Principal Network Engineer

Job Title: Principal Network EngineerContract Type: Permanent, Part Time, Full Time, Job Share option availableSalary Range: c£80,000 dependent on experience Location: Eastleigh - Hybrid working environment, with a remote first approachClosing Date for applications: Wednesday 10th June 2026 Principal Network Engineer: At Ageas Insurance, we''re looking for a Principal Network Engineer to act as our senior technical authority for network and connectivity services. You''ll shape the design, evolution, and resilience of our enterprise network estate across on prem, cloud, and hybrid environments-driving strategy, standards, and engineering excellence for business critical platforms. The Principal Network is an engineer is a hands on role with real influence across Architecture, Security, Cloud, Workplace, and Application teams. You''ll use your exceptional relationship management skills, and technical knowledge to ensure our network services remain secure, high performing, and future ready-strengthening operational resilience, enhancing customer experience, and enabling business growth.Main Responsibilities as Principal Network Engineer: Lead end-to-end design of complex network solutions (cloud, hybrid, third-party, secure access) Assure high-risk changes, architecture decisions, and transformation initiatives Ensure network resilience, performance, availability, and security across environments Drive platform modernisation, lifecycle planning, and technical debt reduction ..... full job details .....