Network Engineering Lead

Jobtailor; Huntingdon; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced OT network specialist to maintain and secure critical industrial networks across WAN/TCP/IP, with responsibility for incident response and 24/7 standby. The role involves leading a team of four engineers, driving ITIL-aligned change processes and cloud integration.

You'll work with telemetry/SCADA, implement IaC (Terraform/ARM/Bicep), and collaborate with project teams to upgrade OT networks and ensure resilience across services.

Qualifications

• Experience with maintaining and troubleshooting assets / issues across a complex TCP/IP Network
• Understanding of WAN technologies and routing protocols.
• Experienced at subnetting and IP Address allocation
• Experienced in the prioritisation of faults and changes
• Good understanding of Cyber Security risks
• Experience of telemetry and SCADA systems.
• Proven experience of working within an Operational Technology / CNI environment
• Related network vendor or cyber security professional qualification
• Previous experience of IT Service Management (ITIL)
• Experience of Change and Release Management
• Experience of Customer (Internal & External) Relationship Management
• Experience of working within Cloud Environments, such as Azure or AWS
• Skilled in Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Terraform, ARM, Bicep) - desirable
• Experience with CI/CD tools and pipeline engineering - desirable
• Experience working in Agile or Product-based delivery teams - desirable
• Certifications in Cloud platforms (e.g. Azure) - desirable

Responsibilities

• Ensuring the security, availability and resilience of OT networks, responding to alerts, incidents and security events to keep critical services running
• Troubleshooting complex network issues and providing expert support to incident and problem management
• Maintaining and improving a large OT network estate through proactive monitoring, patching, configuration, asset management and controlled change
• Leading and delivering OT network upgrades, enhancements and new-build projects, working closely with project and infrastructure teams
• Driving continuous improvement across OT network processes, tools and technologies
• Engaging with engineers and OT network users through on-site support, coaching and knowledge-sharing
• Providing technical leadership, including participation in a 24/7 standby rota for critical incidents
• Line managing and developing a team of four network engineers, promoting safety, wellbeing, inclusion and high performance

Skills

TCP/IP Networking

WAN Technologies

Subnetting

Security Risks

Telemetry & SCADA

OT/CNI

ITIL

Change & Release

Cloud Platforms

Azure

AWS

CI/CD

Infrastructure as Code

Agile Delivery

Terraform

ARM

Bicep

Tools

Terraform

ARM

Bicep

CI/CD Tools

Job description

Responsibilities

• Ensuring the security, availability and resilience of OT networks, responding to alerts, incidents and security events to keep critical services running
• Troubleshooting complex network issues and providing expert support to incident and problem management
• Maintaining and improving a large OT network estate through proactive monitoring, patching, configuration, asset management and controlled change
• Leading and delivering OT network upgrades, enhancements and new-build projects, working closely with project and infrastructure teams
• Driving continuous improvement across OT network processes, tools and technologies
• Engaging with engineers and OT network users through on-site support, coaching and knowledge-sharing
• Providing technical leadership, including participation in a 24/7 standby rota for critical incidents
• Line managing and developing a team of four network engineers, promoting safety, wellbeing, inclusion and high performance

Requirements

• Experience with maintaining and troubleshooting assets / issues across a complex TCP/IP Network
• Understanding of WAN technologies and routing protocols.
• Experienced at subnetting and IP Address allocation
• Experienced in the prioritisation of faults and changes
• Good understanding of Cyber Security risks
• Experience of telemetry and SCADA systems.
• Proven experience of working within an Operational Technology / CNI environment
• Related network vendor or cyber security professional qualification
• Previous experience of IT Service Management (ITIL)
• Experience of Change and Release Management
• Experience of Customer (Internal & External) Relationship Management
• Experience of working within Cloud Environments, such as Azure or AWS
• Skilled in Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Terraform, ARM, Bicep) - desirable
• Experience with CI/CD tools and pipeline engineering - desirable
• Experience working in Agile or Product-based delivery teams - desirable
• Certifications in Cloud platforms (e.g. Azure) - desirable

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in maintaining and troubleshooting complex TCP/IP networks, with a strong focus on Cyber Security risks and Operational Technology environments. Proven ability to lead teams, manage incidents, and drive continuous improvement in network processes and technologies.