Network Infrastructure Team Leader

The role

As Network Infrastructure Team Leader youll lead a team of talented engineers while taking ownership of the architecture delivery and ongoing evolution of our network infrastructure. Working closely with Engineering teams and Technical Directors youll help shape the future network roadmap driving innovation implementing best practices and ensuring our platforms remain resilient secure and customer-focused.

Youll play a key role in developing both the technology and the people around you acting as a technical leader mentor and escalation point while championing high standards and operational excellence across the team.

What will I do

• Lead mentor and develop a team of Network Infrastructure Engineers through coaching support and regular 1:1s.
• Drive technical innovation and best practice across the network estate.
• Oversee the successful delivery of infrastructure projects and platform growth initiatives.
• Act as a senior escalation point for technical issues and major incidents.
• Manage relationships with internal teams vendors and technology partners.
• Ensure adherence to change control incident management and operational processes.
• Support capacity planning patching and infrastructure improvements.

What will I bring to the role

• Proven experience leading or mentoring technical teams within a network infrastructure environment.
• Strong background in large-scale network engineering and operations.
• Expertise in technologies such as BGP MPLS EVPN VXLAN ISIS HSRP VRRP and STP.
• Experience with Cisco or Arista switching and routing technologies.
• Knowledge of enterprise firewalls including Cisco ASA FirePower or FortiGate.
• Strong troubleshooting communication and stakeholder management skills.
• CCNP or equivalent certification is desirable.

At ANS weve created a place where everyone can be themselves and we empower our people to get the job done. Openness ambition honesty and passion are what drive us every day. We are bold courageous and innovative and we do it like no other. We invest in our training development health and more we give you the benefits and flexibility to maintain a happy work-life balance.

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Whats in it for you
With fantastic benefits an inclusive culture and a cool office space were your kind of workplace.

Company benefits

• As standard:25 daysholiday plus you can buy up to5 moredays
• A little extra:well give you yourbirthday offand an extracelebration dayfor whatever you want!Tying the knotYou get 5 days additional holiday in the year you get married. Oh and 5volunteer days!
• Private health insurance
• Pension contribution match and 4 x life assurance
• Flexible workingandwork from anywherefor up to 30 days per year (some exceptions)
• Maternity: 16 weeks full pay Paternity: 3 weeks full pay Adoption: 16 weeks full pay
• Company social events get ready for a jam-packed calendar
• Electric car scheme
• 12 days of personal growth development time

ANS are an equal opportunities employer. We encourage diversity and anyone applying for a role at our organisation can be assured that their application will be treated fairly regardless of age disability gender reassignment gender expression marriage and civil partnership pregnancy and maternity race religion or belief and sex or sexual orientation. We sometimes ask for information relating to individuals for equal opportunities monitoring purposes only.