Lead Network Engineer
| Posting date: | 01 April 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £62,109 to £66,229 per year |
| Additional salary information: | New entrants to the Civil Service will start their role on the salary band minimum £62,109 for National roles or £66,229 for London roles. You may be eligible for an additional non-pensionable allowance, pending a Capability and Skills Assessment, with a value of up to £18,291. |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 13 April 2026 |
| Location: | Croydon, London |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 454988 |
Summary
Your main day to day responsibilities will be:
Leading teams and departments in the implementation, administration and support of network solutions and services.
Reviewing network designs to ensure selection of appropriate technology, efficient use of resources and integration of multiple structures and technology.
Identifying the correct procedures and appropriate channels for resolution and monitor resolution activities and progress updates to users.
Establishing standards and procedures across a service lifecycle including the development lifecycle and ensure that practitioners adhere to this. Managing resources to ensure that the networks integration function works effectively.
Helping shape engineering best practices and standards. Managing, coaching and mentoring more junior Network Engineer.
Tools and Technologies we use:
We are keen for Engineers to continue learning new technologies, we have a large range in the Home Office including:
Backend: Java, Node.js, C#, Python, PHP, Scala, Power Platform
Frontend: React, JavaScript, Typescript, Angular
Data: PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, MongoDB, Apache Cassandra, Neo4J, Amazon Athena
DevOps: AWS, Kubernetes, Azure, Jenkins, Docker, Ansible, Terraform, Dynatrace
AI: Azure ML Studio, Python, Github Copilot, OpenAI
Leading teams and departments in the implementation, administration and support of network solutions and services.
Reviewing network designs to ensure selection of appropriate technology, efficient use of resources and integration of multiple structures and technology.
Identifying the correct procedures and appropriate channels for resolution and monitor resolution activities and progress updates to users.
Establishing standards and procedures across a service lifecycle including the development lifecycle and ensure that practitioners adhere to this. Managing resources to ensure that the networks integration function works effectively.
Helping shape engineering best practices and standards. Managing, coaching and mentoring more junior Network Engineer.
Tools and Technologies we use:
We are keen for Engineers to continue learning new technologies, we have a large range in the Home Office including:
Backend: Java, Node.js, C#, Python, PHP, Scala, Power Platform
Frontend: React, JavaScript, Typescript, Angular
Data: PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, MongoDB, Apache Cassandra, Neo4J, Amazon Athena
DevOps: AWS, Kubernetes, Azure, Jenkins, Docker, Ansible, Terraform, Dynatrace
AI: Azure ML Studio, Python, Github Copilot, OpenAI
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