Network Delivery Manager

Aviva; West of England; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Holiday allowance (40+ days)

Private medical benefit

Employee discounts on Aviva products

Matching Share Plan

Save As You Earn scheme

Parental and carers leave

Flexible benefits including cycle to‑/

Paid volunteering days

Job summary

Aviva is seeking a Network Delivery Manager to lead enterprise network projects and deliver secure, reliable services across cloud and hosted environments. You’ll coordinate multiple teams, drive automation and continuous improvement, and ensure changes meet high standards while supporting incident investigations.

You will bring strong networking skills in LAN switching, routing and wireless technologies, plus certifications such as CCNP/JNCIP and project management qualifications.

Qualifications

• Enterprise networking expertise with focus on LAN switching and routing.
• Certifications such as Cisco CCNP, Juniper JNCIP, and project management qualifications including Prince2, PMP, or Agile/Scrum.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and ability to collaborate across teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead network projects delivering secure, reliable enterprise networking across cloud and hosted environments.
• Own delivery across multiple teams and suppliers to achieve business outcomes.
• Support incident and problem investigations and produce high‑quality technical documentation.

Skills

LAN switching

Routing

Wireless technologies

Job description

Network Delivery Manager

Location: Norwich or Bristol

Salary: circa £70k

This is a great job for someone who enjoys solving complex network challenges and finding smarter ways of working. You might be an experienced Network Engineer who is ready to broaden your impact and take the next step into delivery leadership and project management.

Do you enjoy working with Cisco or Juniper technologies across LAN, WAN, Wireless and network security? Do you get energy from collaborating with different teams, sharing your expertise, and helping to improve the way things are done? If so, we'd love to hear from you.

A bit about the job

As a Network Delivery Manager, you'll help keep Aviva connected by delivering secure, reliable, and modern network services across our business. You'll join a collaborative team responsible for designing, delivering, and improving enterprise network solutions across cloud and hosted environments.

You'll lead network projects that support our technology roadmap and help drive innovation through automation and continuous improvement. You'll make sure network changes are delivered to a high standard while supporting incident and problem investigations when needed.

Your work will help ensure colleagues and customers benefit from resilient, high-performing network services.

Key Skills and experience

• Strong technical expertise in enterprise networking, with a particular focus on LAN switching, routing, and wireless network technologies.
• Demonstrated commitment to continuous professional development, with relevant certifications such as Cisco CCNP, Juniper JNCIP, and project management qualifications including Prince2, PMP, or Agile/Scrum.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate, influence, and build effective relationships across all levels of an organisation and with third-party partners.
• Proven ability to take ownership of delivery, coordinating activities across multiple teams and suppliers to achieve successful business outcomes.
• Experienced in producing high-quality technical documentation and process guidance, enabling knowledge sharing, consistency of delivery, and the effective use of automation to improve operational efficiency.

Whatyou’llget for this role:

Our purpose - with you today, for a better tomorrow – is a promise we make to our colleagues too.And one of the ways we live up to that promiseisby investing in you.We have so much to offer when it comes to being an Aviva colleague.

• Startingsalary Circa £70k (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
• Bonus opportunity 10% – actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s
• Generouspensionscheme e.g. if you put in 8%, Aviva adds 14% in.
• 29 daysholidayplus bank holidays,and you can choosetobuyorsell up to 5days
• Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefitto help you get expert support when you need it
• Make your money go further -Up to 40%discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts
• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through ourMatching Share Planand share in the success of Aviva with ourSave As You Earnscheme
• Brilliantlysupportive policiesincluding parentalandcarer’s leave
• Flexible benefitsto suit you, includingsustainability optionssuch as cycle to work
• Make a difference,be part of ourAviva Communitiesand useyour3paid volunteering days to help others
• We take yourwellbeingseriously withlots of support and tools

Aviva is for everyone:

We’reinclusive andwelcome everyone– we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if youdon’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working –spendingat least50% of our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

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