TGR Haas F1 Team has been a stalwart of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship over the past decade. With more than 200 grand prix starts to our name, we pride ourselves on being an ambitious challenger within Formula 1 - and we want you to be part of that journey.
The first American Formula 1 team to compete in the sport since 1986, TGR Haas F1 Team made an immediate impression with a memorable points-scoring debut at the 2016 Australian Grand Prix. Ten years later, the team is still building momentum, guided by clear objectives and technical partnerships, and fresh from securing its second biggest points haul in a Formula 1 season.
We’re a racing team – not a corporate machine. We have three HQs – Kannapolis in the US, Banbury in the UK and Maranello in Italy – each powered by passionate, loyal and hardworking team ambassadors. At TGR Haas F1 Team, you’ll gain exposure to many areas of the business, enjoy wider visibility, and clearly see your contributions.
Yes, you’ll learn from us, but we expect to learn from you too!
General Summary:
This role reports to the IT Infrastructure Operations Manager or their designee and is based in Banbury, UK.
This position is the technical owner of Haas F1 Team's global networking estate, accountable for its availability, performance, security and continuous improvement. Acting as the design authority and senior escalation point for networking, the role ensures the network reliably underpins critical race operations and business systems, while driving its modernisation towards software-defined and automated networking. While the primary focus is networking, the role also requires flexibility and broader technical knowledge to support wider infrastructure and platforms as required.
Role Principles
- Act with integrity, always upholding the highest professional and ethical standards.
- Drive innovation and change to continuously improve ways of working and outcomes.
- Pursue operational excellence, ensuring efficiency, quality, and continuous improvement.
- Collaborate inclusively, building strong partnerships to achieve shared goals.
- Maintain a customer‑focused approach, prioritising the needs of internal and external stakeholders.
- Champion sustainability by embedding responsible and environmentally conscious practices into everyday work.
Key Responsibilities:
Role specific responsibilities
- Lead the design, delivery, security and continuous improvement of Haas F1 Team’s multicontinental networking estate, ensuring secure, scalable, resilient, high-performing and highly available network services that underpin critical race operations and business systems, while driving modernisation towards software-defined and automated networking.
- Own the design, implementation and lifecycle management of enterprise networking across on-premises, cloud and trackside environments, including LAN, WAN, SD-WAN, wireless and secure remote connectivity.
- Maintain, optimise and secure network and security infrastructure, including routing, switching, firewalls, VPN, load balancing and network access control, ensuring performance, capacity, patching, resilience, backup and tested disaster recovery.
- Embed secure-by-design principles and security controls into all network architecture and changes as standard, working closely with the Security function.
- Deliver network projects and improvements through to completion, managing scope, timelines, risks and dependencies in line with change control and information security policies.
- Provide 3rd line technical support and escalation for network incidents, ensuring adherence to SLAs, and act as technical lead for root cause analysis and continuous improvement following incidents or service issues.
- Define and maintain network engineering standards, deployment patterns, operational procedures and technical documentation, and establish monitoring and alerting that proactively identifies and resolves performance, capacity and reliability issues.
- Drive modern engineering practices across the network estate, including automation, infrastructure-as-code and standardised delivery, improving reliability, consistency and scalability.
- Operate, support and help deliver wider infrastructure and platform services as required, applying technical knowledge beyond networking to maintain resilient, integrated solutions across the estate.
- Work flexibly across the Infrastructure, Cloud and Apps team and wider IT functions, providing cover and helping translate business requirements into practical technical solutions.
- Liaise with technology vendors and service providers for support, maintenance, procurement and performance oversight.
- Mentor and guide junior engineers and support colleagues, sharing knowledge to raise the team’s overall network and infrastructure capability.
- May be required to support major incidents and time-critical issues outside normal working hours on a reasonable, business-needs basis, leading response and recovery and participating in on-call or escalation arrangements where applicable.
Technical Leadership & Expertise
- Act as a recognised subject matter expert in area of specialism.
- Provide technical guidance and informal coaching to peers and project teams (without direct line management responsibility).
- Influence technical direction, standards, and decision-making across the function.
- Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of systems, tools, and processes.
- Lead or contribute to complex technical projects and initiatives.
Operational Delivery:
- Promote a culture of accountability, collaboration, and service excellence within the team.
- Own and deliver complex or high-impact technical workstreams.
- Ensure deliverables meet quality, performance, and regulatory standards.
- Proactively identify opportunities for efficiency, automation, and innovation.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives across the function.
- Ensure team compliance with relevant legislation, policies, and procedures.
Stakeholder Collaboration:
- Build effective working relationships with internal colleagues, external partners, and service users.
- Act as a key technical point of contact for specialist queries and escalations.
- Contribute technical expertise in meetings, working groups, and cross-functional initiatives.
Governance & Risk:
- Ensure compliance with relevant policies, standards, and regulatory requirements.
- Identify technical and operational risks and contribute to mitigation strategies.
- Support audit, compliance, and governance activities as required.
Person Specification:
Essential Qualifications & Experience:
- BSc, MIS or other IT-related qualification, or equivalent practical experience.
- Over 7 years of progressive IT experience, including at least 3 years in a networking role.
- Relevant IT, networking and cyber/information security certifications are advantageous.
