Network Lead (DC) - Consultancy

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Join a specialist IT solutions provider delivering networking, security, and infrastructure services to organisations of all sizes. Working with leading technology partners, the organisation provides end-to-end solutions, from consultancy and design through to implementation and ongoing support.

The organisation is looking to hire a senior Network Technical Lead into a major financial services customer environment. This is a highly technical, project-focused position for someone with strong experience across modern data centre networking, financial services infrastructure and complex enterprise transformation.

The role will suit an engineer who can operate as a genuine technical lead, remain close to the technology and confidently work with senior stakeholders across demanding customer environments. If you would like to learn more about this opportunity, feel free to reach out and apply today!

Responsibilities:

• Acting as the technical lead across complex network projects
• Leading technical discussions with customer stakeholders
• Supporting network design, implementation, and migration activities
• Working across VXLAN-based network environments
• Supporting multicast infrastructure and traffic flows
• Working within performance-sensitive financial services environments
• Providing technical direction throughout project delivery
• Troubleshooting complex network and application flow challenges
• Supporting infrastructure transformation initiatives
• Collaborating closely with engineering and architecture teams

Required Skills/Qualifications: 

• Strong networking experience within financial services
• Hands-on experience with VXLAN
• Strong multicast networking expertise
• Senior-level routing and switching knowledge
• Experience leading complex technical projects
• Strong customer-facing communication skills
• Ability to operate as a technical escalation point
• Experience across network design and implementation

Highly Advantageous:

• Corvil
• Arista networking
• Palo Alto firewalls
• OpenShift
• EVPN
• Low-latency networking
• Market data environments
• Trading infrastructure
• Data centre networking

Benefits: