Lead IP Engineer - GammaLabs

Gamma is a leading supplier of Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS): we provide voice, data and mobile products and services to the UK, German, Spanish and Benelux business markets.

Gamma is expanding its UCaaS presence in Europe with a family of businesses focusing on digital automation, delivering Gamma-powered services to SME customers via a network of channel partners in Germany, Spain, and the Benelux region.

Our team work fast, with a start-up type of mindset but working within a leading European business.

Who are we looking for?

The Lead IP Engineer is for highly experienced Network Engineers who are strong authorities in their field and can provide Technical Leadership of IP Engineering Design/Build/Run Teams,responsible forensuring the successful delivery and support of complex, end-to-end project lifecycles. This role will oversee network designs and solutions underpinning product and roadmap programs spanning both tactical and strategic initiatives, with a focus on Data Center, Hybrid Cloud, Fabric/NaaS, and Provider/Supplier network architectures.

What will you be doing day-to-day?

The "Design/Build/Run" work methodology incorporates planning, design, testing, automation, deployment, monitoring and maintenance as a complete and highly collaborative function.

• Leads are accountable and responsible for providing technical leadership and expertise across the complete project and service lifecycle of engineering and operational network, security and network management programs.
• Supporting the network strategy and spearheading dynamically formed Design/Build/Run teams, Leads will deliver against the technical goals of a project, including resourcing, requirements analysis, proof of concept work, testing (automation), high level/low level design, scheduling, and deployment of solutions via Automation and Orchestration (CI/CD pipeline) or Manual change.
• Responsible for technology selection, security and maintainability and ensuring the designs meet non-functional requirements, including scale, performance and delivery using automation/orchestration where and when available.
• Leads are required to facilitate and support continual engineering/operational requirements and lead Design/Build/run teams through incident management and fault diagnostics, prioritizing a restore first approach to remediation.
• Alongside project activity, Leads will act as the primary technical and communication interface between Managers, Architects, and project stakeholders across the business, keeping everyone informed of high-level changes, risks, and progress.
• Create, implement and test disaster recovery and business continuity plans, reviewing and updating regularly to ensure they stay effective.
• Leads are responsible for providing motivation and mentorship to the engineers across Design/Build/Run teams, whilst ensuring resources are aligned, optimized and effective.
• Leads are required to provide a senior technical presence on MSO bridge calls.

What you’ll need

• A strong specialist Data Centre design background and more general experience of IP, Security and Optical Technologies across Service Provider, Core, Access, Cloud and Management Architectures.
• Excellent troubleshooting and diagnostic skills.
• Experience delivering mid-to-large size projects as a lead or as a resource within those projects
• Deep understanding of IP, TCP/IP, UDP, BGP, ISIS, OSPF, EVPN/VXLAN, advanced MPLS, and OTN Technologies and protocols.
• Experience and proficiency with network, alert and inventory/asset management tools like Netbox, NetPicker, SolarWinds, Wireshark, Grafana, Big Panda or similar.
• Automation experience across frameworks, libraries and orchestration tools using Python, Terraform, Ansible, PyTest, Jenkins, GitLab etc;
• Certifications such as Cisco's CCNA/CCNP/CCIE, Juniper's JNCIA/JNCIP/JNCIE, or equivalent.

What do we offer?

• 25 days PTO
• Private Medical Insurance
• Electric Vehicle (EV) scheme
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• And more… just ask!

A few things to note

• Unfortunately, we can't offer visa sponsorship or relocation support for this role.
• If you feel you could be a good fit for Gamma but do not think that you meet all the requirements, we still encourage you to apply as you could be the person that we are looking for!

Gamma is an equal-opportunity employer. We care about inclusion and believe in having diverse teams where everyone can be their true authentic selves. We value each person and their range of backgrounds and actively encourage people from underrepresented backgrounds to apply. We don't discriminate based on any protected characteristics e.g., race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, marital status, disability, or age. We are a family-friendly employer with a culture based on trust, autonomy, and flexibility so that you to create a work-life balance and enjoy working here at Gamma. Please note we only use recruitment agencies registered on our preferred suppliers list and as such, any speculative CVs received will not be considered. Agencies cannot work on this role unless released by Gamma's recruitment team.