- Exposure to international, high-performance or mission-critical environments is advantageous.
- Experience delivering complex work independently in high-performance environments.
Resilience & Composure:
- Maintains calm and focus in high-pressure, fast-paced environments.
- Able to handle setbacks and adapt quickly to changing circumstances.
Integrity & Discretion:
- Trusted to manage confidential information and sensitive team matters.
- Upholds the highest standards of professionalism and ethical conduct.
- Maintains focus and effectiveness in high-pressure, fast-paced environments.
- Adapts quickly to changing priorities and technical challenges.
Team-Oriented:
- Collaborative mindset with a commitment to team cohesion and shared success.
- Willingness to mentor and develop talent within the organisation.
Adaptability & Flexibility:
- Comfortable with flexible working hours, including weekends, and occasional travel as required.
- Open to innovation and continuous improvement in processes and culture.
Equipment and Applications:
Essential
- Proven hands-on experience designing, implementing and operating enterprise networks, including routing, switching, wireless and network segmentation across complex environments.
- Strong knowledge of enterprise firewalls, SD-WAN and modern secure access architectures (for example ZTNA, SASE, Cisco or equivalent), including a shift away from traditional perimeter-based VPN models.
- Solid understanding of network security principles, including zero-trust concepts, network access control, micro-segmentation and secure-by-design practices.
- Strong knowledge of core network services and protocols (for example DNS, DHCP, BGP, OSPF, VLANs, QoS, Multicast and 802.1X).
- Solid network monitoring and fault-diagnosis capability, with sound performance-tuning and proactive optimisation skills.
Desirable
- Working knowledge of cloud and cloud-native networking (for example Microsoft Azure, multi-cloud and container/Kubernetes networking), including virtual networks, connectivity, gateways and hybrid integration.
- Familiarity with observability and telemetry-driven analytics to support deeper performance insight at scale.
- Exposure to, or a keen interest in, network automation and infrastructure-as-code (for example Ansible, Terraform or Python) to manage configuration, deployment, testing and validation at scale.
- Broad infrastructure and platform knowledge, including virtualisation, containerisation, Microsoft server, Linux, cloud, compute and storage technologies.
- Exposure to platform engineering and DevOps practices, such as CI/CD, automation and orchestration, enabling effective collaboration across the Infrastructure, Cloud and Apps team and wider IT functions.
- Experience supporting time-sensitive, mission-critical or trackside/remote connectivity is advantageous.
Physical Demands
Extended Hours & Flexibility:
- Many roles require working evenings, weekends, and public holidays, particularly during race season or critical development phases.
Travel Requirements:
- Roles supporting race operations, logistics, or communications may involve frequent international travel, including long-haul flights and time zone shifts.
Physical Activity (Varies by Role):
- Trackside roles may involve standing for long periods, walking across paddocks, and working in noisy, crowded environments.
- Factory roles may require manual handling of components, use of machinery, or working in temperature-controlled areas.
- Office-based roles typically involve prolonged computer use and occasional movement between departments.
Sensory Demands:
- Exposure to high noise levels (e.g., engines, pit lane activity), bright lighting, and fast-moving environments is common in race support roles.
- This role is based in a shared workplace environment where exposure to common allergens (including food products, fragrances and cleaning materials) may occur. While we will always consider reasonable adjustments, we are unable to guarantee a completely allergen‑free environment.
Health & Safety Compliance:
- All roles require adherence to strict safety protocols, especially in technical and trackside environments.
- Completion of all mandatory compliance training (including health and safety, data protection, and role‑specific regulatory training) is a condition of employment and must be maintained throughout tenure.
This job description may not detail some less major duties, nor cover duties of a similar nature, which may from time to time be reasonably required by the relevant manager.
At TGR Haas F1 Team, we consider our employees our greatest asset. We strive to create a supportive and inclusive work environment where everyone can thrive and grow. We value diversity and encourage our employees to bring their unique perspectives and experiences to the conversation. Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion are fundamental to who we are as a company and a collective of colleagues. Our commitment to these ethics is steadfast and this promise travels with us wherever we are in the world.
We look after our team with multiple rewards packages, competitive bonuses and year-round health and wellbeing programs, providing you with the tools to motivate and perform at your best.
If you’re passionate about competition, technology and teamwork, then working at TGR Haas F1 Team could be the perfect fit for you. Motorsport is a dynamic and exciting industry that offers a wide range of opportunities for those who are willing to put in the hard work and dedication required to succeed. Working at TGR Haas F1 Team is a highly rewarding experience, as you become a crucial member of a team that is constantly pushing the boundaries of what’s possible and striving for excellence in everything we do.
Join our team and make your passion your profession.
Notice
Due to the nature of the organisation, all employees of TGR Haas F1 Team are required to be security cleared to National Security Vetting standards. If successful in your application, we would support you with the NSV process. As a guideline only, you would normally need to have been a UK resident for the last 5 consecutive years. Further confirmation can be found on the Civil Aviation Authority National Security Vetting (NSV) website https://www.caa.co.uk/commercial-industry/security/national-security-vetting/
If you have not been a UK resident for the last 5 consecutive years, please be prepared to request an Overseas Criminal Records Check for these countries as you will be asked to provide this for referencing and security checks if you are successful.
