Senior Network Engineer (Data Centre Network Automation Specialist)

Data Centre Network Automation Specialist

Salary: Circa £75,000

Location: Swindon or London

We\’re seeking a seasoned Data Centre Network Specialist (EN03) to lead our data centre network infrastructure, with an understanding of BGP EVPN/VXLAN technologies. The ideal candidate is a subject matter expert, adept at automation, governance & frameworks and capable of communicating technical concepts across a range of stakeholders.

Core Network Infrastructure (CNI), a value stream within IT Infrastructure and Service Delivery, is tasked with developing, maintaining, and securing the network infrastructure of the organisation. CNI are at the start of an exciting journey, our vision to drive long term value for Nationwide Building Society by providing simple cost-effective infrastructure, consumable in well-defined services with minimal fuss; ultimately to be so good you don’t even notice us!

At Nationwide we offer hybrid working wherever possible. More rewarding relationships are supported through our hybrid approach, bringing colleagues together across our UK wide estate, whilst also supporting generous access to home working. We value our time in the office to solve problems, to learn, and to feel connected.

For this job you\’ll spend at least two days per week, or if part time you\’ll spend 40% of your working time, based at either our Swindon or London office. If your application is successful, your hiring manager will provide further details on how this works. You can also find out more about our approach to hybrid working here.

If we receive a high volume of relevant applications, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so please apply as soon as you can.

What you’ll be doing

You will drive the implementation of the Core Network Infrastructure Strategy, leading projects that enhance network capabilities and resilience. You will play a pivotal role in developing and upholding robust network governance frameworks, ensuring adherence to standards and best practices.

A key aspect of your role will be to streamline network governance through automation, promoting efficiency and reducing risk. You will be comfortable leading and inspiring a team of network engineers, fostering a collaborative environment and promoting continuous learning and development.

Within your SME area you will own and improve products and procedures, help to plan for short to mid-term roadmaps and investment, ensuring that we remain within risk and service level tolerance and are delivering capabilities fit for the future of the org.

You will work together with your peers, making sure that roadmaps and delivery priorities across CNI align and are delivering value against the overall strategic objectives whilst keeping us safe.

From the very beginning, you\’ll be entrusted with the leadership and mentorship of a team of engineers. This role offers exciting opportunities for growth and development, and we encourage you to embrace them with enthusiasm. You\’ll be a point of escalation and guidance for your team, empowering them to reach their full potential.

About you

You’ll have broad technical knowledge across Data Centre technologies with responsibilities focussed on:

• Network Design & Implementation
• Automation
• Technology Evaluation
• Network Governance: Develop, implement, and uphold robust network governance frameworks and standards.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Engage effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to ensure network solutions align with business needs.

You’ll be a natural collaborator, able to bring people together behind a common goal and lead the team to achieve desired outcomes.

Our Customer First behaviours are all about putting customers and members at the heart of how we work together. You can strengthen your application by showing the behaviours that resonate with you, and how you might have already demonstrated these.

• Say it straight – This is about being honest and direct with good intent and saying what needs to be said in the room. It’s also about being clear, precise, and using language that we and, importantly, our customers and members can understand.
• Push for better – This is about aiming high and constantly looking for better in how we work together and serve our customers and members.
• Get it done – This is about prioritising what will have the greatest impact, being decisive and taking accountability for delivering on the end-to-end outcome.

We know applying for jobs can sometimes feel like you’re sending an application into a black hole. We review each application individually. So, it’s a good idea to call out your most relevant experience on your application to give yourself the best chance.

The extras you’ll get

There are all sorts of employee benefits available at Nationwide, including:

• A personal pension – if you put in 7% of your salary, we’ll top up by a further 16%
• Up to 2 days of paid volunteering a year
• Life assurance worth 8x your salary
• A great selection of additional benefits through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Wellhub – Access to a range of free and paid options for health and wellness.
• Access to an annual performance related bonus
• Access to training to help you develop and progress your career
• 25 days holiday, pro rata

What makes us different

Nationwide is the world’s largest building society. With over 15 million customers, we have a relationship with almost a quarter of the UK’s population. We’ve got the scale to compete with the big banks, but we’re not a bank.

As a building society, we’re owned by our members – that’s our customers who have their current account, mortgage or savings with us. It means we can do things differently to deliver our Purpose – Banking – but fairer, more rewarding, and for the good of society.

When you work at Nationwide, you can experience that difference for yourself. You’ll be part of a high-performing, purpose-driven organisation that offers rewarding career experiences and a highly competitive range of benefits to match. You’ll also be joining us at an important time as we seek to reach more and more people in the UK. We want everyone in the UK to know that they don’t have to bank with a bank. They can choose a modern mutual instead.