Network Architecture/Network Engineering/Design and Build/SD-WAN/WAN/CISCO/Vertas/Fortinet Hybrid, up to 3 days per week in Reading As the Head of Network Engineering andamp; Architecture, you have not only technical network and architect skills but also strong people and managerial skills, giving you the ability to lead your team with a shared vision, to provide it with a clear work organisation and to keep control on your projects progress and risks. What You''ll Do: Prepare the future of networks, ensuring the use of efficient and modern technology. Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and define project scope and timeline, providing regular updates and gathering feedback for continuous improvement. Lead the engineering budgeting, planning, execution, and delivery of the portfolio, managing projects and ensuring they align with strategic goals. Monitor project progress, identifying and addressing issues or risks to keep the project on track. Foster a collaborative environment by coordinating cross-functional team engineers (WAN, SD-WAN, SSE ) Implement and promote best practices in Agile methodologies and a DevOps mindset (eg CI/CD, automation). Ensure thorough quality assurance processes are in place to meet product standards and customer expectations. Ensure proper life cycle of current solutions and address technical debt. Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation for all project phases, ensuring knowledge transfer and continuity. Manage ..... full job details .....