Practice Manager - Network & Security

Computacenter; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Computacenter is seeking an experienced Practice Manager to lead and develop our Network & Security Consultancy community in a flexible UK hybrid setup. You will oversee a talented team of consultants, solution architects and specialists, shaping workforce plans and executing strategic engagements.

You will partner with sales, delivery, customers and technology partners to ensure high-quality outcomes, manage governance and drive growth across the practice.

Qualifications

• Experience leading Network & Security consultancy teams.
• Experience managing consultants, architects or specialists.
• Strong understanding of enterprise networking and cybersecurity trends.
• Strong commercial awareness with budget or utilization experience.
• Experience supporting major opportunities, bids or strategic engagements.
• Excellent people leadership and recruitment skills.
• Ability to engage with senior customers and partners.
• Collaborative leadership focused on developing people.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop our Network & Security Consultancy practice, setting clear direction and priorities.
• Build, develop and retain a high-performing community of consultants, architects and specialists.
• Shape workforce plans, recruitment, skills development, certifications and succession planning.
• Support major customer opportunities, bids and strategic conversations alongside sales and pre-sales teams.
• Provide senior oversight and guidance across complex or high-risk customer engagements.
• Take responsibility for practice performance, including revenue, margin, utilisation, forecasting and investment.
• Develop consultancy services that respond to customer needs and market trends.
• Build strong relationships with key technology partners and vendors.
• Drive consistent standards across technical governance, architecture and delivery.
• Create a collaborative culture focused on development, technical excellence and customer outcomes.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Consultancy management

Stakeholder engagement

Commercial acumen

Strategic thinking

Recruitment planning

Delivery risk

Client engagement

Job description

Location: GBR - CC Blackfr. CC, GBR - CC Birmingham, GBR - CC Cardiff, GBR - CC Edinburgh, GBR - CC Hatfield Adm, GBR - CC Manchester, GBR - CC MiltonKeynes, GBR - CC Nottingham, GBR - CC Reading | Job-ID: 220735 | Contract type: Standard | Business Unit: IT Consulting

Location: Flexible / Hybrid - UK

Travel: Customer and office travel as required

Security: Ability to obtain security clearance where required

Life on the team

We're looking for an experienced Practice Manager to lead and develop our Network & Security Consultancy community.

You'll be responsible for a talented team of consultants, solution architects and technical specialists, building the skills and capabilities we need to meet changing customer demand.

This is a senior leadership role combining people leadership, commercial management, technology strategy and customer engagement. You'll work closely with sales, delivery teams, customers and leading technology partners, helping us grow our Network & Security consultancy capabilities while ensuring we continue to deliver great outcomes for our customers.

What you'll do

• Lead and develop our Network & Security Consultancy practice, setting clear direction and priorities.
• Build, develop and retain a high-performing community of consultants, architects and specialists.
• Shape workforce plans, recruitment, skills development, certifications and succession planning.
• Support major customer opportunities, bids and strategic conversations alongside sales and pre-sales teams.
• Provide senior oversight and guidance across complex or high-risk customer engagements.
• Take responsibility for practice performance, including revenue, margin, utilisation, forecasting and investment.
• Develop consultancy services that respond to customer needs and market trends.
• Build strong relationships with key technology partners and vendors.
• Drive consistent standards across technical governance, architecture and delivery.
• Create a collaborative culture focused on development, technical excellence and customer outcomes.

What you'll need

• Leadership experience within Network & Security, IT Consultancy, Professional Services or a similar technology environment.
• Experience managing and developing technical consultants, architects or specialist teams.
• A good understanding of enterprise networking and cybersecurity technologies and market trends.
• Strong commercial awareness, ideally with experience across revenue, margin, budgets or utilisation.
• Experience supporting customer opportunities, bids, proposals or strategic engagements.
• Strong people leadership skills, including recruitment, development and workforce planning.
• Experience overseeing complex technology projects and managing delivery risk.
• The confidence to engage with senior customers, internal stakeholders and technology partners.
• Strong communication, relationship-building and decision-making skills.
• A collaborative leadership style with a focus on developing people and growing capability.

Knowledge across areas such as enterprise networking, SD-WAN, SASE/SSE, firewalls, cloud security, identity, Zero Trust and cyber defence would be beneficial. Experience with vendors such as Cisco, Fortinet, Palo Alto Networks, Zscaler, Netskope, CyberArk or Microsoft would also be an advantage, but we wouldn't expect you to be an expert across every technology.

If you're looking for a senior leadership opportunity where you can combine people development, technology, commercial responsibility and customer engagement while shaping the future of a Network & Security consultancy practice, we'd love to hear from you.

About us

Computacenter is a leading independent provider of IT infrastructure services, with about 21,000 employees worldwide. We work at the heart of digitisation, advising organisations on IT strategy, implementing the most appropriate technology and managing our customers' infrastructures.

We offer a friendly, open working environment without too much fuss about hierarchy. We are looking for professionals with diverse competencies, personalities and strengths who want to live our shared value of teamwork and performance.

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