Job Description: Lead Engineer / Technical Manager

Hybrid | Permanent | Ref: 1465

About the Role

Join Telent’s Engineering Team and take the lead in shaping the future of critical infrastructure. As a Lead Engineer / Technical Manager, you’ll drive innovation, lead high-performing technical teams, and deliver cutting-edge multi-technology solutions across Network, Infrastructure, Data Centre, Security, and Virtualisation domains. If you have proven leadership experience and a passion for complex, impactful engineering work, this is the role for you.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead, coach, and develop engineering teams to deliver efficient, cost-effective solutions.
• Manage technical design, delivery, and lifecycle adherence for key projects.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, suppliers, and stakeholders.
• Drive continuous improvement, innovation, and right-first-time delivery across services and projects.
• Oversee resource planning and capacity management aligned to project needs.
• Provide technical governance and mitigate risks on complex multi-technology initiatives.
• Support product and solution development aligned with business roadmaps.

Who You Are:

You are a strategic technical leader with a strong track record of managing multi-disciplinary engineering teams. You combine broad technical expertise in networking, infrastructure, virtualization, security, and data centre environments with excellent communication, leadership, and commercial skills. You thrive in dynamic environments, guiding teams through complex project delivery and driving customer-focused innovation.

Key Requirements:

• 5+ years’ experience leading technical teams.
• Deep technical knowledge across Networking, Infrastructure, Data Centre, Virtualisation & Security.
• Proven success delivering complex multi-technology solutions.
• Strong relationship-building and stakeholder management skills.
• Commercial awareness with experience in pre-sales, bids, and customer engagement.
• Expertise in engineering management, project delivery, and change leadership.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and problem-solving abilities.
• Familiarity with vendor certifications (Networks, Compute, Storage, Virtualisation) and design qualifications (TOGAF or equivalent) is a plus.
• Solid understanding of ITIL and Agile/Waterfall methodologies.

What We Offer:

At Telent, you’ll find a career full of growth opportunities across sectors, roles, and technologies. We champion an inclusive culture where everyone is celebrated and can thrive. Additional benefits include:

• Company vehicle
• Medical coverage
• Overtime options (capped/uncapped)
• 34 days holiday (including public holidays) with buy/sell options
• Pension scheme
• Family-friendly policies
• Wellbeing support and occupational health services
• Discounts on cinema, dining, and shopping through Telent Rewards

About Telent:

We’re a leading UK technology company specialising in mission-critical communications and infrastructure. Our 2,400+ strong team works together to connect communities and keep the nation’s digital infrastructure safe and operational 24/7. We value responsibility, collaboration, and customer focus — and we’re passionate about helping our people fulfil their potential.

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About Us

About Telent

Telent is a leading technology company and specialist in the design, build, support, and maintenance of mission-critical communications and technology, drawing on decades of experience in the UK’s critical digital infrastructure. The work we do helps connect thousands of people and communities, using the best technology and innovation available. When you join us, you’ll have the opportunity to make a real impact on all our futures by fulfilling your potential and delivering high performance. We work together to make everyday life work better for everyone. You’ll be part of a team of more than 3,000 dedicated people committed to excellence.

Brilliance brought together.

We are guided by our values and behaviours:

• Be Inclusive
• Take Responsibility
• Collaborate
• Be Customer-focused