Global Network Architect & Leader

Intertek Group; England; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Intertek Group is seeking an experienced network leader to join the Group IT team and drive secure, resilient, and high-performing network services globally. You will work with technical teams, suppliers and senior stakeholders to ensure stability and performance of the network infrastructure and to shape future architecture and service roadmaps.

The role emphasises cross-region leadership, incident and change management within ITIL, and delivering production of high level and low level designs,

Qualifications

• Proven experience designing, supporting and maintaining enterprise network environments.
• Ability to lead, coach and develop remote network operations and engineering teams within a global organisation.
• Strong Cisco, Microsoft and Azure networking knowledge, including FlexVPN, ISE, Firepower FMC/FTD, AnyConnect, Azure L2L, Meraki and hybrid-cloud connectivity.
• Experience delivering technical projects and producing high-quality solution designs, technical documentation and implementation plans.
• Knowledge of ITIL service management processes, including incident, change and problem management.
• Experience using ServiceNow, Jira and Kanban methodologies to support service delivery and project execution.
• Experience with network monitoring, reporting and automation tools, including SolarWinds and Network Configuration Manager (NCM).
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Excellent analytical, organisational and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop globally distributed network operations and engineering teams, ensuring consistent service delivery across all regions.
• Oversee day-to-day network operations supporting VPN, WAN, LAN, WLAN, authentication and infrastructure services.
• Own global network architecture, engineering standards, service roadmaps and the network service catalogue.
• Translate business requirements into secure, resilient and cost-effective network solutions, including production of HLDs and LLDs.
• Deliver network engineering projects in partnership with the PMO and technical teams, ensuring successful implementation and service transition.
• Manage incidents, technical changes and operational risks through robust ITIL processes and governance controls.
• Monitor service performance against agreed KPIs and SLAs, providing regular reporting, trend analysis and improvement recommendations.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, platform optimisation and network automation activities.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with stakeholders, suppliers and regional IT teams across the business.
• Ensure network documentation remains accurate and up to date while maintaining operational readiness and supporting critical out-of-hours activities where required.

Skills

Enterprise networking

Lead remote teams

Cisco/Microsoft/Azure networking

Technical project delivery

ITIL processes

Monitoring & automation

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Education

Cisco certifications (CCNA/CCNP/CCIE)

Tools

ServiceNow

Jira

Kanban

SolarWinds

NCM (Network Config Manager)

Job description

Intertek Group is seeking an experienced network leader to join the Group IT team and drive secure, resilient, and high-performing network services globally. You will work with technical teams, suppliers and senior stakeholders to ensure stability and performance of the network infrastructure and to shape future architecture and service roadmaps.

The role emphasises cross-region leadership, incident and change management within ITIL, and delivering production of high level and low level designs,