Network and Integration Engineer

• Lead integration activities between highly specialised compliance platforms and Vodafone's UK mobile network, including Ericsson core network components, IP infrastructure, and supporting IT systems
• Act as a trusted technical authority within your area of expertise (IP, UNIX/Linux, mobile core networks, or systems integration), shaping integration design, configuration, and validation
• Work closely with architecture and design leads to ensure all integrations align with security, operational, and regulatory requirements
• Collaborate day-to-day with Ericsson and other trusted third-party vendors, helping to align systems, interfaces, data flows, and operational behaviours
• Step in as a senior escalation point for complex incidents, leading investigations across network, platform, and integration domains and driving issues through to resolution
• Support planned changes, upgrades, and enhancements, ensuring stability, auditability, and security before, during, and after change windows
• Mentor and support junior engineers, sharing your knowledge through hands-on guidance, documentation, and the development of learning pathways that strengthen the whole team
• Operate with the highest levels of professionalism, discretion, and integrity when handling sensitive systems and information in a regulated, security-sensitive environment

• Significant hands-on experience in one or more of the following areas: IP networking (routing, switching, firewalls, segmentation)
• UNIX/Linux systems and platform integration
• Mobile network engineering (core networks, signalling, service integration)
• Complex systems integration across network and IT estates
• Strong experience integrating systems across multiple technical domains, with a solid understanding of interfaces, data flows, protocols, and dependencies
• Background working in large-scale telecommunications or similarly complex, networked environments (experience with Ericsson technologies is a plus)
• Proven ability to diagnose and resolve complex issues in live environments involving multiple systems and vendors
• Confidence working with senior engineers, vendors, and stakeholders, providing technical leadership without formal line management responsibility
• A collaborative mindset and enjoyment of sharing knowledge, mentoring others, and helping teams grow sustainably
• Eligibility for, or existing, SC security clearance, with the judgement and professionalism required for sensitive operational roles

Experience with Ericsson technologies is a plus

• Excellent basic salary plus bonus and Vodafone benefits
• Up to 28 days off plus bank holidays
• Paid time for charity work
• Discounts
• Vouchers
• Pension plan
• Amazing learning tools
• Top-notch parental leave policies