About this role
Salary: £60,000 - 75,000 per year
Requirements: Strong hands-on BGP routing experienceDeep multicast knowledge, including practical troubleshootingVXLAN/EVPN experienceArista and/or Cisco switching expertisePalo Alto firewall experienceStrong understanding of resilient, highly available network designProven Layer 2–4 troubleshooting capabilityExperience leading or mentoring engineers while remaining technically hands-onStrong communication skills and the ability to explain technical issues clearlyExperience in high-pressure, live or real-time environmentsBroadcast, media or live-event networking experience is highly desirable Responsibilities: Act as technical and design authority across corporate and business-critical networksDesign, implement and operate resilient IP network infrastructureOwn network performance, capacity, resilience and technical standardsLead complex troubleshooting across routing, switching and multicast environmentsDesign and optimise multicast routing for real-time content deliverySupport business-as-usual operations, infrastructure projects and live-event requirementsLead and mentor three network engineers through coaching and one-to-one meetingsAct as the senior escalation point for complex or high-risk network incidentsWork with engineering, project, security and other technical stakeholdersProvide occasional out-of-hours flexibility when business-critical events require it Technologies: CiscoFirewallSupportNetworkSecurity More:
We are partnering with a major UK content production organisation that operates a highly available, live and time-critical technology environment. This Lead Network Engineer role is based in London, with three days in the office and two working from home, and offers a salary of up to £75,000. The position is approximately 80% hands-on engineering and 20% leadership of three direct reports, offering technical ownership without moving into a predominantly managerial role.
last updated 41 week of 2026