EMEA NetOps & NetSec Lead - Infrastructure Transformation

Hunter Douglas, Inc.; Mansfield; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Hunter Douglas Europe is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Team Leader (NetOps & NetSec) to drive the evolution, standardisation, and modernisation of network and security services across the EMEA region. Based in the UK, you will form part of the Infrastructure Leadership Team and lead a regional team.

You will combine technical excellence with people leadership, overseeing enterprise networking, firewall technologies, and cloud-adjacent initiatives while ensuring secure, reliable, and

Qualifications

• Experience leading Network and/or Security teams in a complex enterprise.
• Proven ability to mentor and develop technical teams.
• Experience with enterprise networking across 50+ sites.
• Experience with Cisco, Meraki and HP technologies.
• Multi-vendor Wi-Fi environments expertise.
• Secure network design and architecture experience.
• Experience with infrastructure standardisation and transformation programmes.
• Strong understanding of hybrid cloud environments.
• Knowledge of ITIL service management principles.
• Experience managing vendors, budgets and service performance.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
• Change leadership and continuous improvement mindset.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high-performing regional NetOps and NetSec team.
• Drive standardisation of infrastructure services, platforms, tools, and processes across EMEA.
• Provide technical leadership across enterprise networking, Wi‑Fi, and firewall technologies.
• Establish and maintain infrastructure standards, governance, and service excellence.
• Improve security, resilience, performance, and cost efficiency across the estate.
• Support strategic initiatives including cloud adoption, disaster recovery, and infrastructure modernisation.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend adoption.
• Partner with stakeholders across multiple countries and entities to deliver change.
• Build strong relationships with suppliers and technology partners.

Skills

Network leadership

Security leadership

Mentoring teams

Stakeholder management

Change leadership

Hybrid cloud

ITIL best practices

Education

Degree in IT/CS/Engineering

CCNP/PCNSE desirable

Tools

Cisco technologies

Meraki

HP hardware

Palo Alto Networks firewall

Job description

Hunter Douglas Europe is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Team Leader (NetOps & NetSec) to drive the evolution, standardisation, and modernisation of network and security services across the EMEA region. Based in the UK, you will form part of the Infrastructure Leadership Team and lead a regional team.

You will combine technical excellence with people leadership, overseeing enterprise networking, firewall technologies, and cloud-adjacent initiatives while ensuring secure, reliable, and