Tech Lead, Network Operations
Job Summary
Hydro Global Business Services (GBS) is an organizational area that operates as an internal service provider for the Hydro group. Its ultimate purpose is to deliver relevant IT financial and HR business services to all business areas within the company.
Role purpose
The Tech lead is responsible to drive the BAU operation in the team from technical aspect introducing and aware of the new services. The Tech lead also to support the Team Leads in technical decisions other team members within
the team and get engaged in more complex operational issues and also focus to network as a service.
Your role as a Technical Lead
As aTechnical Lead in Network Operations you will be the key technical authority within the team driving operational excellence and supporting strategic decisions across our global network services.
You will play a critical role in ensuring stable operations handling complex technical challenges and shaping the future of our network services.
What youll work with
- Firewalls: Palo Alto
- Cloud & Security: Azure AWS (Aviatrix)
- SSE / Zero Trust: Zscaler (ZPA Cloud Firewall)
- SD-WAN: Cisco
- LAN / WLAN: Cisco enterprise environmentsű
- DDI: Infoblox
What youll do
- Lead complex escalations and support engineers insecurity troubleshooting and decision-making
- Act as the go-to technical authority for firewall and security-related issues
- Troubleshoot and optimize enterprise firewall policies and security flows
- Contribute to architecture and security design decisions
- Drive operational improvements standards and automation
- Mentor engineers and elevate the teams technical depth
What you bring
- 8 years ofhands-on network security / firewall experience
- Strong expertise inPalo Alto and/or Check Point firewalls (design troubleshooting optimization)
- Strong knowledge ofenterprise network security concepts
- CCNP-level knowledge or equivalent
- Ability to operate acrossoperations architecture and strategy
- Experience withcloud networking & secure access solutions (Zscaler or similar) is an advantage
Team culutre
- Real engineering culture decisions driven by technical expertise not hierarchy
- Strong peer environment experienced engineers you can learn from and challenge
- No ticket factory mindset focus on solving complex problems not just closing tickets
- Knowledge sharing & ownership you are trusted to lead technically
- Supportive leadership space to bring ideas improve services and influence architecture
Why Engineers join and stay
- Enterprise-scale challenges global network real complexity
- High ownership andimpact influence design not just operations
- Continuous learning certifications new technologies evolving stack
- Flexible work environment / home office
- Attractive benefit package
- Purpose-driven company sustainability andrenewable energy focus
Equal opportunities
At Hydro we believe diversity makes us stronger. We welcome diverse experiences and perspectives and invite all qualified candidates to apply. We review every application fairly and strive to provide equal opportunities for everyone to grow and succeed.
Apply before: 31/07/2026
Required Experience:
Staff IC
About Company
Hydro is a leading aluminium and renewable energy company that builds businesses and partnerships for a more sustainable future. We have 33,000 employees in more than 140 locations and 40 countries.