Senior Network & Security Delivery Lead: Hands-On & Mentoring

Wavenet; Metropolitan Borough of Solihull; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Office-Based Working

25 days annual leave

Private medical coverage

Discounted health plans

Eye care scheme

Wellbeing programs

Wavenet Academy LMS

Job summary

Wavenet is seeking a Network & Security Delivery Team Lead to join our team of 20 network consultants. The role is hands-on 80% and involves leading customer projects from workshops to multi-vendor designs based on Cisco and Fortinet.

You will also lead a 5-6 person team, handling day-to-day allocation, mentoring, 1:1s, performance and absence management, and training plans. This is a senior engineer stepping into management while staying technically hands-on.

Qualifications

• 7+ years designing, implementing and supporting enterprise network and security solutions.
• Hands-on skills in routing, switching and security with Cisco and Fortinet focus.
• Proven track record as technical lead on customer projects and turning designs into LLDS/SoWs.
• CCNP (Enterprise or Security) and Fortinet NSE7/FCSS or equivalent; CCIE is a strong advantage.
• Eligible for SC clearance, full UK driving licence and willingness to travel to customer sites.

Responsibilities

• Lead customer projects from start to finish: workshops, LLDS and SoWs, multi-vendor designs (Cisco/Fortinet).
• Lead a team of 5-6 consultants: day-to-day allocation, mentoring, performance and training plans.
• Collaborate with Project Management, Sales and other delivery teams; cover for Team Leaders as needed.
• Provide technical leadership and stay hands-on to design, build and commission solutions.

Skills

CCNP

Fortinet NSE7/FCSS

CCIE

Azure networking

MPLS/ISP

Routing & Switching

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

Education

Networking certifications

Tools

Cisco

Fortinet

Job description

Wavenet is seeking a Network & Security Delivery Team Lead to join our team of 20 network consultants. The role is hands-on 80% and involves leading customer projects from workshops to multi-vendor designs based on Cisco and Fortinet.

You will also lead a 5-6 person team, handling day-to-day allocation, mentoring, 1:1s, performance and absence management, and training plans. This is a senior engineer stepping into management while staying technically hands-on.