Senior Network Connectivity Lead

National Physical Laboratory · Birmingham

  • Not stated by the employer
  • Full time
  • Posted 22 days ago
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At UK Telecoms Lab (UKTL), we're helping to strengthen the security, resilience and innovation of the UK's telecommunications ecosystem. As a Senior Network Connectivity Lead, you'll play a critical role in designing, building and maintaining the network platforms and connectivity services that underpin our research, testing and operational environments.

This is an opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies across on-premises and cloud environments, lead technical direction, drive automation and observability, and support the delivery of nationally significant programmes.

What You'll Be Doing

As a technical lead within the Connectivity Engineering team, you will:

  • Design, build and maintain secure, resilient network infrastructure across on-premises and cloud platforms.
  • Lead the lifecycle management of networking technologies, including switches, routers, firewalls, VPNs, LAN and WAN services.
  • Act as a senior technical escalation point, providing 3rd line support and resolving complex infrastructure issues.
  • Work closely with project teams and stakeholders to design and implement technology solutions that meet business and operational requirements.
  • Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC), automation tooling and CI/CD pipelines to improve efficiency and consistency.
  • Implement and enhance security controls, including RBAC, secrets management, compliance automation and platform hardening.
  • Deliver observability and monitoring solutions to improve service reliability, performance and proactive issue detection.
  • Collaborate with security, operations, research and delivery teams to identify opportunities for continual improvement through automation and modern engineering practices.
  • Create and maintain high-quality technical and operational documentation.
  • Mentor and coach engineers, helping to develop technical capability across the team.
  • Engage with suppliers and technology partners to resolve issues and support service improvements.
  • Contribute to the strategic direction of network and connectivity services across UKTL.

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