Senior Network Engineer

Role Overview:
We are looking for a Senior Network Engineer to join our IT department. Reporting into the IT Network Manager, this role will be responsible for implementing, maintaining, optimizing, and supporting a robust, scalable, and secure IT network infrastructure and services that meet the organization’s operational and business goals.

• Implement, maintain, and support secure and resilient IT network platforms across the business.
• Configure, upgrade, and optimise network infrastructure including switching, routing, firewalls, load balancing, and associated management platforms.
• Monitor network health, performance, and capacity, and take proactive action to resolve issues before they impact services.
• Lead and support global event deployments, including travel to race locations.
• Work closely with internal stakeholders and wider IT teams to understand requirements and deliver effective network services and improvements.
• Maintain a secure IT network environment and support compliance with data protection, security, and financial control requirements including GDPR, SOX, and ISO 27001.
• Identify operational risks, vulnerabilities, and single points of failure, and implement mitigation actions to improve resilience and service continuity.
• Support business continuity and disaster‑recovery planning by maintaining accurate technical documentation and contributing to recovery procedures.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex network incidents, act as a senior escalation point, and provide expert technical guidance to junior team members and supporting staff.
• Drive continuous improvement through automation, standardisation, patching, and performance tuning to improve reliability and cost effectiveness.
• Maintain and optimise network performance across on‑premises, WAN, Azure, and AWS environments.
• Assess new tools and technologies and make practical recommendations that improve supportability, efficiency, and service quality.
• Provide technical mentoring, knowledge sharing, and coaching to IT network team members on platforms, tooling, and best practice.
• Be available to support planned and unplanned work outside normal business hours when required.
• Produce clear quarterly updates on operational health, risks, improvements, and priorities for the IT network function.
• Assist with resource planning, emergency support cover, and provisioning activities as required.

• Strong communication skills with the ability to convey ideas clearly, confidently, and in documentation.
• Highly motivated and well-structured in managing tasks.
• Positive, adaptable, and flexible when faced with challenges.
• Proactive with a solution‑oriented mindset.

• Proven track record in implementing and managing IT network solutions for various platforms.
• Extensive experience with Cisco, Palo Alto, Arista, F5 technologies and hardware.
• Extensive knowledge of multicast, VXLan, PTP, BGP, OSPF, and Ansible.
• Strong working knowledge of Cisco Nexus Dashboard, Arista Cloud Vision, and Cisco ISE.
• Familiar with industry standards and regulations (SOX, GDPR, ISO 27001).
• Expertise in resolving complex technical challenges and optimising system performance.

• Dev Ops principles for automation, such as Dev Net Ops .

• Degree, HND/C in IT related subject (or relevant experience).
• CCNP or equivalent / relevant previous experience.

• Private healthcare scheme.
• Dental care.
• 4 × Grand Prix paddock passes per season.
• Enhanced maternity/paternity leave and other family planning policies.
• Free staff shuttle service to and from surrounding train stations near to Biggin Hill.
• Free healthy snacks in our offices.
• Subsidised canteen in Biggin Hill, serving breakfast and lunch.
• 25 days annual leave and 8 bank holiday days, plus a Christmas period closure.
• Opportunities to develop and request training for your role via our in‑house Learning and Development team.
• Discount on F1 merchandise.
• Discount at F1’s experiences including F1 Arcade and F1 Drive.
• Perkbox benefit portal and more.