Network Delivery & Implementation Engineer

TDM Group

Key Duties and Responsibilities

Pre-Deployment Planning & Coordination

• Review site documentation, including tier classifications, site photos, IP schemes, and connectivity details, to assess requirements and recommend appropriate network and firewall solutions at scale.
• Raise project requests, prepare order forms, and manage procurement activities across multiple concurrent deployments in line with internal and customer approval processes.
• Plan and schedule site visits with all relevant stakeholders including engineering, cybersecurity, facilities, and O&M teams across various European locations.
• Oversee site access approvals, HSE compliance verification, equipment logistics, and ISP coordination to ensure all parties are ready ahead of each planned visit.
• Ensure onsite engineers are fully briefed and equipped with the required tools, safety equipment, and deployment accessories before each engagement.

Deployment & On-Site Support

• Act as the central point of contact during deployment activities across the site estate, monitoring installation progress and providing technical guidance to onsite engineers operating in multiple locations simultaneously.
• Verify successful remote access post-installation and ensure full validation is carried out with site staff to confirm all systems are operating normally.
• Maintain clear and timely communication with the customer's cybersecurity teams throughout each deployment, and ensure thorough pre- and post-installation photographic and network documentation is captured on site.

Network Infrastructure Maintenance

• Take ownership of the ongoing health and performance of network infrastructure across all customer sites.
• Conduct regular reviews of firewall configurations, firmware versions, and security policies to ensure alignment with the customer's cybersecurity standards across the entire estate.
• Proactively monitor network systems, investigate and resolve connectivity or performance issues, and coordinate with ISPs, O&M contractors, and internal teams to minimise downtime.
• Maintain up-to-date physical and logical network diagrams, asset records, and site documentation across all relevant platforms, ensuring consistency and accuracy at scale.

Automation & Tooling Development

• Lead the development and continuous improvement of automation tools to streamline network deployment, configuration, monitoring, and management across the customer's site estate.
• Utilise infrastructure-as-code tools such as Ansible to automate firewall provisioning, configuration management, and firmware updates at scale.
• Identify repetitive manual processes and engineer scalable automated solutions to improve efficiency, consistency, and reliability across a large and geographically distributed estate.
• Collaborate with the customer's cybersecurity and engineering teams to ensure all automation aligns with agreed security policies and operational standards.

Post-Deployment Documentation & Handover

• Register deployed hardware with the relevant vendor portals, verify firmware compliance, and update all internal systems including asset management, monitoring platforms, and site-specific documentation.
• Create and maintain physical network diagrams and ensure all project records are accurately stored on shared drives and knowledge base pages.
• Coordinate support contract creation, customer sign-off, and handover to the Finance team to facilitate invoicing and close out the project lifecycle across all delivered sites.