Network Engineer Team Lead

Arcus Search; Greater London; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcus Search is recruiting a Network Team Lead for London to steer a global, high‑performance network. The role blends hands‑on networking with SRE, automation and observability to support large‑scale research and compute environments.

You will lead a highly technical network function, partner with engineering, and own infrastructure evolution through IaC and tooling, rather than pursuing a pure managerial path.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership across a highly sophisticated global network environment.
• Lead a highly technical network function while staying close to engineering.
• Evolve infrastructure, automation and observability for large-scale research and compute environments.
• Hands‑on role with genuine technical ownership rather than pure management.

Skills

Python

Ansible

Infrastructure as Code

SRE

Observability

Automation

Job description

Network Team Lead - London - Quantitative Technology - High-Performance Infrastructure

I’m working with a leading quantitative technology firm looking for a Network Team Lead to provide technical leadership across a highly sophisticated global network environment.

This is a hands‑on role for someone who can combine deep networking expertise with genuine SRE, automation and observability experience.

Python / Ansible / Infrastructure as Code

SRE / Reliability / Automation

You’ll lead a highly technical network function while remaining close to the engineering, helping evolve the infrastructure, automation and observability supporting large-scale research and compute environments.

A particularly interesting opportunity for someone who wants genuine technical ownership rather than a purely managerial position.