Network Lead at World Wide Technology, London Area, 6 Months, £Contract Rate

World Wide Technology (WWT) is a global technology integrator and supply chain solutions provider. Through our culture of innovation, we inspire, build, and deliver business results, from idea to outcome.

World Wide Technology (WWT) is looking for an experienced Network Lead to lead network lifecycle management and operations within a large, complex enterprise environment

The ideal candidate brings deep technical expertise across data centre (DC) networks, firewalls, and F5 within secure environments, along with the ability to execute a large backlog of changes efficiently and reliably.

This is a contract Role & Inside IR35

Network Lead

Contract Duration: 6 months contract

Location: London, United Kingdom (Hybrid – 3 days a week)

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead lifecycle management, operations, and deployment of enterprise network infrastructure, including data centre (DC) networks and secure network environments.
• Execute and clear a large backlog of network changes at pace, without compromising stability or quality.
• Manage and support firewall and F5 (load balancer) infrastructure across the estate.
• Drive large-scale network transformation and improvement programs across global or regional environments.
• Partner with business and technology stakeholders to align network delivery with organizational priorities.
• Evaluate and implement automation solutions to improve network operations and change delivery efficiency.
• Provide leadership and direction to network operations and engineering teams, including third-party/vendor management.
• Use data and analytics tools to monitor performance, capacity, and change delivery metrics, and report findings to leadership.

Required Skills:

• 7+ years of progressive experience in network engineering and operations, ideally within financial services or another regulated, high-availability industry.
• Proven ability to execute and clear a large backlog of network changes at pace.
• Strong hands-on experience with data centre (DC) networks, firewalls, and F5 in secure environments.
• Proven experience leading global or regional network operations and deployment teams.
• Hands-on proficiency with data analysis and monitoring tools such as Tableau, SQL, and Splunk.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with experience presenting to and advising senior leadership.
• Familiarity with ITIL 4 service management practices.
• Interest or experience in applying automation to network operations use cases.

Preferred Qualifications:

• CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate)
• Corvil Certified Administrator (or equivalent network performance monitoring certification)
• Microsoft Certified Professional – Server
• ITIL 4 Foundation or higher

Candidates will be required to go through background checks before commencing contract.

Must be eligible to live and work in the specified work location. Some occasional travel may be required. Only successful candidates will be contacted

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

World Wide Technology is committed to equal opportunities and actively seeks applications from all sectors of the community irrespective of sex, race, color, nationality, ethnic or national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, having responsibility for dependents, age, religion/beliefs, or any other reason which cannot be shown to be justified.