Hybrid/Remote Lead Global Network Engineering & Automation

Thales Group; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology and defense company is seeking a Network Engineering Manager in Belfast to design and enhance their global network infrastructure. This hands-on role requires leadership and collaboration to drive innovation in network operations, ensuring high availability and performance. Ideal candidates will have 7+ years of experience, strong knowledge of network protocols, and a passion for mentoring engineers. The position offers hybrid working arrangements and competitiveness in the tech industry.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Career development opportunities

Inclusive recruitment process

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional experience, with 3+ years in a leadership role.
• Significant experience running global networks with BGP and anycast routing.
• Expert level knowledge of network protocols.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with leadership to plan workload and priorities.
• Respond to escalations and manage incident responses.
• Monitor metrics to increase availability and reliability.

Skills

Leadership experience

Network protocols expertise

Collaboration skills

Agile methodologies

Education

BS/MS in computer science, engineering, or related discipline

Tools

Ansible

Git

Prometheus

Grafana

Job description

A technology and defense company is seeking a Network Engineering Manager in Belfast to design and enhance their global network infrastructure. This hands-on role requires leadership and collaboration to drive innovation in network operations, ensuring high availability and performance. Ideal candidates will have 7+ years of experience, strong knowledge of network protocols, and a passion for mentoring engineers. The position offers hybrid working arrangements and competitiveness in the tech industry.