Network Manager

We're partnering with an innovative, high-growth fintech to appoint an experienced Network Manager who will play a key role in shaping and leading their global network engineering function.

This is a rare opportunity to join a rapidly scaling technology business at an exciting stage of its growth journey. The organisation is investing heavily in its Technical Operations capability, creating an environment where talented engineers and leaders can make a genuine impact on infrastructure strategy, resilience, and operational excellence.

The successful candidate will join a business that values ownership, innovation, and collaboration, where empowered teams are trusted to solve complex challenges, drive meaningful outcomes, and continuously improve the technology that underpins critical payment services.

Operating in a highly available 24/7 environment,
you will lead a team responsible for the design, implementation, optimisation, and support of enterprise network infrastructure while helping to shape the future direction of the wider Technical Operations organisation.

As Network Manager
, you will be responsible for the overall health, performance, security, and scalability of the organisation's network estate. You'll provide technical leadership across architecture, design, implementation, support, and operational management while developing and mentoring a team of network engineers.

This is a true player-coach position, requiring someone who enjoys leading people while maintaining close involvement in technical decision-making and strategic initiatives.

You will work closely with stakeholders across Technical Operations, Engineering, Security, Architecture, and Infrastructure teams to ensure network services continue to support ambitious business growth plans.

• Lead and develop the Network Engineering function
• Define and maintain enterprise network architecture and technical standards
• Ensure the availability, performance, and security of critical network infrastructure
• Oversee switches, routers, firewalls, load balancers, storage, compute, and virtualisation platforms
• Lead lifecycle management, capacity planning, upgrades, incident response, and change management activities
• Drive continuous improvement across network operations and service delivery
• Collaborate with Engineering, Architecture, Security, and Technical Operations teams on strategic initiatives
• Support disaster recovery planning, testing, and resilience programmes
• Identify and implement emerging technologies that enhance performance and efficiency
• Develop technical documentation, standards, and operational procedures
• Act as a senior technical advisor across the organisation

• 11+ years' experience within Enterprise Network environments
• Extensive experience designing, implementing, and supporting large-scale network infrastructure
• Proven leadership experience as a Technical Lead, Architect, or Network Manager
• Strong hands-on expertise with:
• WAN and LAN technologies
• Deep knowledge of:
• BGP routing
• VXLAN and network overlays
• Load balancing technologies (Layer 4-7)
• Routing, switching, VPNs, DNS, VLANs, and Layer 2/3 networking
• Network security, NAC, encryption, and certificate management
• Disaster Recovery planning and implementation
• Experience with scripting and automation using Python, Bash, Power Shell, Perl, or similar
• VoIP solutions and support
• ITIL or operational best-practice frameworks

• JNCIP / JNCIE
• PCNSA / PCNSE
• ITIL
• Other relevant networking certifications

• Fully Remote Role (UK-based)
• Join a high-growth fintech transforming payment technology
• Lead a critical network engineering function with global reach
• Blend strategic leadership with hands-on technical influence
• Work with modern enterprise technologies across networking, security, infrastructure, and cloud
• Significant opportunity to shape standards, processes, and future technology direction