Senior Network Manager

Network Manager - Financial Services - hybrid working - contract - London or Glasgow

A leading financial services business based in the UK are looking to hire a Network Manager to join the business on an initial contract to work on a modernisation project.

The ideal candidate will have worked as a Network Manager within financial services and will have previously worked on SD WAN & LAN projects previously. You will need to be able to work in a fast paced environment, its essential that you have worked on Cisco/Palo Alto or similar.

What you'll do:

• Own day-to-day network operations (LAN/WAN/SD-WAN, firewall, wireless).
• Lead and mentor the network team, providing guidance during major incidents.
• Drive the SD-WAN migration and LAN modernisation project, ensuring operational readiness.
• Manage vendors and third-party MSPs, holding them to SLAs and performance requirements.
• Oversee patching, upgrades, and ensure best practice network security standards.
• Work closely with IT leadership to prioritise technical debt and shape future network strategy.What we're looking for:
• Strong background in global enterprise networking - WAN/LAN, MPLS, VPN, QoS.
• Demonstrable experience leading SD-WAN rollout / migration projects (HPE SD-WAN exposure desirable).
• Expertise across Cisco switching/routing (Nexus 3K/9K, BGP/OSPF/EIGRP), Palo Alto / Fortinet firewalls, and Aruba wireless.
• Vendor and stakeholder management experience, able to translate technical issues into business language.
• Comfortable working under pressure and managing heavy operational workloads.