Principal Network Engineer – Data Centre
As a Principal Network Engineer at the Home Office, you will play a pivotal role in leading the design, implementing, and ongoing operation of the Datacentre Network and edge capabilities that underpin our critical systems and services.
In this leadership position, you will oversee the development of robust, secure, and scalable network solutions, and blueprints with a focus on integrating hybrid architectures that span on-premises systems, private cloud environments, and public cloud platforms such as AWS and Azure.You will lead 3rd party suppliers in the ongoing operation of our Datacentre networks and oversee the multitude of projects that deliver new capabilities to the Home Office.
This role requires a strategic and collaborative mindset. You will work closely with multi-disciplinary teams, suppliers, and third-party providers to ensure our network infrastructure is designed and implemented with security, reliability, and performance at its core.By embedding Secure by Design principles, you will safeguard our operations, data, and resources while ensuring seamless integration across digital programs.
A Principal Network Engineer (Data Centre) is an accomplished technical leader. You develop the strategic and tactical engineering roadmaps for Data Centre technologies and services in their area of responsibility, making sure that they are future proofed and that the organisation derives maximum value from investment in technologies.You define engineering best practice within the Home Office and inspire others to follow this.
You will own the technical operational relationships with suppliers and internal teams making sure Data Centre network services are delivered and aligned to industry best practice, regulatory and contractual requirements.
You will lead and direct network teams and suppliers in building, managing, transitioning, supporting and maintaining solutions according to departmental policy and strategy. You will work with technical architects to ensure there is continuous improvement to the service catalogue, future designs and service operability.You will lead on overall management activities such as workforce planning, budgeting, technology roadmaps, projects and tasks.
Recruitment events
We are hosting an Engineering online recruitment event on Thursday 6th February 2025 from 12:00pm to 1:00pm. Where you can find out more about our roles, working for the organisation and how to apply. Register your interest here: Home Office Events I Eventbrite
What you will do
Your main day to day responsibilities will be:
- leading internal teams, suppliers and departments in the design, implementation, administration and support of network solutions and services
- providing support to make sure that solutions and services are designed with security controls embedded, specifically engineered as mitigation against security threats
- ensuring that the right actions are taken to investigate, resolve and anticipate network problems, coordinating teams to investigate issues, implement solutions and establish preventative measures
- 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 engineers adhere to this. You will manage resources to ensure that the networks integration function works effectively
- providing authoritative advice and guidance on test planning and identify network improvements to determine standards and best practice
Like many organisations we need to maintain our services 24/7, therefore, on occasions there may be a requirement to work out of hours, for which you will be paid an additional allowance.