Network Engineering Lead

Information Commissioner's Office

Network Engineering Lead maintaining and evolving Anglian Water's OT network estate. Leading a team to ensure security and resilience of critical services.

Posted 7/17/2026full-timeHuntingdon • 🇬🇧 United KingdomSenior💰 £64,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in maintaining and troubleshooting complex TCP/IP networks, with a strong focus on Cyber Security risks and Operational Technology environments. Proven ability to lead teams, manage incidents, and drive continuous improvement in network processes and technologies.

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TCP/IP Network MaintenanceCyber Security Risk ManagementOperational Technology ExperienceChange and Release ManagementCloud Environment Experience

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Hard Skills

Troubleshooting Network IssuesSubnettingIP Address AllocationTelemetry SystemsSCADA SystemsInfrastructure as CodeCI/CD Pipeline EngineeringAgile MethodologiesWAN TechnologiesRouting Protocols

Soft Skills

Team LeadershipCoachingKnowledge SharingCustomer Relationship ManagementContinuous Improvement

Tools & Technologies

AzureAWSTerraformARMBicep

Certifications & Qualifications

Network Vendor QualificationCyber Security Professional QualificationITIL CertificationCloud Platform Certification

Industry Keywords

Operational TechnologyCritical National InfrastructureIncident ManagementChange ManagementService Management

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudCyber SecurityITSMTCP/IPTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Ensuring the security, availability and resilience of OT networks, responding to alerts, incidents and security events to keep critical services running
Troubleshooting complex network issues and providing expert support to incident and problem management
Maintaining and improving a large OT network estate through proactive monitoring, patching, configuration, asset management and controlled change
Leading and delivering OT network upgrades, enhancements and new-build projects, working closely with project and infrastructure teams
Driving continuous improvement across OT network processes, tools and technologies
Engaging with engineers and OT network users through on-site support, coaching and knowledge-sharing
Providing technical leadership, including participation in a 24/7 standby rota for critical incidents
Line managing and developing a team of four network engineers, promoting safety, wellbeing, inclusion and high performance

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience with maintaining and troubleshooting assets / issues across a complex TCP/IP Network
Understanding of WAN technologies and routing protocols.
Experienced at subnetting and IP Address allocation
Experienced in the prioritisation of faults and changes
Good understanding of Cyber Security risks
Experience of telemetry and SCADA systems.
Proven experience of working within an Operational Technology / CNI environment
Related network vendor or cyber security professional qualification
Previous experience of IT Service Management (ITIL)
Experience of Change and Release Management
Experience of Customer (Internal & External) Relationship Management
Experience of working within Cloud Environments, such as Azure or AWS
Skilled in Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Terraform, ARM, Bicep) – desirable
Experience with CI/CD tools and pipeline engineering - desirable
Experience working in Agile or Product-based delivery teams - desirable
Certifications in Cloud platforms (e.g. Azure) - desirable

Benefits

Comp & perks

Full private healthcare with no excess
26 days leave, rising with service + Bank Holidays, with the option to swap Christmas and Easter holidays for those celebrated by your religion
A flexible working culture
Competitive pension scheme – we double-match your contributions up to 7 %
Life Assurance at eight times your salary
Personal Accident cover – up to 5x your salary
Bonus Scheme