Network Manager

We’re looking for an experienced Network Manager to lead network operations and infrastructure across a multi-site business with a complex hybrid and cloud environment.

This is an excellent opportunity for a technically strong network professional who enjoys combining hands-on infrastructure expertise with team leadership, project delivery and continuous improvement.

You’ll manage a team of three Network Administrators, take ownership of network performance, security and availability, and play a key role in infrastructure upgrades, cloud networking and connectivity projects across multiple locations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of three Network Administrators, overseeing workload allocation, performance and professional development.
• Manage and maintain enterprise network infrastructure, including routers, switches, firewalls, LAN, SD-WAN and connectivity.
• Own cloud networking across hyperscaler environments, including virtual networks, routing, segmentation, security policies and hybrid connectivity.
• Support and deliver infrastructure projects, including technology refreshes, site relocations and network upgrades.
• Monitor and optimise network performance, availability, scalability and resilience.
• Identify and resolve vulnerabilities, support security audits and maintain intrusion detection and prevention capabilities.
• Lead disaster recovery and business continuity testing, ensuring network resilience and minimising single points of failure.
• Manage relationships with technology vendors, telecom carriers and external service providers.
• Maintain accurate network documentation, connectivity diagrams, infrastructure inventories and vendor records.
• Work closely with IT leadership and cross-functional teams on incident management, troubleshooting and service improvements.
• Support infrastructure across multiple offices, data centres, co-location facilities and hosted environments.
• Participate in an after-hours on-call rotation and occasional domestic travel as required.

Required Experience & Technical Skills

• 7–10 years of relevant experience in network engineering, infrastructure or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise networking, routing protocols, network security and connectivity.
• Hands-on experience with Cisco switches, routers and firewalls; CCNA-level knowledge or equivalent experience.
• Experience configuring and supporting LAN and SD-WAN environments.
• Strong understanding of cloud networking across platforms such as Microsoft Azure and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).
• Experience with virtual networks, subnets, routing, peering, cloud firewalls and hybrid connectivity.
• Knowledge of dedicated cloud connectivity, including Azure ExpressRoute and OCI FastConnect.
• Administration experience with Windows Server, Active Directory and desktop environments.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Entra ID and identity integration across on-premises and cloud environments.
• Experience managing technical projects, infrastructure resources and external vendors.
• Strong communication, documentation and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience with incident management, ITIL processes and production environments.

Desirable Skills

• Cisco CCNP or equivalent professional-level networking certification.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure and platform-as-a-service environments.
• Familiarity with email, collaboration and Microsoft 365 technologies.
• Experience with out-of-band management and cellular connectivity solutions.
• Exposure to operational and capital expenditure budgets.
• Experience supporting multi-site organisations with hybrid, hosted and co-location infrastructure.

What We're Looking For..

Someone who combines strong technical knowledge with a proactive, hands-on approach to leadership. You’ll be comfortable managing day-to-day network operations while driving improvements in security, scalability and reliability.

If you're ready to take ownership of a complex network environment, lead a technical team and make a tangible impact on infrastructure strategy, we’d love to hear from you.