Network Manager & IT Professional

Joe Phillips.

18 years keeping enterprise networks resilient, secure, and performing. Specialising in infrastructure, datacentre operations, and cloud-connected environments.

18+ Years experience
100% Satisfaction rate
4,959 Problems diagnosed

Built for enterprise,
designed for reliability.

A broad technical foundation covering infrastructure, security, and cloud — all with an operational focus.

Enterprise Network Infrastructure

Design, deployment and management of large-scale switching fabrics, routing protocols, and core datacentre network architecture.

Enterprise Network Security

End-to-end security architecture including network segmentation, VLAN design, VPN solutions, and policy enforcement across enterprise environments.

Enterprise Firewall Appliances

Hands-on administration of next-generation firewalls — rule-set management, threat prevention, application control, and incident response.

Microsoft Server & Cloud

On-premises and hybrid Microsoft environments — Active Directory, Azure, M365, Windows Server — alongside Linux-based infrastructure and virtualisation platforms.

Cloud & SaaS Technologies

Integration and management of cloud infrastructure and SaaS platforms, with experience bridging on-premises environments to public cloud services.

Datacentre Operations

Day-to-day management of core datacentre infrastructure, including physical and virtual compute, storage, and network fabric in high-availability environments.

Linux — Red Hat & Debian

Administration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Debian-based systems, covering server configuration, package management, scripting, and enterprise deployments.

Project Management

End-to-end delivery of IT infrastructure projects — planning, stakeholder management, change control, and coordination across technical and business teams.

18 years in the engine room.

I'm an experienced IT professional with an extensive background in the corporate and B2B information technology sector. Over nearly two decades I've developed deep expertise across the full stack of enterprise IT — from the physical cabling in the rack to cloud-hosted services at scale.

My career has taken me through enterprise switch and firewall management, datacentre core infrastructure, on-premises and cloud-based Microsoft and Linux platforms, and hosted and on-premises virtualisation environments.

I'm at my best when I'm solving complex, multi-layered problems — whether that's a performance bottleneck buried in a routing table, a security gap in a legacy environment, or a migration that needs to happen with zero downtime.

Enterprise network design & architecture
Next-generation firewall management
Microsoft Azure & M365 hybrid environments
Linux server administration
Virtualisation — VMware & Hyper-V
Datacentre operations & DR planning

Approach

Infrastructure should be invisible — robust enough that nobody notices it. I build and manage systems with that goal in mind: resilient, documented, and scalable.

Security mindset

Security is baked into every decision, not bolted on at the end. From VLAN segmentation to firewall policy review, a proactive posture prevents the 3am call.

Industry sector

Corporate and B2B environments — experience working within organisations where downtime has real business impact and change management is critical.

Location

Based in the UK. Available for on-site, hybrid, or fully remote roles and engagements.

Career timeline.

Over 18 years in IT across infrastructure, network management, and datacentre operations.

Network Manager Current Position 2018 — Present

Managing enterprise network infrastructure end-to-end — switching, routing, firewalls, and connectivity. Responsibility for network security architecture, change management, and availability across a corporate environment.

Senior IT / Network Engineer Previous Role 2012 — 2018

Hands-on infrastructure engineering across datacentre, server, and network layers. Involvement in major projects including virtualisation migrations and cloud integration.

Systems & Network Administrator Earlier Career 2006 — 2012

Foundation years in IT administration — Windows Server, Active Directory, desktop support, and growing into network responsibilities. Built the broad technical base that underpins everything since.

Cisco IOS / NX-OS Fortinet FortiGate Palo Alto Juniper Microsoft Azure Microsoft 365 Windows Server Active Directory VMware vSphere Hyper-V Linux VPN / SD-WAN VLAN / 802.1Q OSPF / BGP SAN / NAS Storage ITIL PowerShell DNS / DHCP

Let's talk.

Whether it's a new opportunity, a project that needs network expertise, or just a conversation about infrastructure — I'm happy to hear from you.

Open to new opportunities