Senior Team Lead, Network Engineering

Location
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

About the job
The Team Lead, Network & Voice is a developing management role, responsible for guiding a team of network engineers and specialists to design, implement, and maintain a robust and efficient network infrastructure. This role combines technical expertise, managerial, and project management skills to ensure the team's success in delivering high-quality network solutions that meet business needs. The Senior Team Lead, Network Engineering is also responsible for driving collaboration, setting technical standards, and mentoring team members.

Key responsibilities:

• Fosters a positive team culture, encourages professional growth, and promotes collaboration.
• Collaborates with the team to design and architect network solutions, including LAN, WAN, data centre, and cloud networks.
• Ensures that network designs align with business requirements and industry best practices.
• Provides technical guidance and oversight to team members during the design, configuration, and implementation of network solutions.
• Reviews and approves network designs and configurations.
• Oversees the deployment, configuration, and maintenance of network devices, including routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, and wireless controllers.
• Leads network-related projects, establishes project plans, allocates resources, and ensures that projects are completed on time and within scope.
• Leads efforts to optimise network performance by analysing traffic patterns, implementing QoS measures, and making configuration adjustments.
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams, including systems administrators, security teams, application developers, and business stakeholders.
• Communicates effectively to ensure smooth project execution and knowledge sharing.
• Establishes and enforces technical standards, best practices, and governance processes for network engineering.
• Ensures compliance with industry regulations and security policies.
• Fosters skill development, encourages continuous learning, and promotes a culture of innovation.
• Manages relationships with network equipment vendors, service providers, and technology partners.
• Evaluates vendor offerings and negotiates contracts.
• Ensures that network solutions meet security requirements by implementing effective security measures, access controls, and monitoring systems.
• Plans network capacity and scalability to accommodate business growth and evolving needs.

To thrive in this role, you need to have:

• Solid expertise in networking concepts, protocols, architectures, and services.
• Proficiency in configuring and managing complex network devices such as routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, and wireless controllers.
• Knowledge of advanced network protocols and technologies such as BGP, OSPF, VLANs, VPNs, QoS, and security protocols.
• Good documentation and communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Project management, resource allocation, and budget management abilities.
• Good problem-solving skills to diagnose and resolve complex network issues.
• Developing people management capabilities with a focus on collaboration and fostering innovation.
• Ability to manage and lead technical teams.

Academic qualifications and certifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Network Administration certification (Azure, Google, Amazon) preferred.
• Relevant certifications such as CompTIA Network+, Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), or Juniper Networks Certified Associate (JNCIA) are beneficial.
• Relevant certifications such as Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE), Juniper Networks Certified Internet Expert (JNCIE), or equivalent certifications are preferred.

Required experience:

• Solid experience in network engineering, including progressive roles in design, implementation, and leadership.
• Solid experience working in a networking environment.
• Solid experience with network security.
• Solid WAN and LAN experience.
• Solid experience in wireless equipment, protocols, standards, and wireless LAN design.
• Solid familiarity with cloud networking (AWS, Azure, etc.) and network automation concepts is a plus.
• Relevant experience leading and managing a networking (or similar) engineering team.

Workplace type
On-site Working