Network Engineer Lead

- **Company:** Expleo
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Border Gateway Protocol, IP Routing, Network Security, Wide Area Networks, Network Routers, Firewalls (Computer Science), Fortinet
- **Published:** June 29, 2026
- **Apply:** https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=23e62b9559516382

## About the Role

Do you have experience in WAN?, * Recent experience within enterprise network environments.

 + Experience guiding configuration activities involving:
 + Routers
 + Firewalls
 + Network estate infrastructure
 + Experience working within established guidelines and standards.

## Description

* Establish a single, clear view of all Operational Technology network team activities, risks, and dependencies.
 * Ensure urgent and high-priority work is correctly sequenced, actively managed, and delivered.
 * Coordinate and distribute engineering work across both projects and BAU activities.
 * Remove blockers and ensure progress across parallel workstreams.
 * Maintain momentum against critical work deadlines.
 * Ensure changes are delivered safely within a live Operational Technology networking environment.
 * Escalate complex issues and support incident response where required.
 * Raise risks, gaps, and delays early.
 * Maintain visibility of work across the Operational Technology network estate.
 * Ensure effective prioritisation and progression of engineering activities.

Essential skills:

 * Good understanding of:
 + Firewalls
 + IP Routing and Switching
 + SD-WAN
 + Cloud Connectivity
 + Network Security Technologies

Desired skills:

 * Advantageous Experience:
 + FortiGate
 + Check Point
 + SD-WAN
 + ExpressRoute
 + BGP, + Ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible
 + Communicating and promoting vacancies
 + Offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job
 + Anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
 + Supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work at least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people


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