Senior Network Engineer - Formula1

Are you ready to make your mark in the world of Formula 1?

At Formula 1, we are passionate about delivering the world’s greatest sports and entertainment spectacle leaving a positive legacy wherever we race. Innovation has always been at the heart of what we do ever since our first Grand Prix in 1950. Now, more than 75 years on, the sport remains a pioneer, developing technologies that have made a significant impact on society beyond the track.

Everything you see on screen or at an event comes via our passionate and dedicated people. Whether its engineering, broadcast, legal, logistics, security, event management, commercial, media rights, marketing, or communications there is always a talented team working to maximise the potential of the sport.

Role Overview:

We are looking for a Senior Network Engineer to join our IT department. Reporting into our IT Network Manager, this role will be responsible for implementing, maintaining, optimizing, and supporting robust, scalable, secure IT network infrastructure and services that meet the organization's operational and business goals.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Implement, maintain, and support secure, resilient IT network platforms across the business.
• Configure, upgrade, and optimise network infrastructure including switching, routing, firewalls, load balancing, and associated management platforms.
• Monitor network health, performance, and capacity, and take proactive action to resolve issues before they impact services.
• Lead and support global event deployments, including travel to race locations
• Work closely with internal stakeholders and wider IT teams to understand requirements and deliver effective network services and improvements.
• Maintain a secure IT network environment and support compliance with current data protection, security, and financial control requirements including GDPR, SOX, and ISO 27001.
• Identify operational risks, vulnerabilities, and single points of failure, and implement mitigation actions to improve resilience and service continuity.
• Support business continuity and disaster recovery planning by maintaining accurate technical documentation and contributing to recovery procedures.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex network incidents, act as a senior escalation point, and provide expert technical guidance to junior team members and support teams.
• Drive continuous improvement through automation, standardisation, patching, and performance tuning to improve reliability and cost effectiveness.
• Maintain and optimise network performance across on-premises, WAN, Azure, and AWS environments.
• Assess new tools and technologies and make practical recommendations that improve supportability, efficiency, and service quality.
• Provide technical mentoring, knowledge sharing, and coaching to IT network team members on platforms, tooling, and best practice.
• Be available to support planned and unplanned work outside normal business hours when required.
• Produce clear quarterly updates on operational health, risks, improvements, and priorities for the IT network function.
• Assist with resource planning, emergency support cover, and provisioning activities as required.

What Are We Looking For?

Personal Qualities

In this role it is essential that you are:

• Strong communication skills with the ability to convey ideas clearly, confidently and documented.
• Highly motivated and well-structured in managing tasks.
• Positive, adaptable, and flexible when faced with challenges.
• Proactive, with a solution-oriented mindset.

Experience

Prior to the role it would be essential that you have:

• Proven track record in implementing and managing IT Network solutions for various platforms
• Extensive experience with Cisco, Palo Alto, Arista, F5 technologies and hardware
• Extensive knowledge of multicast, VXLan, PTP, BGP, OSPF, Ansible.
• Strong working Knowledge of Cisco Nexus Dashboard, Arista CloudVision, Cisco ISE
• Familiar with industry standards and regulations (SOX, GDPR, ISO 27001).
• Expertise in resolving complex technical challenges and optimising system performance.

Some desirable experience that you may bring to the role:

• DevOps principles for automation, such as DevNetOps

Qualifications

Not essential to be successful in the role but you may also have the following qualifications:

• Degree, HND/C in IT related Subject (or relevant experience)
• CCNP or equivalent / relevant previous experience

Career Progression - Where Can You Go Next?

From this position, your next step could be into the role of Network Manager or Network Architect.

Why join the force behind the sport?

Joining F1 means becoming part of a team that values innovation, collaboration and personal growth. We offer a dynamic work environment where ideas are heard, and employee contributions truly make an impact. We seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people to play their role in accelerating the future of the sport. As a member of the F1 team, you will be able to access our amazing benefits:

• Private Healthcare scheme
• Dental Care
• 4 x Grand Prix Paddock passes per season
• Enhanced maternity/paternity leave and other family planning policies
• A free staff shuttle service running to and from surrounding trains stations near to Biggin Hill
• Free healthy snacks in our offices
• Subsidised canteen in Biggin Hill, serving breakfast and lunch
• 25 days annual leave and 8 Bank Holiday days, plus a Christmas period closure
• Opportunities to develop and request training for your role via our in-house Learning and Development team
• Discount on F1 merchandise
• Discount at F1’s experiences including F1 Arcade and F1 Drive
• Perkbox benefit portal and more

Division:

Technical