Senior Network Engineer - West Midlands

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Senior Network Engineer / Team Leader

West Midlands

£50000 - £55000 per annum

As the Principal Network Engineer you will provide the most senior level of technical leadership and subject matter expertise within the Infrastructure team. You will be a Subject Matter Expert across all technical areas within the relevant infrastructure team and shall act as Technical Design Authority to ensure solution compliance to Service and Technical standards.

Your role will be to mentor, guide and coach other team members to develop comprehensive and relevant skills within the team and will contribute to the development, optimisation and adherence to the operational processes, toolsets and procedures. As SME the Principal Engineer will advise and participate in Projects, Problem Management, Change Management and be a key member of Technical Governance activities for the team. The Principal Engineer will have the management skills to coordinate and lead technical teams to achieve complex technical goals, deal with key stakeholders and offer advice and consultancy in a variety of situations.

Experience:

* Experience in multiple technology disciplines from Junior to Senior levels

* Experience within a mature Shared Service or Commercial IT Services operation

* Experience of producing Technical Designs from high to low levels

* Experience of managing people/teams/virtual teams

* Experience of planning and delivering change projects

* Ability to drive change and influence through building strong relationships and having a solid commercial awareness

* Good analytical skills and previous exposure to medium /large change programmes

* Ability to work with senior management teams and individuals to influence and build relationships at all levels

* Ability to provide advice and guidance to managers and staff including sensitive and complex issues

* Strong delivery and client focus

* Strong ITIL and Prince 2 knowledge

* Experience of Implementing Cross Functional IT Process Change

* Strong experience across networking - Cisco, Juniper, firewalls etc

* Experience of email platforms, backup systems,

The business offers a flexible working model with a day from home weekly. The offices are based near Birmingham airport with parking and a 5 min walk from a main train station.