Hybrid Network Infrastructure Lead

Wiltshire Police; Devizes; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development and training

Hybrid working (3 days in the office)

25 days annual leave + bank holidays,

Free On-Site Gym membership

Physical and mental well-being support

Job summary

Wiltshire Police is seeking a Lead Infrastructure Engineer (Networks) to shape and deliver secure connectivity across on-premise, cloud and hybrid environments, enabling officers and staff to access critical digital services.

You will mentor engineers, drive incident response, and oversee supplier-delivered services while advancing automation and cloud-aware networking practices in a modern DDaT transformation.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computing, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent.
• Cisco CCNA, Juniper JNCIA or equivalent certification.
• Experience designing, implementing and supporting enterprise network services.
• Strong expertise across LAN, WAN, routing, switching, wireless and firewall technologies.
• Experience delivering secure, resilient network infrastructure for critical services.
• Commitment to continuous professional development in DDaT, cloud and networking.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, delivery and operation of enterprise network services across on-premise, cloud and hybrid environments.
• Provide technical leadership for LAN, WAN, Wi-Fi, firewall, routing and connectivity platforms.
• Ensure network services are secure, resilient, supportable and aligned to architectural and security standards.
• Lead the transition of new and changed network services into live operation, ensuring readiness and service acceptance.
• Monitor, optimise and continually improve network performance, availability and reliability.
• Investigate complex incidents and problems, driving root cause analysis and long-term service improvements.
• Provide technical oversight of supplier-delivered services and network technology partners.
• Mentor and develop network engineers while championing modern, automation-enabled and cloud-aware networking practices.

Skills

Network design

LAN/WAN

Routing & switching

Wireless networking

Firewall technologies

DevOps mindset

Education

Degree in Computing / IT / Engineering

Tools

Cisco CCNA

Juniper JNCIA

Job description

Wiltshire Police is seeking a Lead Infrastructure Engineer (Networks) to shape and deliver secure connectivity across on-premise, cloud and hybrid environments, enabling officers and staff to access critical digital services.

You will mentor engineers, drive incident response, and oversee supplier-delivered services while advancing automation and cloud-aware networking practices in a modern DDaT transformation.