Lead Network Engineer

Lead Network Engineer

London | 3 days in the office, 2 from home
up to £75,000

VIQU has partnered with a major UK content production organisation operating a highly available, live and time-critical technology environment. They are looking for a Lead Network Engineer who can combine deep technical networking expertise with the ability to lead and develop a small team.

This is not a management-only position. Around 80% of the role remains hands-on, with responsibility for network design, technical authority, BAU, projects and complex escalations. The remaining 20% covers leadership of three direct reports.

Key Responsibilities of the Lead Network Engineer

Act as technical and design authority across corporate and business-critical networks
Design, implement and operate resilient IP network infrastructure
Own network performance, capacity, resilience and technical standards
Lead complex troubleshooting across routing, switching and multicast environments
Design and optimise multicast routing for real-time content delivery
Support a mixture of BAU, infrastructure projects and live-event requirements
Lead and mentor three network engineers through coaching and 1-2-1s
Act as the senior escalation point for complex or high-risk network incidents
Work with engineering, project, security and other technical stakeholders
Provide occasional out-of-hours flexibility when business-critical events require it
Key Requirements of the Lead Network Engineer

Strong hands-on BGP routing experience
Deep multicast knowledge, including practical troubleshooting
VXLAN/EVPN experience
Arista and/or Cisco switching expertise
Palo Alto firewall experience
Strong understanding of resilient and highly available network design
Proven Layer 2-4 troubleshooting capability
Experience leading or mentoring engineers while remaining technically hands-on
Strong communication skills and the ability to explain technical issues clearly
Experience within high-pressure, live or real-time environments
Broadcast, media or live-event networking experience would be highly desirable
This Lead Network Engineer opportunity would suit someone who wants genuine technical ownership without stepping away from engineering into a predominantly managerial role.

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