Principal - Technical Operations Authority (TOA)

Job description

Job Req ID: 59143 Posting Date: 26/05/2026: Function: Engineering: Location: Manchester, Sheffield or Birmingham - Frequent travel to customer sites in Preston and Barrow-in-Furness will also be required About the role: You will lead technical strategy, oversee complex projects, and build high-performing teams to help clients and the business achieve their operational and commercial goals. Acting as the senior life authority, you’ll collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure stability while optimising network operations for Managed Service customers. You’ll play a key role in driving innovation, improvement, and growth across a diverse customer base of over 2,000 organisations. The successful candidate will need to be eligible to gain and hold a Government Security Clearance to SC level. What you’ll be doing: - Lead and direct network engineering teams in delivering design, build, testing, maintenance, and ongoing support across complex, multi-vendor environments. - Define technical strategy and product roadmaps, shaping policies, procedures, and best practices to align with organisational and information systems goals. - Own end-to-end technical delivery across...