Lead Engineer - Network Connectivity

Lead Engineer - Network Connectivity

Angel Court or Willow House

Permanent

Salary:
Up to £112k DOE + 10% bonus + fantastic benefits

Hybrid Work Available

37.5 hours per week

Due to the nature of the role there will be an element of working outside usual business hours on a rota basis

At Bupa, we're passionate about technology. With colleagues, customers, patients and residents in mind you'll have the opportunity to work on innovative projects and make a real impact on their lives.

Right from the start you'll become part of our digital strategy, joining us on our journey and developing yourself along the way.

In this role as Lead Network Connectivity Engineer you are responsible for the strategic engineering, platform ownership, lifecycle management and continuous evolution of Bupa’s enterprise connectivity platforms, including WAN, LAN, Wi‑Fi, SD‑WAN, SASE and cloud connectivity services.

The role provides technical leadership across network engineering, automation, observability, operational resilience, standards governance and service lifecycle management for a large‑scale multi‑site enterprise environment.

It combines deep technical expertise with platform ownership, service engineering and engineering leadership, ensuring network services are secure, scalable, supportable and aligned to business and architectural strategy.

• Lead the engineering, lifecycle management and continuous improvement of enterprise network connectivity services and platforms.
• Provide technical leadership across WAN, LAN, Wi‑Fi, SD‑WAN, SASE, cloud connectivity and network security services.
• Define and maintain engineering standards, deployment patterns, operational procedures and technical documentation.
• Drive adoption of Net Dev Ops , Infrastructure‑as‑Code and network automation practices.
• Ensure network services are secure, scalable, resilient and aligned to enterprise architecture and operational standards.
• Act as a technical lead for root cause analysis and continuous improvement following incidents or service issues.
• Collaborate with Architecture, Security, Cloud, Operations and Product teams to deliver integrated and supportable technology solutions.
• Support governance, design assurance and technical review processes across the Network Connectivity estate.
• Support vendor, partner and managed service relationships including technical governance and solution evaluations.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring and guidance across the wider Network Connectivity engineering function.
• Drive standardisation, simplification and consistency across network connectivity services and platforms.

• Enterprise WAN, LAN and Wi‑Fi engineering within large‑scale multi‑site environments
• Strong understanding of modern network architecture, operational engineering and service lifecycle management
• Experience with SD‑WAN, SASE and cloud connectivity architectures
• Enterprise routing, switching, segmentation and secure access design
• Net Dev Ops , Infrastructure‑as‑Code and network automation practices
• Experience with APIs, automation tooling, configuration management and operational telemetry
• Cloud networking and hybrid connectivity across Azure, GCP and enterprise environments
• Experience designing resilient network services for automation, observability and supportability
• Technical governance, standards development and engineering best practice
• Ability to translate business and operational requirements into scalable engineering solutions
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills across technical and non‑technical audiences
• Ability to produce clear technical standards, architecture documentation and operational guidance

• Strong analytical and structured problem‑solving capability
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong leadership, mentoring and stakeholder engagement capability
• Ability to balance operational, security, commercial and strategic considerations
• Experience working within matrix organisations and alongside vendors, partners and managed service providers
• Maintains awareness…