Lead IP Engineer - GammaLabs

A bit about us 

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 for ensuring 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? 

• Getting the balance right is important. That’s why we offer 25 days Annual Leave, as well as an extra day off for your birthday. We also believe in giving back to the community, which is why we also give you a volunteer day to enable you to give back to a charity that is close to your heart.  
• Family is important to all of us, and we want them to feel part of the wider Gamma community. That’s why we offer enhanced maternity and paternity pay along with childcare vouchers, so you feel supported as both a parent and in your career.  
• Future planning is at the back of everyone’s mind and our pension plan is there to help you save for the years ahead. You pay 4.5% or more if you wish to do so and we’ll pay in 4.59% of your salary annually.  
• You are always protected and can rest knowing your beneficiaries will be taken care of with our group income protection. Our life assurance scheme pays four times your salary whilst being employed at Gamma.   
• We want our employers to benefit from our growth and success. That’s why we offer everyone at Gamma the chance to benefit from a tax efficient share save and share incentive plan  
• We believe that both your physical and mental health is vital to a happy life. This is why we offer leading private medical insurance through Vitality that provides extensive cover, and can also be extended to your immediate family   
• Getting from A to B in an environmentally friendly way to help us reduce our carbon footprint is a huge aim for Gamma. We’ve incorporated into our benefits an Electric Vehicle scheme with our partners at Octopus electric vehicles. If you don’t drive then not to worry our Cycle to work scheme is available for you too.  

A few things to note 

• Unfortunately, we can't offer visa sponsorship or relocation support for this role. 
• This role is hybrid from our Manchester office. 
• 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.  

For recruitment agencies – we have a network of fantastic partners that support us in our hiring from time to time. We ‘re not looking to increase that network at this time, so please don’t send speculative CVs.  

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