Network Team Leader

4M Recruitment; England; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A public sector business is seeking an IT Team Leader for an initial 6-month contract based in Taunton, UK. The role involves leading a team of 8 Network Engineers responsible for managing networks, firewalls, and telephony infrastructure. The ideal candidate should have experience in team management, supplier management, and incident resolution. The position offers a hybrid working model, with 1 day on-site and 4 days remote, paying £47.13 per hour via an umbrella company.

Qualifications

• Past experience of team management required.
• Experience managing 3rd party suppliers is essential.
• Highly desirable experience in network management.

Responsibilities

• Lead the team of 8 Network Engineers.
• Manage daily operational tasks and workload prioritisation.
• Engage with suppliers and stakeholders.

Skills

Team management

Managing 3rd party suppliers

Incident management

Network management

Tools

Routers

Switches

Firewalls

Voice solutions

Job description

We are recruiting for a IT Team Leader to work for a public sector business on a 6 month initial contract.

The main purpose of this role will be lead a team of 8 Network Engineers who are managing the networks, firewalls and telephony infrastructure. Your main role will be daily operational management, ad-hoc escalations, daily workload prioritisation and delivery management, supplier and stakeholder engagement and BAU contract renewals across support and maintenance contracts and associated services.

The ideal candidate will have past experience of team management, managing 3rd party suppliers and leading on incidents and escalations. Past experience of network management would be highly desirable such as routers, switches, firewalls and voice solutions.

• 1 day per week in the office in Taunton and 4 days from home
• Ideally £47.13 per hour via a umbrella company