CPMS Network Engineer (Fixed-Term Maternity Cover)

Salary: £33,000 - 68,000 per year

Requirements:

• Demonstrable experience in a Network Engineer, Systems Engineer, Platform Engineer, or similar technical role.
• Proven ability to manage and support cloud-based or IoT-connected platforms.
• Strong track record of diagnosing and resolving complex technical issues remotely.
• Experience designing, building, and maintaining APIs or system integrations.
• Confident working with networking fundamentals including TCP/IP, VPNs, firewalls, routing, and switching.
• Experience working in operational or service-critical environments with uptime responsibility.
• Degree in Network Engineering, Computer Science, IT, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• ITIL Foundation or service management awareness is beneficial.
• Experience collaborating with field engineering teams and external partners.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Valid UK Driving Licence.
• Flexibility in working hours and approach, with the attitude to see a task through.
• Experience working directly with OEMs or hardware manufacturers.
• Experience managing firmware, configuration, or interoperability across multiple OEM vendors.
• Experience with CPMS platforms, OCPP, OCPI, or similar protocols.
• Experience within EV charging, energy, utilities, or smart infrastructure sectors.
• Experience with automation, scripting, or platform optimisation.

Responsibilities:

• Take full ownership of our CPMS platform and associated EV charging infrastructure network.
• Monitor, manage, and optimise performance across our client EV estate to ensure maximum uptime and efficiency.
• Diagnose and resolve the majority of faults remotely through our CPMS system.
• Diagnose faults and coordinate with planners and engineers.
• Design, build, and maintain APIs and system integrations between platforms.
• Act as the technical escalation point for complex network and system issues.
• Work closely with field engineers during reactive call-outs, providing technical guidance and root cause analysis.
• Work directly with OEM partners to manage interoperability, firmware, configuration, and platform integration.
• Develop, document, and continuously improve operational processes and workflows.
• Analyse network and charger performance data to proactively prevent faults.
• Support onboarding of new charging sites and clients into our CPMS environment.
• Contribute to future team structure, training, and capability as the estate grows.
• Maintain strong client and stakeholder communication where required.
• Lead, mentor, and motivate the network operations team to achieve organisational goals.
• Conduct performance evaluations and provide constructive feedback to team members.

Technologies:

• Cloud
• Excel
• Firmware
• Hardware
• IoT
• Support
• ITIL
• Network
• TCP/IP

More:

We are a rapidly growing organisation offering a key fixed-term Network Engineer role to provide business continuity during a period of maternity leave. This is an excellent opportunity to make a meaningful impact by taking ownership of our EV Charging Point Management System and wider EV fleet infrastructure. The role is primarily remote-focused with occasional reactive call-outs, and it is ideal for an experienced engineer who enjoys working autonomously, solving complex technical challenges, and driving continuous improvement. The position is based in person, and we offer a strong benefits package including 35 days annual leave, travel and subsistence expenses, a discretionary company performance bonus, private healthcare after 6 months, a salary sacrifice pension scheme, an EV car salary sacrifice scheme, holiday purchase, enhanced family-friendly policies, an early 4pm Friday finish, benefits and discounts, and long service awards.

last updated 34 week of 2026