HEAD OF NETWORK OPERATIONS 3 MONTH CONTRACTDAY RATE £500 INSIDE LOCATION - HULLHYBRID WORKING - 3 DAYS ON SITE I am looking for an experienced Head of Network Operations on a 3 month contract to take ownership of my client's network infrastructure, ensuring reliability, security, and scalability as the business continues to grow. What You'll Do Monitor and maintain the network performance, resolving issues proactively. Lead and mentor a team of network professionals. Implement robust security measures to protect against cyber threats. Plan and deliver network upgrades, expansions, and migrations. Collaborate with vendors and manage SLAs. Analyse performance data and provide actionable insights. Oversee budgeting, resource planning, and compliance The Head of Networks needs to fulfil the below criteria to be successfully shortlisted: Proven experience in network engineering or operations leadership. Strong knowledge of network technologies and security principles. Skilled in incident management, change management, and vendor relationships. Previous experience of managing a NOC Team - the People Management side of this role is crucial. Extensive knowledge and experience with FWA 5G / Fibre Networks / Core Network Technologies What you'll get in return Competitive day rates. The position would require the successful applicant to work on-site for a minimum of 3 days per week. What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk
Dec 01, 2025
Full time
HEAD OF NETWORK OPERATIONS 3 MONTH CONTRACTDAY RATE £500 INSIDE LOCATION - HULLHYBRID WORKING - 3 DAYS ON SITE I am looking for an experienced Head of Network Operations on a 3 month contract to take ownership of my client's network infrastructure, ensuring reliability, security, and scalability as the business continues to grow. What You'll Do Monitor and maintain the network performance, resolving issues proactively. Lead and mentor a team of network professionals. Implement robust security measures to protect against cyber threats. Plan and deliver network upgrades, expansions, and migrations. Collaborate with vendors and manage SLAs. Analyse performance data and provide actionable insights. Oversee budgeting, resource planning, and compliance The Head of Networks needs to fulfil the below criteria to be successfully shortlisted: Proven experience in network engineering or operations leadership. Strong knowledge of network technologies and security principles. Skilled in incident management, change management, and vendor relationships. Previous experience of managing a NOC Team - the People Management side of this role is crucial. Extensive knowledge and experience with FWA 5G / Fibre Networks / Core Network Technologies What you'll get in return Competitive day rates. The position would require the successful applicant to work on-site for a minimum of 3 days per week. What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk
Interim Head of Service Desk - London A leading financial services client is currently looking for an Interim Head of Service Desk for an initial 3-month contract position. Skills and Qualifications: Experience of supervising and managing a busy IT Service management function Strong ITIL methodologies(Incident, Problem and Change management) Excellent leadership skills to motivate and move the team forward Strong Excel skills for reporting purposes Agile/Scrum practices would be useful Experience working in a customer facing role 3rd Party service provider management experience Demonstrable experience of managing a function that provides end user support in a financial services environment Experience providing resource for and working within a structured change management environment for project delivery Experience defining and establishing service management workflows and processes aligned with the ITIL framework Windows 10/11, MS O365, MS Copilot and Active Directory knowledge Understanding of security platforms, strong Firewall experience Good technical knowledge of Intune, AD, Azure, Compute, Storage and Networking Duties and Responsibilities: Ensure staff are exceeding expectation and are meeting defined metrics and or objectives that you have set Ensure that the team is delivering BAU and project commitments Train, coach, develop and mentor staff Overall responsibility for 1st/2nd line support operations Implementing a robust service management structure and service catalogue processes Reporting and presenting at technology and business forums If you have a Career history in delivering good quality service management and excellent leadership skills, please do reply with your CV in the first instance.
Oct 09, 2025
Contractor
Interim Head of Service Desk - London A leading financial services client is currently looking for an Interim Head of Service Desk for an initial 3-month contract position. Skills and Qualifications: Experience of supervising and managing a busy IT Service management function Strong ITIL methodologies(Incident, Problem and Change management) Excellent leadership skills to motivate and move the team forward Strong Excel skills for reporting purposes Agile/Scrum practices would be useful Experience working in a customer facing role 3rd Party service provider management experience Demonstrable experience of managing a function that provides end user support in a financial services environment Experience providing resource for and working within a structured change management environment for project delivery Experience defining and establishing service management workflows and processes aligned with the ITIL framework Windows 10/11, MS O365, MS Copilot and Active Directory knowledge Understanding of security platforms, strong Firewall experience Good technical knowledge of Intune, AD, Azure, Compute, Storage and Networking Duties and Responsibilities: Ensure staff are exceeding expectation and are meeting defined metrics and or objectives that you have set Ensure that the team is delivering BAU and project commitments Train, coach, develop and mentor staff Overall responsibility for 1st/2nd line support operations Implementing a robust service management structure and service catalogue processes Reporting and presenting at technology and business forums If you have a Career history in delivering good quality service management and excellent leadership skills, please do reply with your CV in the first instance.
