Team Lead – Networks & Firewall (Grade 8)

Nations Recruitment; Taunton; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Technology Lead for an interim position in Taunton. The successful candidate will manage a small team involved in network and firewall infrastructure projects. Responsibilities include team management, supplier engagement, and workload prioritisation. Candidates must have a strong understanding of ICT systems, experience in technology lead roles, and relevant qualifications. This role offers a combination of remote work and office presence, with a competitive hourly rate.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a similar technology lead role.
• Experience of ICT Transformation and Maintenance projects.
• Ability to communicate effectively with various stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Act in a leadership capacity for a small team.
• Engage with suppliers and stakeholders.
• Manage daily workload prioritisation and delivery.

Skills

Problem-solving

Analytical skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Technical guidance

Organisational skills

Education

Degree in Information Technology or Computer Science

Professional certification

Job description

Job Overview

Job Category: Interims

Job location: The Crescent, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 4DY, Somerset Council

Hours per week: 37

Start date: Immediate start

Salary: £33.95 per hour

1 day in office, 4 days remote – typically but open to variance

The ideal candidate would be acting in a leadership capacity for a small team, backfilling the permanent member of staff while they and aligned resources are involved in the deployment of new network and firewall infrastructure across the core, county hall, site.

The team is a small team of 8; 3rd line network, firewall and telephony specialist – so a good technical understanding of the team remit is required, but duties of the successful candidate will be around team 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.

Knowledge

• In-depth understanding of ICT systems and technologies
• Knowledge of industry trends and best practices.
• Familiarity with risk assessment and mitigation strategies.
• Understanding of quality assurance development
• Knowledge of policy and procedure development.
• Understanding of cyber security principles
• Understanding of Information Governance policy, specialising in data protection & data privacy
• Awareness of vendor evaluation processes.

Experience

• Proven experience in a similar technology lead role, conducting research and analysis, providing technical support, developing, and implementing policies and procedures, service reporting, quality assurance, vendor evaluation and management and risk management.
• Experience of ICT Transformation and Maintenance projects, as a member of a design authority or as the Technology owner/workstream Lead.
• Familiarity with Agile frameworks like DevOps, Scrum or Kanban, as product owners often work within these environments.
• Understanding of security and compliance requirements related to the area of expertise.
• Experience in guiding organisations through change, particularly in adopting new technologies and processes.
• Ability to communicate effectively with various stakeholders, including developers, ICT management, business leaders, and end-users.

Qualifications / Registrations / Certifications

• Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or demonstrate equivalent qualifications through relevant professional experience.
• Relevant professional certification. Advanced degree in a related field. Certification in project management. Certification in quality assurance. Certification in risk management.

Skills

• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills. Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to provide expert technical guidance.
• Proficiency in developing policies and procedures. Strong organisational and documentation skills. Data engineering, data flow and data science awareness Ability to stay updated with industry trends and best practices.