Network Engineer Lead

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Expleo is seeking an experienced Network Engineering Lead to provide technical leadership in a complex Operational Technology network in London onsite. You will deliver an overview of OT network activities, prioritise urgent work, coordinate projects and BAU, remove blockers, and ensure safe changes in a live environment while guiding incident response and risk management. Essential skills include Firewalls, IP routing and switching, SD-WAN, Cloud connectivity and network security tech; desirable experience includes FortiGate, Check Point, ExpressRoute and BGP. To apply, tailor your CV to show enterprise network leadership, governance, and delivery under deadlines, with concrete examples of configuring routers and firewalls, incident handling, and cross-team collaboration, and highlight commitment to inclusive recruitment and development opportunities.

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Overview

We are looking for an experienced Network Engineering Lead to provide hands-on technical leadership and operational coordination across a complex Operational Technology network environment. The successful candidate will ensure engineering activities are effectively prioritised, managed, and delivered, while driving visibility, governance, and successful outcomes across both project and business-as-usual workstreams.

Responsibilities

• Establish a single, clear view of all Operational Technology network team activities, risks, and dependencies.
• Ensure urgent and high-priority work is correctly sequenced, actively managed, and delivered.
• Coordinate and distribute engineering work across both projects and BAU activities.
• Remove blockers and ensure progress across parallel workstreams.
• Maintain momentum against critical work deadlines.
• Ensure changes are delivered safely within a live Operational Technology networking environment.
• Escalate complex issues and support incident response where required.
• Raise risks, gaps, and delays early.
• Maintain visibility of work across the Operational Technology network estate.
• Ensure effective prioritisation and progression of engineering activities.

Essential skills

• Good understanding of:
  • Firewalls
  • IP Routing and Switching
  • SD-WAN
  • Cloud Connectivity
  • Network Security Technologies

Desired skills

• Advantageous Experience:
  • FortiGate
  • Check Point
  • SD-WAN
  • ExpressRoute
  • BGP

Experience

• Recent experience within enterprise network environments.
  • Experience guiding configuration activities involving:
  • Routers
  • Firewalls
  • Network estate infrastructure
  • Experience working within established guidelines and standards.

Benefits

• Collaborative working environment – we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and our peers through good times and challenges
• We empower all passionate technology loving professionals by allowing them to expand their skills and take part in inspiring projects 
• Expleo Academy - enables you to acquire and develop the right skills by delivering a suite of accredited training courses 
• Competitive company benefits
• Always working as one team, our people are not afraid to think big and challenge the status quo

 

• As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we have committed to:
• Ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible
• Communicating and promoting vacancies
• Offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job
• Anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
• Supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work at least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people

 

“We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age”. 

 

We treat everyone fairly and equitably across the organisation, including providing any additional support and adjustments needed for everyone to thrive

 

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