Head of Network Services

Head of Network Services

Location: Cirencester, Gloucestershire (Hybrid)

Salary & Package: Up to £75,000 per annum plus benefits including pension, holiday allowance, and wider corporate benefits.

Way of working: Full time, Permanent. Hybrid working model (office and remote split).

About the Business

This organisation is a technically driven services provider delivering complex network and infrastructure solutions across enterprise, cloud integrated, and operational technology environments. Known for strong engineering standards and predictable delivery, the business continues to grow in both scale and complexity.

As part of this growth, the Technical Directorate is being strengthened to ensure platforms are designed for long term operation, resilience, and clarity. This role has been created to provide clear ownership of network strategy, standards, and service quality across all customer solutions.

The Head of Network Services Opportunity

As Head of Network Services, you will be accountable for the full lifecycle of the organisation's network platforms, acting as the senior technical authority while leading and developing the network engineering function.

Key responsibilities

• Owning the network technical strategy, roadmap, and reference architectures
• Defining and enforcing network design standards, security models, and approved platforms
• Ensuring all network designs are secure, resilient, observable, and ready for operational handover
• Working closely with Cloud Services, Projects, and the PMO to improve delivery predictability and reduce unplanned work
• Leading, mentoring, and developing network engineers to build scalable, sustainable capability

Your key skills

• Proven experience leading enterprise scale network services or platforms
• Strong technical background across LAN, WAN, WLAN, SD WAN, routing, switching, and IP design
• Solid expertise in network security, segmentation, and high availability design
• Experience across on premise, cloud, hybrid, and OT / industrial networking environments
• Ability to set and maintain engineering standards and reference architectures
• Track record of improving operational stability, documentation, and service ownership
• Confident people leader with experience reducing key person dependency

What success looks like

• Network services are stable, predictable, and trusted
• Fewer incidents and delivery issues caused by design assumptions
• Clear, usable documentation across all major network platforms
• Projects delivered with minimal late stage surprises
• A confident, capable, and continuously improving network team

Why this role matters

This is a critical leadership role shaping how networking is delivered across the organisation. The Head of Network Services sets the standard for clarity, consistency, and long term ownership-ensuring the network is an enabler, not a bottleneck.